King Tut returns

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Had to chase him out of the blueberry bush
as he had once again left his compound.
He refuses to look straight at me.
comments appreciated.

Irene

[Kodiak]

The flash used here worked perfectly balanced and the resulting exposition
is great!

[Brownbear]

Hi Irene,

Beautiful image! Gorgeous colour and detail as always. The profile view is lovely. I prefer the background in King Tut #1 but the profile view of this one. Nit picking for perfection

[Stagecoach]

A magnificent bird in all his glory, lovely colours and well captured Irene.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

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The flash used here worked perfectly balanced and the resulting exposition
is great!

Thank you Kodiak. I do not use ( own) a flash. However i would like to know why
you thought one was used. What is it about an image that would indicate that?
Remember .... very much newbie here- needing to learn these things.

Irene

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Thanks Christina, I agree, I too prefer the the background of # 1.
I will keep trying.
Irene

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Thank you Graham. We do enjoy him.

Irene

[Nicks Pics]

Brilliant colors captured very well on that chicken! Perhaps a front view would not have shown the roosters shape as well. Capturing the whole shape of the subject is a worth while thing to shoot for, unless you're going for something creative. It just depends.

[Brownbear]

Thank you for sharing this beauty! I just checked out some of my old rooster images and you know the rooster is always gazing off into empty space even when facing the camera; either that or running away from me (blurry), or towards me (angry and blurry)... I think they are hard critters to bond with.

That said, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your beautiful images of King Tut.

Thanks Christina, I agree, I too prefer the the background of # 1.
I will keep trying.
Irene

[Kodiak]

Thank you Kodiak. I do not use ( own) a flash. However i would like to know why
you thought one was used. What is it about an image that would indicate that?
Remember .... very much newbie here- needing to learn these things.

In my eye, the light falling on the "king" is not coherent with the rest of the scene:
Nowhere in the scene are shadows to be seen! …except under the rooster's feathers.
This may indicate the use of a flash or proper dodging (excepted on the legs) with
excessive sharpening!

I preferred to go with the first since I didn't know your level and I wanted to say that
I like the picture but there is something… the light is not the same!

[chauncey]

Give a call to KFC...

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Thank you Chauncey....

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Thank you Nick. Much appreciated.

Irene

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Nowhere in the scene are shadows to be seen! …except under the rooster's feathers.
This may indicate the use of a flash or proper dodging with excessive sharpening!

It was indeed an overcast yet bright day.. as is today after the storm. No sun, yet bright patches in the sky.
I would not even attempt to explain the lighting /shadows on the King.
thank you for your explanation.

Irene

I preferred to go with the first since I didn't know your level and I wanted to say that
I like the picture but there is something… the light is not the same!

[Mike Buckley]

If you get just the perfect position of this guy walking, I suspect you'll be changing his name from King Tut to King Strut.

This is a really nice image. To help you develop your own sense of taste, try darkening and or reducing the saturation of the green tones to help emphasize the subject. Also try using a very subtle vignette, possibly in combination with one or both of the other two changes. Try all these things regularly for awhile until you decide upon a style that works really well for you.

[Mike Buckley]

Give a call to KFC...

You oughta be ashamed, not that I would be. Just the opposite, I'm jealous that I didn't think of it.

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Thank you Mike, I truly appreciate your suggestions/ tips. I will most definitely
go give that a try.

Irene

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Thank you Nick- I appreciate your comment.

Irene

[deetheturk]

Very nice Irene!