Rainbow before storm

[BobGilbody]

rainbow before storm PP1 15 03 2023 -3951-DeNoiseAI-standard (1) by Bob Gilbody, on Flickr

I tried to capture the image but failed.

[Geoff F]

Looks good to me.

[BobGilbody]

Thanks Geoff. It's ok but the light for about five minutes was special. The image is not what I saw. The detail in the wing feathers is not there. Least it was only a click then a bit of post fiddling. If I had painted it I really would have a problem.

All the best Bob

[escape]

Hi Bob,
Looking at the image, I think a possible crop option would be to crop out just below the branch, perhaps leaving the knot on the branch and a bit of the tail. This would eliminate the empty space and bring more focus to the bird's face, which is the main focus area as I see it. I would also try adding a slight enhancement to the eye. Just a possibility for the image. Not entirely sure if such a crop would make the image stronger. Wondering.

[BobGilbody]

Thanks for your post Daniel,
The reason I took the photo was to try to capture the light as it was just before the storm. The rainbows visit each day. It is not a problem to get within three feet of them. The image I posted shows the bird about 15 feet away.
The point I was making was simply that what we see and what the camera sees are never quite the same.
This image is one I took a while ago. Attempt at a portrait type view of the rainbow.

Rainbow 23 07 22-4042-DeNoiseAI-standard by Bob Gilbody, on Flickr

All the best Bob

[escape]

That has to be amazing, Bill, to have such beautiful creatures come to visit. Love the second shot.