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[C+C] Raptors

  • 22-12-2009 3:06pm
    #1
    greeneyedspirit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭


    Taken during various days spent working at the Burren Birds of Prey Centre in Ballyvaughan.


    Bateleur Eagle
    B2AF41589F30438BAE2FD7104E3EDD7D.jpg

    Harris Hawk Maryellen
    A1245A2DA15248AE9C64DE24FFF158D4.jpg

    Harris Hawk Boo
    5720B940033048C7AEA3C5FE7E73CC05.jpg

    thoughts please :)


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  • #2
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    -1 because I thought this might be about dinosaurs.

    Other than that, they're a bit uninspiring I think. I want to see the glint in the birds eye. Given that the environments you were shooting them in are probably a bit blah I'd opt for super closeups with tons of detail. The alternative is more distant shots of the birds immersed in their wild setting, but that's not really an option I guess.


  • #3
    daycent
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    I would have to agree with Daire.

    The background is poor in 1.

    2 looks soft.

    3 is composed badly (feet cut off)

    Sorry, just my opinion.


  • #4
    greeneyedspirit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭greeneyedspirit


    Thanks guys, feedback is appreciated :)

    As for close-ups... is this any good?
    miss_Milly_by_realta_eireann.jpg


  • #5
    Crispin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭Crispin


    greeneyedspirit wrote: »
    Thanks guys, feedback is appreciated :)

    As for close-ups... is this any good?

    Looks soft, maybe the focus is on the beak and not the eyes?!


  • #6
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    I really like that shot 'hunted' on your deviantart of the two peregrines. That grabs me in a way that none of the above really seem to.


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  • #7
    greeneyedspirit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭greeneyedspirit


    DaireQuinlan wrote: »
    I really like that shot 'hunted' on your deviantart of the two peregrines. That grabs me in a way that none of the above really seem to.

    This?
    hunter_by_realta_eireann.jpg

    yeah, I've got a soft spot for that one :o

    I'm learning as I go along. Photographing the birds in flight is not so easy, and in most of the shots, the crappy background of the aviaries/barriers/people on the stands are a bit of an issue... And I'm usually there to work, not to take photographs all day :rolleyes: looking forward to the summer, with longer days and more light!


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