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from artmar/Arthur (328) 
on May 13, 2012 12:18:02 PM CDT
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What a beautiful neighbour you have. Exemplifying individual differences (it really can't be helped), my response to your photo differs from the other two reviewers. I think you've captured, in situ, an instance of Darwinian theory in an urban setting: that this bird exists at all, for you to photograph, is to a large degree a function of how it blends in with its scraggly environment. To make it more conspicuous would defeat that purpose for both of you. By photographing it from the rear, we can clearly see the patterns in its feathers (and how they relate to and mimic in shape the seed pods to its right). The blurred brown branches in the background seem highly relevant to the meaning of this scene as do the multifariously shaped green leaves. A few suggestions for revisions: the blown branch in the background that crosses the bird's beak could be toned down a bit (there's also a blown something directly below the bird's beak at the lower border that could be cloned out). The image could be cropped at the left so that the downward leaning leaf is just at the edge of the left border. Overall, for me, there's a poignant sense in this photo of the bird compensating for its vulnerability by trying not to be seen in its little enclave.
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From lifescents/ROXANA (399)
on May 16, 2012 2:27:01 PM CDT
Hi Arthur, I highly appreciate your detailed comments. Thanks for your time and given advise!
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from freisei/Stefan (84)
on May 11, 2012 6:23:07 PM CDT
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Hello Roxana,
in my eyes you should have been on the other side of the tree. The background isnt really good, i don´t like to see urban style background on an nature pic.
Greets Freisei
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from roxxie2013/Roxxie (840)
on May 11, 2012 4:50:14 PM CDT
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Picture is worth being taken, but there are multiple problems here. To be honest, I was considering 1TD, but effort was obvious and I wouldn't like to disregard that.
First if all, scenery is overcrowded. It is difficult to have an easy look at the sparrow now that there is "much more to see". Then, bright green color is appealing to anyones natural and spontaneous glimpse, while brown is not. finally, light is wrong: your primary subject is degraded against the environment.
Something might be done in some heavier postproduction. Greens and yellows down saturated and darker; sparrow needs to be highlighted. Some deliberate construction is needed: maybe a tighter crop might help. If anything is proven wrong, then selective channel BW conversion should take place, maybe combined with slight vignette.
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