Comments on: Editing Practice II: Swallow-tailed Gull https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/08/10/editing-practice-ii-swallow-tailed-gull/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Milan https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/08/10/editing-practice-ii-swallow-tailed-gull/comment-page-1/#comment-92943 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:49:22 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=6381#comment-92943 Both are good but I prefer 2, however I would prefer on both less space below.

Milan, Please remember that the images presented are from the extracted JPEGs and thus represent the full frame original capture. Needed crops will be executed during the image optimization process. artie

]]> By: Doug https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/08/10/editing-practice-ii-swallow-tailed-gull/comment-page-1/#comment-92619 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=6381#comment-92619 Like (most?) everyone else I like #2 but it seems like I should like #1. The pose in 2 is just a little too perfect. Should a gull really take on the classic eagle pose? Seems like the gull is an impostor. I also like the eye in #1, I connect with the bird in this one. In #2 it just looks past me and seems cold and aloof. Alas, symmetry wins out but I hope I’m wrong.

Doug, I work very hard to make perfect images and rarely succeed (though I am close here…) To my eye, #2 is far superior to #1. And I see no difference in head angle or eye contact. If you have a problem with perfect images–which, BTW, are very, very rare–I would suggest counseling of some sort 🙂 artie

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