Coposition Q

[Cutter]

hi everyone just wondererd if you could give me your thoughts on my Harris hawk photo and its composition, I tried to keep his head in one of the thirds and gave him space to fly into like the pros sugest but have I gone overboard ???????????
Cheer

[donoreo]

Um, where is the pic?

[Cutter]

Its In my gallery, sorry dont know how to attach it to the qestion.

[chris-p]

Is it this one?

[Cutter]

yes chris

[Cutter]

also you see how the photo is sharp then blurs off? well if I take any photos from a distance it all looks like the blur at the bottom. any ideas (desperate)

Hi Cutter,

Nice detail and fine shot. If it was mine, I think I would go for a square photograph without adjusting Oscar but adding more blue above him, especially as he is looking upward ( so it does not look as if he would bang his head at take off if you know what I mean ) - But composition is often personal choice. I quite like the blur as you call it . DoF to lead the eye in can be useful.

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by beauxreflets

Hi Cutter,

Nice detail. If it was mine, I think I would go for a square photograph without adjusting Oscar but adding more blue above him, especially as he is looking upward ( so it does not look as if he would bang his head at take off if you know what I mean ) - But composition is often personal choice. I quite like the blur as you call it . DoF to lead the eye in can be useful.

DoF to lead the eye in can be useful. what does this mean? and thaks for you comments I think you have a point.

Originally Posted by Cutter

DoF to lead the eye in can be useful. what does this mean? and thaks for you comments I think you have a point.

Depth of field - Where the lens gradually brings in the area that is of sharp focus. The emphasis is the birds head - and if the wing was in sharp focus I would want to see more of the bird!!

[Forseti]

Hi Mark,

The EXIF data indicates f/3.5 and a focal length of 50mm. Take a look at this link http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html and possibly save it as a favourite. Play around by entering different figures and in particular take note of the changing depth of field. I think this will go a long way to answering your question with regards to what can and can not be expected to be in focus. There is also a downloadable and printable chart which may be useful to carry around with you.

PS Have received your emails but am on the road at this time and not really in a position to answer with the amount of detail that the questions require and are deserving of. Will get back to you in a couple of days.