Birds

[engineer]

What do you think? I know, the photo is a bit noisy, it was taken with a Ricoh GR Digital.

[jbaldocchi]

Nice capture, good tonal range. I don't understand why noisy is such a big deal. Any photographer that goes to a museum will see noise in photo galleries of the greats and it didn't seem to bother them. Good work,

Jim B.

[OmahaAdam]

I really like the greys in this photo. For me it would be a stronger image progression if you cropped square on the three birds to the lower left - the upper right bird just seems out of place. Then again, I keep looking at this picture because I want to know why that one bird has broken away. Gone "a-fowl", if I may!

The poses you captured with the landing bird is really great!

[MB1]

I like the composition. The clouds work here too so overall I would say this is a nice image.

BTW if we called "Noise" "Digital Grain" it would be a feature instead of a drawback.

[engineer]

Oh yes, I like that: digital grain is good

[engineer]

well, thank you guys for your comments.
i see that cropping off the bird on the right might be better indeed.

[AgingEyes]

well, thank you guys for your comments.
i see that cropping off the bird on the right might be better indeed.

The problem I have with both the original and the re-cropped one is that the birds flying to their right are too close to the frame. Like the mood though.

[photophorous]

Nice shot! :thumbsup: That Ricoh is an interesting looking camera and it seems to perform well in your hands. Good job on the B&W conversion. The Digital Grain doesn't bother me at all.

I prefer the original crop. The square is nice too, but it's a completely different shot. The one bird leaving the rest adds a lot, IMO.

Paul