* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #848 / Revived #068 on 2024 07 17 *

The EXIF data says no flash was fired.

Thank you minniev 😊

At f/8, 250mm and ~35m subject distance the DOF is ~6m on the 90D. I was lucky the 2 birds were only a few metres apart so it wasn't too difficult getting both reasonably sharp.

Handheld 400mm (efl 800mm). Minimal sharpen, contrast, highlight reduction. Cold dry air makes a lot of difference.

[edit] The original looked a touch muddy so I have replaced it. I created a B&W version however I am sure there is some colour in the moon so this is the original with reduced red...

Three quite different images from one situation.
The third has the benefit of showing two birds, not just one, in a dynamic pose, but they are photographed from the back so the front of their heads are not visible and that is a shame.
The first is probably the most in line with the title, and we get a good view of face and expression, but still I am missing a sense of action here.
And that is why the second is my favourite here, because of the dynamism of the pose, the visibility of the face (and also a competent off-centered composition).

Interesting series. IMO presence of the people in medieval costumes would make them more interesting. Instead of the fish eye image I would take a two or three images and stitch them. These bowed poles look destructive. Also there is no option to see enlarged images. Why?

Interesting concept. Apparently stair extends beyond image on both sides. Girls approach a part of the stair which is not in the image which makes them somewhat out of place.

Hello, there are plenty (really, dozens and dozens) of photos with people in the gallery.
But for here, I decided to just show the (seemingly) empty spaces.

Ah, and fisheye: it remains a controversial lens to use.
Some hate it. I love it. All good.

Impressive for handheld.

No flash has been used. Everything natural light.

Interesting formation, well executed. I agree with minniev about cloning out blurred branch.

An interesting flower I have not seen before. I would make flower and butterfly to stand out a bit more.

Thank you Roel.

The first one shows one of the birds taking a bath. The second one shows another bird taking off after its bath. The third one shows two more birds taking off just about simultaneously after their baths.

That is what I figured. The position of the wings looked more like take-off than touch-down.

Because they are hosted on another website, we don't get the thumbnail. But r click and open in another tab / window will allow enlarged view.

Thanks Sagittarius. Definitely the sharpest I have managed. The cold dry air really helps. The rest I will put down to a good lens and Dual I.S, and the fact that being some days from full, it isn't so reflective yet.

That is al interesting knowledge on the subject of moon photography.

And what a beautiful result you have created.
I am in awe. I have never managed anything even just halfway close to this.
I have a few images that feature a moon that I consider OK, but that is mostly due to the moon being combined with some foreground.
A pure "portrait" of the moon is something I have never managed.

Stopping to think about WHY I like this one, I come to a few insights.

1) I actually like this moon much better than most images of 100% full moon.
There is more mystery here, and a moon "rising" out of a shroud of darkness.

2) I also like the orientation : having the dark part of the moon on the bottom adds to the "rising from" impression.
Having the dark part on one of the sides is less effective in that regard.