#28, been in a funk is this any good?

The Curious Camel

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The eyes have it!!!

The Curious Camel

Ok, well I know the first one isn't extemely sharp but since he's my rooster I have more chances to get a better one I just wanted to know if I should bother. He's name is Zeus.

dnie

I like him, but I everyone else is better than me at this, so I was waiting to see what others thought.

The Curious Camel

dnie wrote:

I like him, but I everyone else is better than me at this, so I was waiting to see what others thought.

thanks, I appreciate the feedback.

Katmitchell

Hi Camel..:D

I like the first one, it is strongest for theme... The bokeh and the eyes say circles to me...

My advice is to burn in the pupils to make them complete and to stand out. Get the glare out of the eyes and pupils and the beak. There is a little bit of over exposure on his red things, ha ha.. ... whatever you call them.. I can't remember.. so I would darken them just a little and give them color so they are not washed out pink...

Nice capture...

Kat:

The Curious Camel

Thanks Kat, good advice and I appreciate it much.

g

Katmitchell

Your Very Welcome Camel..

So what are those red thing's called? I am curious now. ..

cottles? cuttles? I am making up words I think.. :D:D

The Curious Camel

I'll have to get back to you on that one, I'm not sure myself.
I just always called them gobblers. lol

g

Katmitchell

Gobblers.......:lol4:lol4:lol4

your making me laugh.. Like I am one to talk.. I called them cottles..

travelways

I think this is a very creative photo

Have you tried a vertical crop on it?

What about shooting just his profile with one eye in perfect focus?

The Curious Camel

Katmitchell wrote:

Gobblers.......:lol4:lol4:lol4

your making me laugh.. Like I am one to talk.. I called them cottles..

Hey Kat, got the answers:

The red crest on top of a rooster's head is called cockscomb or cock's comb.
You are referring to the Wattle...It is a red flap of "skin" that hangs down under the beak

whiterice

The bokeh in #1 is fantastic!

richtersl

#1 cracks me up. The look on that face is priceless. It's a great shot and definitely theme-worthy. My only nit is that the DOF is off by a little and this can come back to haunt you.

Katmitchell

The Curious Camel wrote:

Hey Kat, got the answers:

The red crest on top of a rooster's head is called cockscomb or cock's comb.
You are referring to the Wattle...It is a red flap of "skin" that hangs down under the beak

HI Camel,

Sorry, about the late reply,, I never got an email notification you posted again...

Ok,,cock's comb.... HA HA...

Wattle.. that is what I was trying to remember when I said "Cottle" :lol4

HA HA HA.

thanks for the trivia..

Any luck on your submission? you sure have been quiet this round.. Must be super busy on the other end..

Kat

Kinkajou

photo-bug wrote:

What about shooting just his profile with one eye in perfect focus?

that would really say 'circle' to me.

Katmitchell wrote:

My advice is to burn in the pupils to make them complete and to stand out. Get the glare out of the eyes and pupils and the beak.

if you decide to keep this shot however, i'm not sure about getting the glare out... i'm afraid it might look artificial if you get the glare out completely... maybe just enough so it's not distracting, but keep some so it looks realistic.

i do agree with others that this is a great shot of him!

kds1

Katmitchell wrote:

Hi Camel..:D

I like the first one, it is strongest for theme... The bokeh and the eyes say circles to me...

M
Kat:

I have no idea what 'bokeh' is. Can somebody fill me in? And Camel, both shots made me smile out loud.

whiterice

kds1 wrote:

I have no idea what 'bokeh' is. Can somebody fill me in? And Camel, both shots made me smile out loud.

kds - I just learned a few weeks ago too! Referring to the background - just google it, you'll get a better answer than I can provide.

The Curious Camel

kds1 wrote:

I have no idea what 'bokeh' is. Can somebody fill me in? And Camel, both shots made me smile out loud.

How nice of you. Bokeh is the background smoothness? Someone else might have a more technical explanation for ya.

gail

Katmitchell

whiterice wrote:

kds - I just learned a few weeks ago too! Referring to the background - just google it, you'll get a better answer than I can provide.

Whiterice,

Bokeh is the blurred effect you get when you shoot with a small aperture number, when you open your lens real wide, it blurs the background behind your subject and in this case with Gail's Rooster, there was bits of sunlight, I am guessing bouncing off of something, maybe the leaves on the tree and the effect of bokeh makes them look like circles.. It is really an awesome effect,, you should practice it...

Kat

P.S> The intensity of the effect will depend on your lens too... A lens that can open up more gives a greater effect...

The Curious Camel

Katmitchell wrote:

Whiterice,

Bokeh is the blurred effect you get when you shoot with a small aperture number, when you open your lens real wide, it blurs the background behind your subject and in this case with Gail's Rooster, there was bits of sunlight, I am guessing bouncing off of something, maybe the leaves on the tree and the effect of bokeh makes them look like circles.. It is really an awesome effect,, you should practice it...

Kat

P.S> The intensity of the effect will depend on your lens too... A lens that can open up more gives a greater effect...

Thanks for clarifiying this Kat, I didn't know how to techincally explain it.

Ya know I tried to take more shots of Zeus in the same area with the same lens but didn't get that same bokeh again. Ah well, back to drawing board.

g

kds1

Oohhh! Bokeh. Gotcha.

Thanks!

Kara

Katmitchell

The Curious Camel wrote:

Thanks for clarifiying this Kat, I didn't know how to techincally explain it.

Ya know I tried to take more shots of Zeus in the same area with the same lens but didn't get that same bokeh again. Ah well, back to drawing board.

g

No Problem, always happy to help if I can..

After reading this, I took another look at your newest shots.. I am only assuming those are the ones you are referring to here, so please correct me if I am wrong..:D

Anyways,,, It looks like you did get that effect, only there was not the same light play in the shot to give you that pretty round circle effect... If you have less light then it will just make colors look creamy...I also notice more motion in those new shots too, and that will have an impact too and lessen the results from the perfect circle in the Bokeh fully developing..:D

Kat

miskatonic_university

It isn't screaming circle or square to me.... but maybe if you can get a nice clean shot of Zeus in profile with a big wide eye and get the rooster comb in profile too, that would speak some circles, quirky, interesting to me. The second one is a good pic, be proud of it.

miskatonic_university

Photobug beat me to it. Serves me right for not reading the answers first. :cry

travelways

miskatonic_university wrote:

It isn't screaming circle or square to me.... but maybe if you can get a nice clean shot of Zeus in profile with a big wide eye and get the rooster comb in profile too, that would speak some circles, quirky, interesting to me. The second one is a good pic, be proud of it.

** A little late, but this is what wikipedia tells about on bokeh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

Now, I'm not sure which ones are the new images...
- but if the #1 has been changed somehow,
I like it better than before - maybe it's the same image and I see it differently now???

miskatonic_university

If you are referring to the last two pic with the guy in the tux the bokeh was forced in post with gaussion, watercolor or stained glass filter, and a possible motion blur and the man stayed preserved. They did a really nice job... very clean. Bokehs are great.

miskatonic_university

Psssh, don't mind me. I'm just not with it lately. I didn't read your response properly but now I see what you mean. Looking at the bokeh wiki made Gail's first picture look more stunning... maybe we're appreciating her great bokeh??