Peacock

[ionian]

Birds are not my usual subject, unless they make a part of a larger image, but while out with the family today we saw a displaying peacock. I didn't get a decent shot of the full tail as the background was very distracting, but I picked up the two below. I like the depth given by the shallow-ish depth of field, but I know many would have stopped down.

Comments welcome of course.


1. Proud display



2. Feather detail - focus is in the bottom left corner. I'm not sure if this works.

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[Dave A]

Spectacular!

Dave

[NorthernFocus]

Actually IMO this sort of shots of peacocks are superior to those displaying the entire fan. However, on the second shot a wider DOF would have worked better.

[Geoff F]

I agree, a narrower aperture for the second shot or crop tighter; maybe square or 4 x 5 ratio?. The bulk of the larger colour whorls are seriously out of focus which I find distracting.

[ionian]

Yeah, I agree Geoff and Dan - number 2 isn't working. Had it demonstrated a big change in depth of field it may have worked better, but even then it needed a more central focal point. I'm pleased with the first though. Thanks for the comments everyone.

[Dave Humphries]

#1 is very good - and very sharp where it matters; great capture.

[IzzieK]

and...good angle too...Good job on #1.

[Stagecoach]

No 1 certainly works well, it really helps in separating the birds head.

[bnnrcn]

I really like #1,the image has a painterly look