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Which do you prefer?
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Do you want the apple pie or the blueberry pie?.....
They're both great photos Rollamok. If forced to choose I'd take the top one because I like the way the hummer stands out against the green grass behind it. But I really like the body and wing position in the lower photo. I think they both work well and either could print really well.
If I went with the top one I might crop a bit tighter to remove the dark background object on the left. And if I went with the lower one I might burn down some of that bright background on the right.
They're both great photos Rollamok. If forced to choose I'd take the top one because I like the way the hummer stands out against the green grass behind it. But I really like the body and wing position in the lower photo. I think they both work well and either could print really well.
If I went with the top one I might crop a bit tighter to remove the dark background object on the left. And if I went with the lower one I might burn down some of that bright background on the right.
DripDryMcFleye
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Top one for sure. Bird and flower dominate the image more than the lower. I'd be tempted to crop out some of the area on the left side and make the whole shot a bit more compact.
As they stand, the top one for sure, but I suspect a bit of tinkering in LR/PS or whatever program(s) you use can put them on equal basis.
Same as everyone else...#1.
fchretdet
Member
The top one. Thanks for sharing them both.
Dave said it!
Now, IF the hummer was NOT basically grey but a popping colour like some of his/hers cousins, the second image would be stronger. The eye is involuntary drawn to the brightest colour, thus #1 "wins" as the eye stops on the colour and in #2 it must pass the colour and get back to it, hence "loosing" the subject. Again, just my subjective gut-feel on these images.
Now, IF the hummer was NOT basically grey but a popping colour like some of his/hers cousins, the second image would be stronger. The eye is involuntary drawn to the brightest colour, thus #1 "wins" as the eye stops on the colour and in #2 it must pass the colour and get back to it, hence "loosing" the subject. Again, just my subjective gut-feel on these images.
I too like the top one, also I think it would look just dandy if you were to crop it into portrait mode.
Thanks all, great comments.
Yezdi
Well-known member
Both are equally good shots... I agree with Dave's comment. I too prefer the first one.
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Both are great. I'm jealous, I see about one hummingbird per year where we are at.
Sxot
Member
I like the first one. It connects the two elements in the photo as a unit. The second one has two competing components for attention. I ask "What is the focal point (for the viewer) here" The answer is the bird, but the flower is pulling me away creating a negative tension.
Stevie n
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I usually like images when the subject is doing something but on this occasion I like the second one better because I can see both wings.
Good capture with both images.
Good capture with both images.