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One cock - three takes

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One cock - three takes

Postby stubbsy on Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:00 pm

This is one of those conundrums that faces me from time to time. I have a subject that appeals and various compositional takes on it and love each. While at Featherdale Wildlife Park today the peacocks were proudly performing for the peahens. This fellow was particular good as a subject and now I can't make a firm choice on which one gets the gong :wink:

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Postby Underload on Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:09 pm

Peter, the last one (IMHO) is the best of the lot. It looks brilliant!
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Postby rflower on Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:10 pm

I like the brighter colours in 1 (but would like to see more of the bird),
I like the full layout of feathers in 2 (but the feathers seem duller).

Can you get the colours of 1 in the feathers of 2?
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:10 pm

i love the first.....all three are brilliant though :)
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Postby Marvin on Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:02 pm

Well, being the adventurous girl I am, I thought I would open this post, only to be sadly disappointed! :wink:
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Postby SteveGriffin on Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:21 pm

Peter I think what you want is the last one without his feet partially amputated. :shock:

Try cropping a little off the bottom and sides of the first. :idea:

The second has to many distractions in the background for me. :cry:

Beautiful display he put on for you! :D
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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:29 pm

#1
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Postby Matt. K on Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:37 pm

#2 is best.
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Postby aussichef on Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:23 am

All 3 are great but my favorite is #2
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Postby Handlebars on Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:05 am

I like #3...I can see more of the base of the tail, and the neck/head plumage of the bird.
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Postby wazonthehill2 on Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:56 am

No.3 for me
I like the profile of his body and head gear.
Front on in 1 and 2 his face just looks ~weird~
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Postby robert on Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:19 am

#3 for me- if you let your eyes go out of focus a bit it is quite mesmerising!
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Postby PiroStitch on Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:22 am

the first is great. Even consider a tighter crop with no ground so all you see is the head and the patterns of the tail feathers.
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Postby ozimax on Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:27 am

#2 for me, great crop and spectacular colour. Boy, aren't they noisy blighters!
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Postby BullcreekBob on Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:43 pm

G'day

No 1 for me thanks. And probably a tighter crop with less or no ground, perhaps even a pano type crop.

I guess we all see things differently, my world never looks like a wide angled shot. I'm not the sort of person that sees beauty in a wide vista. I need to break things down into small chunks and focus on details within those small chunks.
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Postby hyperhiryu on Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:27 pm

Nice cock :lol:

#3 for me; vibrant colors - amazing!
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Postby marc on Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:50 pm

#3 is the keeper :wink:
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Postby Bandit on Mon Dec 10, 2007 3:21 pm

I keep looking at #2 for the Magic Eye type effect!!!

#3 for me is the pick of the flock
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Postby pippin88 on Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:01 pm

All are superb.

I'd like to see a more OOF background in #2.
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Postby jethro on Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:11 pm

Pete these are three very big and colourful cocks!
What more can i say
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