Peacock

[PhotoStory]

Good Evening,

Not posted on here for a short while, I've been somewhat preoccupied.
On Saturday, since it was a really nice day outside, I went for a day out and visited Normanby Hall in Lincolnshire, where the following shot was taken in one of the gardens there. I'd appreciate some honest feedback, I'm not a wildlife photographer, but this is something I'd like to get better at. I'm not totally happy with the Peacocks posture, but it just wouldn't cooperate, temperamental models, eh?

A few EXIF details
Camera: 550D
Lens: EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Focal Length: 171mm
Aperture: f/5.6 (wide open)
Shutter: 1/1250s
ISO: 800

Colour


Black & White

[tesarver]

Re: Peacock

For this image the color shot all the way for me

Tom


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[anand]

Re: Peacock

Color is good in comparison to the monochrome. On its own the latter too would have done well.

[digiman]

Re: Peacock

Peacocks are all about the colour, so definitely #1. A great conversion in #2, but just not for this subject maybe.

Great work,

Garry

[AlexR!]

Re: Peacock

I think the posture is great - his twisting neck mirroring the vegetation. An excellent, unusual shot. To my mind it would be just plain wrong not to show off the colour, so no 1 for me too.

[Muscat]

Re: Peacock

For me it also has to be he colour image, it is not the normal peacock type of shot and i think it works well.

If it was my shot as you have already lost the birds feet I would be tempted to crop a little more from the bottom to the point where the 2 pieces of grass cross removing the light coloured sections of leg that are visible below the grass, that for me gives a better base to the picture. I would also get rid of the curved brown tip to the OOF piece of grass / leaf behind the peacock and to the left of it, having seen it my eye keeps going back to it.

[PhotoStory]

Re: Peacock

Thank you for your feedback, I'm going to see if I can tweak it.