Commons:Photography critiques/March 2013

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Pause in Flight

Hi! I would appreciate a little feedback, because I'm new to photography. I like this picture for aesthetic reasons, but I want to know if it is also a good quality photo. I inverted colors, and am not sure if there is noise or overdone whites along the throat, bill and eye. Is the crop okay, or do I need more background? Also, can you see any problems with the background, like camera water damage or noise? Any tips are much appreciated, thank you! --Kati Fleming (talk) 17:44, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Decent quality for those circumstances and 1/80s exposure time. Noise isn't that bad, but I suspect there's slight chromatic aberration (most obviously around the claws). Try using this fix or some other filter if you use a different image editor, and see if there's an improvement. Regarding the crop, the positioning of the subject seems a little bit "off" to me. What bothers me is mostly the too tight crop on the bottom in combination with a lot of empty space above. Try experimenting with ratios if you have blank space to spare on the original shot. — Yerpo Eh? 09:41, 12 March 2013 (UTC)