My Rooster...........

i am a total newbie to photography, just got my first ever REAL camera.

and, my first posting on this forum.

cannot wait until i have more time to parouse this forum.

i used to breed and show dogs in conformation so i have always appreciated critiquing.

ok, first photo is before i cropped and edited the photo. Just a clutted farm yard photo.

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i saw the first picture and i was like , delete that thing! then i saw the edited version and its way better but..... if you wanted a close up of the rooster, it would have been better to just shoot a close up with a longer lens and edit that instead of blowing up small portion of your picture. the grain gets bigger and it looks OOF. since you got new toy to play with, go attack those feather beasts with your camera!!!

I hear ya!!!

it is what i am going to work on, trying to get the picture i want in my frame before i take the shot!

thank you so much for your advice.

almost ready to do a poultry photo shoot, tripod, camera. lens and I are ready, just hoping for better natural lighting..weather is not cooperating.

Always think of the background. The subject usually wants to stand out, so avoid things "growing" out of the subject i.e. the hen behind (at least it is OOF).

I don't take shots of cocks a lot.. (or roosters), but i do like their suspicious looks
Make more photo's is what i would say, and please post them here again.

ok, background i definitely need to pay attention too. am trying not to get my outhouse as background for pasture photos of animals and other things.

am also learning that i need to 'weed' around my subjects. remove buckets, twigs, other animals, heehee, chicken poop, all that stuff in order to get my subject looking its best without distractions in the photo.

Handsome roo I agree with the others.... but I just wanted to say that it's a shame to show him in B&W when his colors are most beautiful

I don't think b&w helps the rooster. Show him in all his glorious colors. And good advice from above. But next time get down to his level - lie on the ground with your camera, get close and shoot up at him or at least at beak-level. I think you'll get some better images that way.

The crop looks better...but I would love to see the color version for this. Also, as was already mentioned...get a little lower. It might be difficult if he is a snarky soul ...but you should try to get that same shot from a lower angle.

That's just my opinion.

Otherwise, I think it's a good shot.

the rooster is very friendly, i will try a few photos from a laying down position, if the dang buck goat is not around.

maybe i will lock up the goats for a rooster photo shoot.

he is a beauty in all color for sure.

though i do like the B & W of him, it shows his 'expression' better as you are not distracted from his head and eyes by his awesome colors and feathering.

I printed the black and white photo off and am going to frame it, it turned out really nice!

First off, glad you didn't go with the other title you were thinking. Keep shooting and working to improve. The standards are pretty high when you ask for critique, but they will help you to improve.

here is the cropped Rooster photo in color...........

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Having has roosters ands hens for 17 years, they are fun to photograph. Isolating the rooster is an idea, I have loads of solo rooster images. Focus seems soft as well..take your time, watch for clutter in the foreground, and roosters are colorful! The B&W conversion for me doesn't work well, it lays flat.

thanks Flo, i do need to slow down and get out of the snap, snap, snap phase.

i think it is so neat that we all 'see' things differently in a photo, as the B&W one is till my favorite.

Darkevs wrote in post #15882980
thanks Flo, i do need to slow down and get out of the snap, snap, snap phase.

i think it is so neat that we all 'see' things differently in a photo, as the B&W one is till my favorite.

Had the focus been spot on, you could have converted the B&W with more depth.Its flat, as in no layers or contrast the brings details out.

One of my roosters...Liberace.