lol a funny thing happened a few days ago. one of our hens snuck away and had chicks, so i stole one and used it for my photo. i enjoy hanging out with my chickens, so it is my occupation of choice
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I really like this image (for several reasons). First, the composition is great - as is the subject. Who can resist a cute, furry little chick like that? (very DPC friendly).
A couple of things caught my eye on the technicals... things that IMO would have made this really pop:
1. For a cleaner look - you might try cloning out the small dust spots on the mirror
2. You mention this was f/5.6, so I can only assume that you blurred the background in software
(it looks razor thin - f/1.8ish). While I'm normally a HUGE fan of super shallow DoF, I actually
think this would've benefitted from a bit more depth. The only thing in focus is the very front edge
of the chick. Maybe try taking it back to the first shell (?)
3. Just a bit lacking in contrast - this would've really popped off of the screen with a bit more.
Again - stellar image, with a lot of potential to have ribboned. :O)
Ok, now on to the technicals. . . Your DOF is perfect, but the focus on the cute little fluffy chick is only great (very sharp!) Lighting however is very well done.
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