Are we back in business? Kenny, the original programmer for the site, has cleared up the issues that have plagued the site for the past month. I need everyone to test the site and give me feedback. Test uploading, navigation (previous and next arrows), Latest Pics, Search, and My Flock for any anomalies and report them by replying to this email (or adding a response to the Blog Post). That’s OK if things look a bit different (I had a burst of confetti after uploading a pic) as long as they work. Thanks for your help and patience.
Mike
Not long ago I shared three shots of Bald Eagles I took as we sailed out of Seward into Resurrection Bay. We passed a tall buoy with two Bald Eagles perched on top. Because the ship didn’t slow down the eagles had a varying perspective and different background every second. Here are the three shots I shared with some of your comments below each one.
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#1 was the least favored shot. Someone said they liked the background, but the response was very low for this one. The turned head on the right eagle may have turned some people off. The eagles’ heads are just below the mountain ridge, which is a little distracting.
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#2 had a few more favorable responses, citing the background. JamesD suggested tightening the crop even more. I can see that minimizing the amount of man-made materials show would improve the shot, but it would be impossible to eliminate it entirely.
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#3 by far had the most positive responses of the three. Many cited the the interesting snow patterns on the mountains and the blue sky above helped add context to the shot. JohnW thought that the shot would have benefited from a tighter crop, but if that crop would eliminate the sky then I disagree. The sky helps to offset the mountains and helps give scale to the shot. This one was my favorite as well because it presented both eagles with good head angles and an interesting background. It kind of says “Alaska” to me.
Thanks to all who submitted responses!
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