Lesser Scaup

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/10394971-lg.jpg

40D. 400 f5.6 at f/6.3. iso 400. 1/1000. I had added exp.

I wish they were a bit closer to each other but I like it as-is too. All opinions welcome.

[Juan Aragonés]

I agree with your selfcritic Kaustubh and I think that a bit more room at the right would enhace the composition a lot. Perhaps some croping at the bottom and a contrast boosting would work on this one.
I like the mood of the scene a lot and the simetry in both birds with a neat eye contact :)

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Kaustaubh, Two good head angles and nice bright eyes. If you have CS4 this would be a good candidate for Content-Aware Scaling as it might do a nice job of moving the birds closer. Thanks for sharing.

[Phil Ertel]

I am back. I had a few more minutes so I gave the Content Aware Scale a try. This took me about three minutes. I will leave it up to you if it works but sure was easy.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Phil....looks like a cool tool. Thx. I dont have CS4...but when I buy it, will keep it in mind. Thx for taking the time. really appreciate it. Looks like the left duck's head became larger.

[Phil Ertel]

I believe your right about the head:eek:. Perhaps I should have taken four minutes:D. I have only used this tool a couple of times and am still learning. I am sure someone with a bit more experience could do a better job of it.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

No worries Phil. I appreciate you taking the 3 minutes. Thx a bunch.