Still Waters

[Steve Canuel]

40D, 400DO + 1.4xTC, f7.1, 1/8s, ISO 400, tripod mount, MLU, cable release, slight crop from left and top.

[Aidan Briggs]

Works for me. Love the still green water, reed reflections, and the preening pose. Only thing that bugs me is the broken off stumps. Well Done!

[Alfred Forns]

Made a pleasing image Steve I like the composition and overall feel The slightly darker presentation adds to the mood !!!

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image Steve. Like what I see. Like the BG.

If it were to change, I would like to see a little more water on the bottom, which would accent the stillness. But great as is. I like the stump. Must have been in a resevoir like area, as it is a chainsaw cut.

[Stu Bowie]

Steve, I like this lots. Serenity at its best. Excellent exposure on the blacks, sharp, with good detail. I love the texture of the perch, and the blurred BG works well in this. Great image.

[Arthur Morris]

I like it but believe that your getting a bit lower to place more of the bird against the o-o-f sticks would have improved it. I perfer broken stumps and branches to chain-sawed ones....

Like the mood and agree with more water below.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the mood and BG. I would put the bird a bit higher in the frame and raise the color temperature a bit.