I would love to hear your Opinion about the composition of this image.
Originally it is a horizontal image. I tried different Versions, of course one without any blue in the BG corners. The result is a plain and easy image.
But I came back to the image I show you here, because it is a bit more "dynamic" with the curved neck, leading to the eye of the bird.
I tried another idea with the neck not clipped at the top, but did not like it too, don't know why. I think, it looks a bit dull.
I would appreciate all your ideas and thanks for having a look at my image! :)
Another vote here for a different composition but I am going to propose a diferent croping. I do not know if this is too much croping but is the composition I like the most, with the main element of the image (that wonderfully detailed and colored eye) in the right upper corner. I like this image a lot Rossl :-D
BTW, I added a touch of additional saturation to the eye
Rosi:
I feel that the in focus ridge of feathers in the original really helps lead into the eye, so would want to preserve that aspect. With that in mind, I prefer Juan's version over Doug's. Some would say that the eye is such a powerful visual element, that it doesn't need any leading lines, but I like the feathers as mentioned. I might not crop it quite as tight on top as Juan did.
We have black swans at the local bird sanctuary, and I still haven't gotten quite the image I want from them.
The texture on their back and wing feathers is amazing.
THanks for sharing your image and thought processes.
Juan's crop is pretty much what I created before scrolling down and seeing it! I think the leading lines of the pale feather edges are enough. Only other suggestion is darkening down the image a little and cleaning up some of the pale bloom spots on the dark feathers. Lovely image, Rosl. I get a bit numb to these swans as they are so plentiful here:(. They are quite stunning though.
Thank you for working with my image.
I like most the cropping from Tony and Juan.
The extrem tight crop feels too tight to me.
Great to hear your ideas,
thanks,
Rose
I think that compositional elements would have been enhanced if the foreground had been in sharp focus, and the curve from the front, to back(around the head) would have been more apparent, and thus more powerful. Both foreground and background being out of focus is pretty difficult to pull off, not saying that it can't, but not in an image that relies on strong compositional geometry (curves). Therefore, I think that the crop is not the major problem. By the way I really liked your white swan with the baby. Incredible! regards~Bill
Black Swan - Composition?
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