The color is from what else than our local swamp choking, nothing else allowed to grow but very pretty when dead, invasive-- Phragmities. This stuff is ridiculous. Very hard to get rid of. But in the spring, when they are brown and dried, and with some sunset or sunrise light on them, I can get some nice warm colors as here in this shot.
I have a little more canvas available and am curious to hear any crop ideas from you all. There's enough pixels as posted for anyone who has some different thoughts about the crop to do so and repost it. I like this version, and then again I like a tighter crop version--But at this point I have been looking at it too long and could use some fresh eyes and evaluations.
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Beautiful BG!!!! and bird! I agree with moving the bird to the left. The repost is good but maybe cropped too much (the BG is so awesome IMO, I don't want you to loose too much of it!).
Thanks for the responses so far. Mostly the problem I was having was to not loose that symetrical water ripple look being equal on both sides. I definitely like Randy's and Ilija's crops with the eye centered better. This is what must be I'm afraid at the sacrifice of the ripple. I was thinking the more I could show on either side of him the more the non centered eye would look--well -- centered. But as is, the water ripple is secondary to the eye being centered me thinks.
Hey Randy- what were the adjustments to color or tone that you made. I did not boost the saturation at all as it helped zero when I did it and only did a whitepoint adjustment in curves with a little lightening of the light tones globally. I never got the effect you seem to have gotten here--which is a little too much IMO but I think that would look nice to have a little of that say somewhere between the two.
Thanks for the responses. Did anyone think about the real tight-in crop as a good option?
Paul
Last edited by paul leverington; 11-04-2009 at 09:20 AM.
Paul:
No intentional changes were made to the image other than the crop. I had other images I was working on, and I guess I could have accidentally changed your image, but I don't think so.
This is one of the best version of the grebe I have lately come across. The BKGR just elevates it to the next level. I liked Randy's version very much. Congrats!!
Nothing fancy here Paul... I would have tried to move my sensor to the left, for more room on the right.
I like the head in the upper portion of the frame, and the room to see on the right. To me, the direction of the birds look is inviting the viewer to see the ridiculously beautiful colours, tones, ripples as the primary source of enjoyment, unselfishly. Masterpiece!
what a beauty Paul. I might consider a comprimise position. A little less room at the bottom and left but I love all the space and would hate to loose very much of it.
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