Bird gathering

[Connie Mier]

Shot on Biscayne Bay last summer (feeling nostalgic for heat and humidity!).
Sony a700, 70-400mm @ 300mm
1/1000, f10, ISO320, backlit
Post processing, I moved the flying gull to the left a bit.
Thank you for looking
Connie

[Randy Stout]

Connie:

Very fun. Like them swimming, perching and flying.

Just for fun, I might consider cloning out the empty post that touches the commorants outstretched wing on the left. I really like the fact that each post has a bird, and removing the empty post would simplify the image and strengthen that feel. I know there are a couple of other small overlapping posts without birds, but that is the one that jumps out at me.

This is a fun one to play with re: composition.

Thanks so much for sharing!

Randy

[Connie Mier]

Thanks Randy! I didn't think about that, but I'll try removing that one post. Good idea from you, as always.

[Randy Stout]

Connie:
I did try a quick and dirty removal of the post, and I believe it is stronger, cleaner looking.

The image also gives lots of options for adjusting the tonality, great fun.

Cheers

Randy

[Myer Bornstein]

What heat and Humidity at biscayne bay I was ther 2 weeks ago and it was cool :D

[Bryan Hix]

I like the artistic viewpoint here. There are actually a couple pictures within this one that would be pretty neat to see. I would try a long pano crop of the four on the right. I like it as is, but there's a lot to play with!

[Dave Leroy]

A really nice photo and a good idea. Good for you to see it.
I like the monochrome look to it.

Dave

[RakeshDhareshwar]

A simplistic image which has greatpower . Almost a sepia , but there is something in this image , which draws me to it . TFS .

[Deborah Hanson]

Like above comments - I am really drawn to this image. The crop (?assumed) is well done.
Simple and artistic have been used to describe the photo and I agree with these terms also.
I don't really mind the one post.

Really nice.
Deb

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Work of art. very painterly. really really liked it. What I like best about it is that each bird is doing his own thing.....gives a feel of "freedom" to it. The empty space and bright BG goes well with that. 'well seen' would be an understatement.