Colors and lighting are fantastic! Background is also very nice. I'm wishing for the head to be angled slightly more toward the camera, however overall it works as is.
Gorgeous image Dave! Outstanding light, pose and background. About the only thing I might consider altering is the green flash of reflection that comes in contact with the bottom edge of the frame.
This is a stunning shot! HA looks perfect to me as well as light, colours, BG, pose and techs. I feel the composition is a bit not balanced with the bird too low in the frame and too much space at the top. Here is another option - please let me know your thoughts.
Cheers,
Ofer
Thanks for reposting Ofer, and it is an interesting question.
I have not studied a lot of art, but I suspect in a situation like this it is personal preference. When i look at the two posts mine certainly feels heavier on the bottom which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Generally I prefer oof bg's to oof fg's. My composition felt fine to me, and after looking at both it would still be my preference. I think if i had gone with a composition like yours I may have taken a bit off top to again have mallard a bit more off set.
Perhaps someone else will chime in.
I do need to get rid of the extra green reflections either way.
I think this is an interesting discussion. The first time I saw your original post it looked wrong to me and my repost looked well balanced. However, the more I look at these two versions I start to see the beauty in your original composition. I wonder what is it in our brain that makes us prefer certain crops and feel that others are"wrong" .
Here is another option with a less balanced but maybe more interesting composition - very similar to your OP.
Mallard
I think if i had gone with a composition like yours I may have taken a bit off top to again have mallard a bit more off set.
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