Different Water Pattern.

[Karl Egressy]

While stranded in Soccoro due to a snow storm, we went out to a local pond and found a big flock of Am. Widgeons.
This is one of the females. Low angle was not possible but the water pattern makes up for it at least for me.
Thanks fro looking.


Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1000
Av 6.3
ISO 320
EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Grace Scalzo]

Karl, I know that pond! Visited it myself when my Bosque trip was impacted with an ice storm. Now for your image. The water patterns are beautiful. Mrs. Widgeon is beautiful. The problem for my brain is that there is so much going on that I get a bit overwhelmed visually. When I do a browser scroll and crop from the bottom to right above her bill reflection, then I can appreciate the image much more. What do you think ?

[Karl Egressy]

Karl, I know that pond! Visited it myself when my Bosque trip was impacted with an ice storm. Now for your image. The water patterns are beautiful. Mrs. Widgeon is beautiful. The problem for my brain is that there is so much going on that I get a bit overwhelmed visually. When I do a browser scroll and crop from the bottom to right above her bill reflection, then I can appreciate the image much more. What do you think ?

Thanks Grace.
Let's give it a try.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like this alot, Karl. Now maybe a bit off the left to balance the composition. What do you think?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Karl, yes...the water is terrific here. so painterly. without that, this shot would not have worked. I like the OP more.

[EzhilSuresh]

Nice water pattern, colours and the Wigeon. I like your original with the Wigeon's reflection.

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful bird, light, and simply gorgeous water swirls. A slight head turn would have brought it up another notch. I guess I'd go with a crop somewhere between the OP and the repost.

[James Salywoda]

I really like the repost Karl nice colors and detail really well done.

[dankearl]

The thumbnail does not do justice to this at all! The water and color and swirls which match the bird
are so nice! One of your best photo's Karl, very nice!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, amazing pattern design and texture to the water, and I like the different browns on Mrs duck. I feel your repost works so well.

[gail bisson]

The water is so beautiful that I think you could have taken the picture without the widgeon and had a winner!! But then, you would have to post that in landscapes. I do find the image a bit busy with all the swirls and the duck. I would go for a crop between the OP and the repost. Would have also loved a bit more head turn.
Gail

[Sachin Saraf]

Water pattern really worked very well for this image...The pano crop did not work for me...I would try and extend the canvas at bottom just enough to look natural.

[adrian dancy]

The water patterns are magnificent Karl...so much so that you might have taken a shot without the duck so that you would have a great abstract.

[Karl Egressy]

The water patterns are magnificent Karl...so much so that you might have taken a shot without the duck so that you would have a great abstract.

Thanks Adrian.
Sounds like a good idea.
Nature is a great artist.