I like waterfowl shots with another bird in the image but oof, which this is. Curious what you guys think.
Canon 5D Mark II, 500 F4, F 5, 1/1600 sec. Processing primarily with Nik, raw pre sharpener, increase structure on bird in Viveza, and a couple filters to increase contrast in color efex 4.
Comments and critiques always appreciated.
Stan, I like the OOF bird. stunning light and excellent shooting angle. loved the dramatic setting. beautiful texture in the water.
a little rotation is probably needed to line up the reflection of the eye. If mne, I'd crop from bottom right where your signature is..and add some at top.
I would consider making two rapid images -- each focused on one bird, then stacking/combining.
I'd also consider easing the life of these ducks -- they're expending a lot of energy paddling uphill just to stay in place as the water drains left ;-)
Great colors.
I like the image.
In-focus duck, and bg, and blue on the water are beautiful. I guess I'd personally like it better without the second duck, but that's just me. I also agree with KD on the cropping, and definitely need some rotation.
Thanks guys, especially Don for making me laugh at myself. I get too processing images and go too fast sometimes.
I think this looks better. Kaustubh, I'll see how many agree with you as I usually go with your suggestions. I do move my focus square around to avoid dead centering subjects.