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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Early morning at the lake


Nothing very special - just a Heron knee deep and waiting hopefully and a Swan going through its morning preening as the sun gets up on a lovely morning.

I am not a wildlife specialist at all and would love to get comment and advice.














Aug 17, 2016 at 08:51 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Early morning at the lake


Just a dabbler in wildlife myself but I would say that some of the blue in the first does not add a whole lot to the bird and its reflections so I would crop a bit tighter. Since the blues are light and the light on the bird is strong, I might try to lower the highlights in the bird somewhat just to add some darker contrast to the water. Good, clear shot. I am not as fond of the second shot with the bright yellows and lack of blues. Maybe a slight vignette could hold attention on the bird a bit more.


Aug 18, 2016 at 09:37 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Early morning at the lake



Love the reflection with the heron , also nice and sharp. I hope you don't mind , but I did play with your shots. Will gladly take them down if you wish.

The first thing that I noticed , is how centered the heron is. I added some canvas to the right side just to give you an idea. I tried to correct the white balance, increase the contrast and lessen the brightness on the heron, but had limited success. The loss of color and contrast hard to recover on these jpegs.

On the swan, the centering did not bother me since the swan is not really facing in either direction. With the lighting so bright, I went with that and turned it high key with a white vignette . Just one of many options.

You have some lovely work on your web page. I hesitate to make any suggestions This is so subjective and everyone has their view and vision. This is just my suggestion not to imply that there is anything wrong with your vision.

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Aug 18, 2016 at 12:01 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Early morning at the lake


Thanks for both the comments ... esp from"'birdied" as I have seen, admired and respected so much of your work.

I agree with the positioning of the Heron and I like the white version of the Swan - it makes it less sentimental. No worries at all about your changing things - that is how we learn - and if we stop learning we might as well give up.

Thanks again to you both.

Hope there may be some more comments.



Aug 18, 2016 at 10:49 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Early morning at the lake


Thanks for both the comments ... esp from"'birdied" as I have seen, admired and respected so much of your work.

I agree with the positioning of the Heron and I like the white version of the Swan - it makes it less sentimental. No worries at all about your changing things - that is how we learn - and if we stop learning we might as well give up.

Thanks again to you both.

Hope there may be some more comments.



Aug 18, 2016 at 10:49 PM





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