OldProf wrote:
Hello Socrate,
Glad to hear from you again. Your comments are most useful and you are exactly right. One has to make a decision about what one wants to portray. Is it the overall environment or the details of the subject (bird in this case)?
Some times it is difficult to find a compromise. In this particular case, the picture below may do the job.
Further comments are always welcome.
Hello Bruce,
Thank you! I appreciate your input.
Cheers
Saba
Yes, that will do it and can be improved by placing the subject (the bird) off center.
This is the way I see it. I like to include the water so I turned the birds head around in the direction of the water but I hope it will give you an idea of a type of composition that includes the environment.
To reduce the impact of the environment you can reduce its brightness and the Saturation which will help the bird standing out a bit more.
I will delete my awful demo once you\'ll see it, but I hope this helps.
Socrate
Mar 13, 2012 at 02:42 PM
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but I hope it will give you an idea of a type of composition that includes the environment.