I dunno why the level is catching my eye, I know the body is on the diagonal but it feels like the horizon should be rotated a tiny bit like1 degree clockwise... and maybe burn the bottom below the body a half a stop, not a full vignette, then print and frame it, heh. Lovely pose and nice tight composition.
Nice moment Morris but to me the pose of the swan and the too tight framing makes it look like the walls of the frame are literally caving in on the bird. Just an opinion but this one needs some space.
Gary
Morris,
A nice shot, but I think opening the crop a little to show a little of that pretty background and if you have similar photo in your sequence with a little more eye, but the bottom like it is what you like.
Chris S.
I dunno why the level is catching my eye, I know the body is on the diagonal but it feels like the horizon should be rotated a tiny bit like1 degree clockwise... and maybe burn the bottom below the body a half a stop, not a full vignette, then print and frame it, heh. Lovely pose and nice tight composition.
Eric
Thank you Eric,
I cropped this from the original which included the reflection and limned up the eye in the reflection with the eye of the swan so it should be level yet I see the same as you. When I tried following the ripples to make it level it got even stranger.
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Nice moment Morris but to me the pose of the swan and the too tight framing makes it look like the walls of the frame are literally caving in on the bird. Just an opinion but this one needs some space.
Gary
Thank you Gary,
I'm glad to hear what you think
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louie champan wrote:
Cool shot Morris.
Thank you Louie
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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,
A nice shot, but I think opening the crop a little to show a little of that pretty background and if you have similar photo in your sequence with a little more eye, but the bottom like it is what you like.
Chris S.
Thank you Chris. I'm going to show the original with the reflection of the swan. I can see a bit looser crop as you shugested. I used the pretty background you talk about in other photos.
