Red throated diver in sun!

Weather has turned in Sweden - a couple of cracking misty dawns which is great but light gets very harsh very quickly. Trying to portray these birds slightly differently and I quite like this one although I suspect not to everyone's taste.

Canon 1dIIn, 300mm, ISO200

Peter Cairns
www.northshots.com

I think I understand where you're coming from here Pete - spying through the FG mush, but for me the high PoV ain't working.

Now if this was at water level it would be something else.

Only my opinion guv'nor, doubtless certain folk will be exactly the opposite and love it to bits.

Love it or hate it, its a unique picture which can never be done again.
I quite like it. JR

I've looked at this three times now and I do like it. What impresses me is the way in which you manage to get the "mush" to look uniformly soft, without intrusions from foliage that is more in focus.

I like this Pete, It focusses the viewer onto the subject very well indeed and it is good to see new ideas coming into play.

I wonder whether it might be a stronger image if you cropped tighter on the subject, removing some of the "mush". The effect would be similar but the balance between subject and "mush" would be increased. Just my opinion.

Cheers

Austin

I like this a lot, very well planned and executed!

I like it, but I agree with Andy that a lower POV would really make it jump off the screen.

Nice image, although I have the impression that the bird is in the shadow now.
I agree about the pov.

I love it, it's a beautiful composition.