Ripplets

On a cloudy and almost windless winter mornng, I watched some Red-breasted Mergansers foraging on a salt lake. The water was calm and only briefly disturbed by swimming and submerging mergansers.
This female swam through some ripplets just when the sun broke through the clouds. I liked the pattern of lines and the backlight so I just captured the moment. I wonder what you'll think of it.
Nikon D80 @ 500 mm, iso 320, F8, 1/2500 sec on a beanbag from a car window.

I love the lines and pattern too. Very simple graphic image and all the better for it. Less is often more and in this case, its a lot!

One of your best in my opinion, Sandra. The only alteration I would make would be to shave some off the bottom to make a more panoramic shape.

David

lovely tranquil image Sandra

good shot

Ron

Hi Sandra

I'll echo JM's comments, love the graphic simplicity

Andy

Lovely shot Sandra

very nice lines and patterns, maybe a little bit off the bottom

Comp works for me and is a fine image but the dull conditions aren't quite making it stand out .

Love the mood and atmosphere captured,the water pattern is brillant and looks great against the dark bird,love it

Lovely image, I really like the lines.


liam.

The shape of the bird against the horizontal lines makes this one Sandra.

Major.

A lovely atmospheric shot, superb!

What a wonderful shot. Loving all those ripples and the placement of the bird within it. Fantastic!

Ian

simple but very effective. Well taken Sandra.

Matt

Beautiful silhouette of the bird and nice reflection in the water. The lines in the water and overall lighting is lovely.