Tis a better pose than your first, however a couple of things are not doing you any favours here, the first is the composition, the space at the bottom is redundant mainly because the reflection is not clear enough, remove that and offset the bird to the left and I think the composition would be improved, depends a lot on how much you have cropped to start with.
Secondly I find it to be a touch too contrasty with detail around the eye being lost (at least at web size), so perhaps a very slight gentle contrast reducing S-curve.
A nice shot but my main nit would be the bird is a bit too high in the frame as the reflection is not strong enough to add a lot to the overall image. A nearly image as otherwise the water colour and texture is great and compliments the bird well.
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5 repliesA better pose for you this time
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Rene de Heer
Tis a better pose than your first, however a couple of things are not doing you any favours here, the first is the composition, the space at the bottom is redundant mainly because the reflection is not clear enough, remove that and offset the bird to the left and I think the composition would be improved, depends a lot on how much you have cropped to start with.
Secondly I find it to be a touch too contrasty with detail around the eye being lost (at least at web size), so perhaps a very slight gentle contrast reducing S-curve.
The water behind the bird looks great.....
All the best
Regards
Barrie
A nice shot but my main nit would be the bird is a bit too high in the frame as the reflection is not strong enough to add a lot to the overall image. A nearly image as otherwise the water colour and texture is great and compliments the bird well.
cheers
Sean