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This has a very ethereal quality to it - I like the composition and the placement of the birds and trees.
It is a shame the refelcted tree has the top cut off but I dont think it detracts too much. The image is soft and this compositionally gives it a feel of a painting which I like, however some would prefer it sharper, I think using a tripod would have helped. But with the camera used this is a great result.
It is a shame the refelcted tree has the top cut off but I dont think it detracts too much. The image is soft and this compositionally gives it a feel of a painting which I like, however some would prefer it sharper, I think using a tripod would have helped. But with the camera used this is a great result.
I would not want to do any thing to this, as far as I am concerned one of the best today!
Regards
Trev.
Regards
Trev.
Beautiful capture! I love the atmosphere you've created with this shot. The softness works well too. The fact that the top of the tree in the reflection is missing is a slight distraction. For me, maybe I would have waitied a few seconds until the swans and their reflections were separate. Can you post your shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings? Did you use a tripod?
nice atmos.
Everything is heavily weighted on the mid tones and a pulling in the histogram wont work.
Perhaps experiment with a more high key effect by deliberately forcing the midtones into the lightest areas to the point of near diffusion. Kinda keeps the ethereal feel but suggests a more minimalist (tonal) approach.
Everything is heavily weighted on the mid tones and a pulling in the histogram wont work.
Perhaps experiment with a more high key effect by deliberately forcing the midtones into the lightest areas to the point of near diffusion. Kinda keeps the ethereal feel but suggests a more minimalist (tonal) approach.
Quote:Beautiful capture! I love the atmosphere you've created with this shot. The softness works well too. The fact that the top of the tree in the reflection is missing is a slight distraction. For me, maybe I would have waitied a few seconds until the swans and their reflections were separate. Can you post your shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings? Did you use a tripod?
Didn't use a tripod, just saw it and snapped it. I had to cut the bottom of the refelction off as there were a number of random weeds edging into the picture which were more of a distraction if left in.
According to the feedback on the picture the following is true;
Focal length 6.9
F-number 4.7
Exposure 5/1717
I only use a Sanyo Xacti for my pics so it is more about me seeing the picture than how I use the camera.
Youve managed to capture a really beautiful moment, suggesting peace and tranquility, and almost projecting the feeling of actually being there.
Eviscera's idea produces a very nice effect, and Ive loaded a couple of suggestion you can experiment with if you wish, - one a back and white conversion.
In all Ive applied a Diffuse Glow distortion that gives an effect somewhat similar to the first mod, and in one Ive cropped to place the birds on a third.
Regards
Willie
Eviscera's idea produces a very nice effect, and Ive loaded a couple of suggestion you can experiment with if you wish, - one a back and white conversion.
In all Ive applied a Diffuse Glow distortion that gives an effect somewhat similar to the first mod, and in one Ive cropped to place the birds on a third.
Regards
Willie
Much more effective than your second Misty Days upload. Here, everything's balanced — the swans are in a good place and they make a nice triangle with the trees. The pale blobs (ducks?) at the base of the right-hand tree could be cloned out but, apart from that and wanting the whole reflection in the frame, there's not a lot to criticize.
