Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Grey Goose (anser anser) gliding over the lake
What would you do to improve the picture?
f:20 1/2000 ISO 1600
I really like this image with the wonderfully distorted reflections and the way some of the tones in the wings seem to blend into the water, Armin. If you really wanted to, I suppose you could clean up the small bits of debris in the water, but i don’t think it’s necessary in this image. I would give the image a bit of clockwise rotation as the birds and their reflections don’t line up vertically as they should. I picked four spots on the birds and aligned them with their reflections and they all came out about the same amount off. The tip of the bill is usually a good choice, but if it’s badly distorted in the reflection some feature less distorted will probably be a bit more accurate. Here’s the straightened version I ended up with:
What a cool shot, Armin. Without the reflection, you’d think they were against the sky. Good detail in the birds and the high key aspect makes for a very interesting image. Well done.
Well done Armin. Cool image with the subtly colored ducks over the gray water. The reflections really add a strong point of interest.
The tip with the vertical alignment is good. Thanks.
The debris depends on the use of the picture. If I want to use it in nature photo competitions any removal results in disqualification.
