The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
I was looking for frost and ice on a lake when some ducks across the lake were scared by an eagle. I snapped a quick photo. Unfortunately, the ducks were overexposed and not sharp. I converted to B/W, darkened it, cropped a little and added some wind effect which also affected the tree tops.
Specific Feedback
Not sure if it works in any respect. Any comments are appreciated.
A great example of using unexpected results to create something new and very original. You could even remove the trees and crop 20% off the top; to my eye the trees suggest a little bit that they were sheltered, and this might be counter-productive. So for me the birds can stand alone to form a frieze that would look great huge on a wall.
This is great as posted, Jim, but I’m with @Mike_Friel on removing the trees and turning this into a pano. I’d be tempted to add just a bit of canvas on the right so the lead bird isn’t banging it’s beak into the edge.
@Mike_Friel@Dennis_Plank Thanks. Amended version. I had cropped some off right already to prevent partial birds so I can add that to right and remove those partial birds.
Striking image, Jim! The amended version looks great. I especially enjoyed zooming in a bit and seeing how each bird appears to be leaving a set of contrails. It’s a very cool picture!
Fantastic work Jim! Way to use a technical condition to create something truly compelling. The graphic quality of the revised pano image is so striking. This is s fine art piece.
