Manatee Paradise


If you’re a Florida manatee this is your paradise. Crystal clear cool water with shade provided by oak trees and Spanish moss. Hundreds of manatees call Blue Springs their home and I can certainly understand why.

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Give it to me.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Open to your input.

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Canon 6D Mark II, Sigma 35mm Art Lens, ISO 400, F7.1, 1/160 shutter speed

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Noel, What a beautiful place this is.It’s very colorful and therefore to busy. I should take of the right part, the green plants. And you should go back there and use a tripod so things will be more sharp. This my opinion as an amateur in photography, who is still trying to learn.

That water is so beautiful, and the manatees are very cool. What catches my eye, though, are the bright grayish mosses hanging from the trees. I find them to be overwhelming in the frame. If that was your intent, perhaps showing more of them. If not, perhaps they could be darkened so as to be less prominent. Not ever having been to Florida, or seen a manatee, I would have liked to see more of them. Very interesting scene, though.

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