Next spot at the lake

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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Next spot at the lake
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I was out at the lake today and about 15 Cormorants came in for a landing. It was interesting watching them all dive many times in the lake. Then they all started flying to another part of the lake and repeated the process a number of cycles before leaving the lake.

Type of Critique Requested

  • Aesthetic: Feedback on the overall visual appeal of the image, including its color, lighting, cropping, and composition.
  • Conceptual: Feedback on the message and story conveyed by the image.
  • Emotional: Feedback on the emotional impact and artistic value of the image.
  • Technical: Feedback on the technical aspects of the image, such as exposure, color, focus and reproduction of colors and details, post-processing, and print quality.

Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

I cropped to a 2:1 ratio which is a little different but I think the bird in the back adds to the story. Is it ok to be there?

Technical Details

R6m2 RF 100-500 w/ 2x Extender 1000mm 1/2500 f/14 ISO 2500

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Hello
I think the bird in the back adds to the story. Cormorants often move in pairs.

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I like the pano crop and agree the bird in the water adds to the image. Nice takeoff pose with the water splash. Nice colors in the water. I wonder if some shadow detail could be brought up on the face of the cormorant in the water?

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I like the composition here, Dean. It reminds me of Leap Frog. I could see bringing up the swimming cormorant a bit and maybe trying to see if you can get the eye to pop in the flying one, but otherwise, I like it.