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Description

It was early morning in one of the main natural reserves of the Netherlands, known as the Biesbosch. It covers the confluence of a few rivers and is thus always a wet area. I was enjoying the scenery from an open observation hut, when this grey heron moved into sight.

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I framed the heron in a corner, because I thought the different shades of green in the bushes were a second eye catcher in this picture. When I rediscovered the picture on my computer a few days later, it reminded me of landscape paintings of times gone by, hence the title.

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Canon Canon EOS R6
ƒ/9
1/320
800 mm
400 ISO

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I certainly get the feeling of a painting out of this image, Xavier, though I think if I were a painter, I wouldn’t have used the blue-green tones in the upper center as they’re enough of an eye magnet that they tend to hold my attention rather than letting it wander around the image. I love the framing with the heron in the corner. I also like the way the light is falling on the vegetation in this image.

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Hi Xavier, I like your original vision for this image as the varying shades of green provide additional points of interest for me. Well composed image - I like the placement of the bird in that pocket and how he is looking into the majority of the photo. Well seen and taken.

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Thank you for your comments.
Xavier