Fun in the Water

[Minde Grantham]

Got pics of these guys at the park yesterday.

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/mgrantham21/IMG_2267.jpg

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/mgrantham21/IMG_2270.jpg

[Asher Kelman]

Got pics of these guys at the park yesterday.

http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/mgrantham21/IMG_2267.jpg



Hi Minde,

Try centering the subject unless you want to show something entering the field of view or artistically leaving.

http://openphotographyforums.com/2007_OPF_AK/Minde/IMG_2267orig repaired tail etc.jpg

Like this!

asher

[Minde Grantham]

Gottcha. Thanks Asher

[Rachel Foster]

I like the 2nd better. I love shooting ducks.

[Asher Kelman]

Gottcha. Thanks Asher
Glad you like it Minde,

I was wondering whether or not to push my critique since, after all, your vision might entail the incomplete bird as a necessity of expressing some idea you have. So I took the risk of being rapped on the knuckles. Here we should and do take risks. My ideas may not be valid and your thoughts could be far more insightful than mine. Still, I took a hazardous step in thinking that there's a good chance that Minde is thinking of the words of so many fine photographers, including those who deliver work to satisfied clients every day, "Frame close and crop closer!"

This aphorism works for those who know what they need to make the client happy. It's 2cd nature to them. "For the rest of us, Frame wide and then get surrounding coverage just in case!"

Don't be intimidated by the skilled and confident who tell you otherwise. It can cost a lot to go to a location and get that picture. When you get home you can alter the final composition, but why, as in this case, have to follow the ripples in water to create water that you didn't include.

I'm not advocating being lazy. I do try to find compositions that I know are utterly satisfying and perfect as framed. However, not everything should be rectangular or in the proportions of 8x10 or whatever standard piece of paper you have.

Nicolas Claris took a picture from which he chose a long slither of magic.

Severe crop of a 500 mm shot at ƒ4:

http://mnclaris.free.fr/forum/_45R9380.jpg

Nicolas Claris Source (http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8815)

That is seeing! He decided it should be the dimension the art required and not the size the sensor gave!

So thinking about this duck, the next time, frame wider and look at the reflections in the water. Notice how even 10 feet away from a lot of waves the water can be different. This too can be used in the composition.

A lot of this you might already know, but it's worth sharing again!

Asher

[Rachel Foster]

Asher, I can't get that link.

[Nicolas Claris]

Asher, I can't get that link.

Corrected ; -)

[Rachel Foster]

Thanks (or since this has to be longer to post, merci).

[Tina Voorhis]

Very Beautiful Photos!

[Minde Grantham]

Thanks everybody for all of the input and info