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60 Oct 22 Reply If it were double matted, that could serve a similar purpose. Oct 23rd
60 Oct 22 Reply I am not sure it would make it better but -- I might try placing a boarder around the perimeter. I normally don't like it when boarders are placed on a photo but this one has lots of white background, which I know was intentional - the boarder "contains" it a bit. Oct 22nd
60 Oct 22 Reply Thanks Rita. Oct 22nd
60 Oct 22 Reply Thanks Anne. Oct 17th
60 Oct 22 Reply Thanks John. A different version attached.
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60 Oct 22 Comment Rita,
Lovely well composed image of Alaska water, sky, mountains, and trees and bush. I agree that there are sections of the sky which are close to burned out - you can use a gradient to tone the sky down a bit but not too much otherwise those areas become an ugly gray. Best to bracket these high contrast scenes when on site if you use a tripod (and all landscape photographers always bring their tripods).		 Oct 13th
60 Oct 22 Comment Damon,
I like this image. The colors are vibrant, the side lighting provides shading and interest, the use of space is excellent, and the white background provides impactful contrast. A well arranged studio composition totally under your control.		 Oct 13th
60 Oct 22 Reply Damon,
Thanks for your comments. I think I have a tendency to underexpose and/or when the image gets exported from LR to a low res jpeg it may change a bit. I included the tree on the right to frame the image but I see how it might be a visual distraction too. It would be easy enough to crop more of it out of the frame. I have a calibration device (several actually) but have not used them for a while. The main reason I would calibrate monitors is if I had two monitors (I do) or if I were printing often (I don't).		 Oct 13th
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69 Oct 22 Reply Thanks Pierre,
There are way too many jets in the sky these days. It almost has become the norm to see those contrails. Sometimes I might try to remove them.		 Oct 18th
69 Oct 22 Reply Thanks Jacob. There is a rock out there. Oct 18th
69 Oct 22 Comment Brenda,
Don't know; the horizon looks level to me.
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69 Oct 22 Reply Thanks Geoff.
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69 Oct 22 Comment Geoff,
To crop in or not? I would see what the image looks like with just the three birds on the right. See attached. The bird in the lower left is a bit distracting as it is walking out of the frame.		 Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Jacob,
I like the concentric rings around the duck. The lighting is good and the eye of the bird is sharp, which is important.		 Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Cindy,
I think you captured the consternation well with the three cygnets protected in between the adults. I doubt that the original green would affect the image quality.		 Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Mervyn,
Lovely image. I especially like the horizontal base line which anchors both birds and is lovely by itself. The blending greens, yellows, and blues make a very nice palette of color. I would like it better if the wing was in focus but birds rarely hold still and you probably would have needed 1/2000 to stop that motion, which may not have worked.		 Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Pierre,
Re: bright background. I would apply a vignette. And I might crop in more on the bird if the resolution/sharpness will allow it.		 Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Brenda,
Nice image. With water reflections it often works out that having the horizon near the middle works well. The foreground is detailed and interesting- I might make it slightly lighter. What was your location along the big lake?
Oct 3rd
69 Oct 22 Comment Thanks Mervyn. Attached is the unedited color version.
Oct 3rd
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