Leaves and birds

CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
edited December 22, 2015 in Other Cool Shots
Two photos that have little in common except that I took both yesterday. Criticism is always welcome.

1

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2

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Don
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Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    Second is superb! The reflection sets it up nicely!
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    I like both. The minimalist mode is working!
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  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,863 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    #1 didn't quite work for me, perhaps because there were too many items that drew my focus and not one magic spot. Just to be really picky... Had it been me and had I been alert/had time at the moment I took the shot (not always guaranteed...) I might have moved the large leaf on the right so that the stem of that smaller leaf wasn't covering the surface of that larger leaf.

    Loved #2!

    Cheers, Sara
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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    Taz, Wayne, Sara, thanks. Sara, I think your criticism of the first is entirely valid, and I appreciate it.

    The black-necked stilts in the second shot move too quickly for careful composition. I just kept clicking and later picked this one. A bit of luck.
    Don
    Gallery: http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    The second one is very nice, and yes they do move quickly!
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited December 21, 2015
    Love the birds. thumb.gif
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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2015
    Juano, Richard, thanks.

    Yeah, these birds scoot! For someone who's generally wedded to a tripod, photographing them is a big change.
    Don
    Gallery: http://cornflakeaz.smugmug.com/
  • CCoopCCoop Registered Users Posts: 511 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2015
    #2 is stunning! I love the *misplaced* reflection. Really made me look twice! Just perfect!! --Carter
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