Thank you hagatha and Moskie both.
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Originally Posted by Moskie
Those are beautiful, mixed. You got some great moments of those birds. Did you have to wait for their beaks/bodies to get lined up so perfectly? Great job! Fantastic composition in the first picture, as well. Did you use a coloring effect on it? I can't quite tell if it's sepia-toned... (i think the fact that i have to ask is great, though)
One thing I might suggest: mess around with dimensions more. Crop some of those suckers. I might just be talking out of my ass, though... you're obviously more talented than me.  |
No, the birds pretty much assumed those patterns and the pictures were for the taking. There's a theory that nature is prone to assume patterns and forms that strike the eye as beautiful and/or aesthetically pleasing. Can't remember what it's called. But I believe in it.
As for cropping, I have cropped a few of these a little. There's another one of birds that I didn't post here that I actually cropped a lot. But frankly, I try to do my framing in the camera. It's one of my favorite things about taking pictures...seeing those frames in my head and shooting them...seeing if I can capture the image in my head. And furthermore
I like pictures that look a little "off." I don't mind empty spaces or asymmetrical aberrations if they contribute overall to a picture that I like.
Thanks again for your nice comments.
oh!....and yes, I used the sepia effect on the first one...just didn't look as interesting as I hoped in color.