This was taken at a local pond here in Kansas City. I was actually walking down the path when I just caught this out of the corner of my eye.
I made some adjustments using levels and curves. A little color adjustment. I also cloned out 1 small branch that rn across the swans upper neck.
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Seems a little dark. The darker birds in the front are a bit too dark and hard to see, and they kind of block the more clear white bird in the back.
Focus seems real soft. The white bird, which is the most recognisable, is quite blurry and we can't really get much detail in him.
This is definately naturally framed. I do like the set up, with the trees on the top. I consider that to be framed, where some people might not think that was very framed since it's not on all sides.
I think that had this had a bit more lighting, the focus would be better and the birds would have better detail and had been more visible in the photo.
Overall nice scene though.
~Heather~
This is an impressive shot. Could have benefited from some more lighting on the closer ducks, but considering the enviroment, you did a good job. Though the man-made structure to the right kinda takes away from the very 'naturalness' of the photo.
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