Landing in Water?

[tallshot]

Hi,

I tried a lot to capture this with my Simple point and shoot.Tell me about the composition and overall impression of this snap.



Exif data
Camera Olympus FE310,X840,C530
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 31 mm
ISO Speed 80
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Image Description OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

[BigFuzzy]

I really like the interplay between the bird, the shadow and the reflection.

Other than that, i think your camera is what, in the end, hurts this image the most because it's simply not sharp enough for me. The shutter speed is fast enough to freeze the action, but it's still blurry.

Also, compositionally, always consider leaving more space in the direction the subject is moving (or looking) as it feels, right now, that the bird is too close to the right side of the frame with too much dead space on the left.

Considering the limitations of your camera, you did a pretty good job. Just work on making your composition stronger and it'd be a better shot.

[TessS]

How did you get two shadows of one bird?!?

[dvtldav]

Originally Posted by TessS

How did you get two shadows of one bird?!?

I think one is a shadow & the other is a reflection.

Dave

[Physibeth]

I would love to see this as a tighter crop with the bird to the left of the frame as BigFuzzy suggested.

[tallshot]

Hi, now I have cropped the snap closer and tell me how do you fell?...

[Physibeth]

I like this crop much better.

[dvtldav]

I like the crop much better also.

Dave