swans

[Todd]

[hora]

One thing that bugs me is the downwards slope towards the right, and the swans seem to be a little overexposed. I like the plants behind the swans, but you should try getting more detail on the swans too.

[Todd]

probley a question I should know but what do you mean by over exposed

[hora]

Over exposed means there is too much light hitting the camera, causing the image (in this case a part of the image) to appear blown out, and too bright. This causes you to lose a lot of detail. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I'm pretty new to photography too, this is the best I could explain it.

[subrataofkris]

Hi Todd,

This is a nice family sailing in the wilderness.
I did the following post processing:
I straightened the bank
I burned the water and bushes around the swans, to make them dark
I selected the swans and sharpened them and kept tem on the top layer
The background layer was desaturated
I cropped the bottom

and this is your picture:


Since the swans are white, dark background made them stand out
In this photograph, B&W looks better in my eyes
Keep horizons straight as a standard rule.
Always keep the main subject in sharp focus and correctly exposed

This is a lovely subject

[R.E. Smith]

I like the B&W better, nice edit!

[jiminyClickit]

Todd,

If you were to crop left and bottom to place waterline lower and remove last ducks on left, then contrast everything but swans, this would be a good photo. A crooked one; rotate left.