Birds at the lake

[Isac]

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

[Grumpy John]

Love #4, they've definitely got their collective eye on something interesting.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day mate

All up to your usual standard - and I seem to remember that trio of swans

Phil

[Isac]

Thanks Phil. This swan family (Mum, Dad and 3 kids) are the only resident swans we have here so I reckon they get to pose for lots of togs and quite often.

[sejac]

#1, #2 and #4 are my favorites. Excellent character studies.

Maybe straighten the post in #2?

[Grumpy John]

Maybe straighten the post in #2?

Here you go Charles 4 different straightens for you .

#1 Top of box made horizontal.


#2 Left side of box made vertical.


#3 Left side of post made vertical.


#4 Right side of post made vertical.



While doing this experiment I noticed some pretty extreme chromatic abberation at the bottom left of the post. Was the lens wide open when you took this image Isac?

[Grumpy John]

Hey, I'm just trying to get my post count up so I receive one of your beautiful hand crafted certificates.

[Isac]

The lens was at max 400mm but I usually get rid of any CA It's never usually bad and on this one I didn't notice it. I'll keep an eye it for next time.

[Isac]

Sometimes I get a little distracted and don't notice the number of posts, but I'm sure management will get time to check on these milestones soon. I can see the big 500 is a little overdue, but good things come to those wait

[Isac]

Love #4, they've definitely got their collective eye on something interesting.

Thanks GJ. They had their collective eyes on some "Frozen Peas" which I was pleased to see - not bread which is so bad for them

[Isac]

For those who were horrified at seeing the shocking horizontal and vertical mismanagement of the #1 image I posted of the 2 Galahs in and on a breeding box, I am re-posting the corrected image with guides to the areas which needed the most attention. I thank all those who were most vocal at pointing out the extremely grave errors which should have been noticed and corrected prior to posting the image. I hope you can forgive me and I can assure you that I have seen the error in my ways and learned a valuable lesson in going forward in my quest to become a better photographer and Photoshop guru.
The Galahs were ecstatically excited to know they now have a perfectly balanced and symmetrical home to breed in.

#1 - Corrected all major horizontal and vertical planes as noted by the experts. Some minor parts were omitted because of their insignificance.

#2 - Added guide lines to show the corrections (edits) for those who would like to know where the edits took place within the image.

[Grumpy John]

Well done Isac. Now you just have to clone in another Galah to conform to the "Rule of Odds"

https://digital-photography-school.c...c-composition/

[seaslug]

I liked it as it was!

[Isac]

So did I !!

[Isac]

Anyway, I had this one just to please those who prefer the Rule of Odds.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Jeez - talk about a mob of fussssspots .... Isac- why not just tell 'em do DIY if they don't reckon itz 'right'
Phil

[Isac]

Bloody terrible isn't it? I call my missus "Nullarbor" for the same reason - because she just goes on and on and on and on . . . .

[wigz]

All good shots Isac. The lined-up swans in #4 makes a really interesting shot. I didn't even notice the sloping pole in #2.

[Isac]

Thanks for the comments wigz. The pole didn't bother me either but we are all different in what we see and others have more spare time to run a critical eye over one's posts