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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Jørgen Ramskov on March 14, 2016, 14:21:06
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Taken this past weekend. C&C always welcome.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1697/25662570222_8616e692a0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/F6Ho4h)
Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/F6Ho4h) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr
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I like.
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It wouldnt hurt my eyes to see a 16:9 crop of this image. Crop away the bottom of the picture and repost :)
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Thanks for the comments. Here's a 16:9 crop, a good suggestion I like:
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1511/25155628554_0955dd751c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EjVaXG)
Swan at sunset - 16:9 crop (https://flic.kr/p/EjVaXG) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr
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Very beautiful, both versions, the elegance of the swan and the glorious colours.
On balance, I prefer the original crop - I find it slightly more dynamic and unconventional.
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Very well seen and executed!
I like the second (16:9) crop better, as it emphasizes the horizontal elements of the photo.
Well done.
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Jørgen, you have a winner there!
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Very well seen and executed!
I like the second (16:9) crop better, as it emphasizes the horizontal elements of the photo.
Well done.
What he said^
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I like the 16:9 crop better. The backlit swan reflected in the water, the deep shadow and golden highlight creates a wonderful moody and peaceful picture. Get it up on the wall!
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In this particular case, I also prefer the 16:9 crop. It is a fantastic image!
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Yes, beautiful image.
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Thanks a lot for all the comments. On the wall you say, hrm...maybe I should try that.
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Impressive colours and tone. Although the crop is better I immediately envisaged a portrait version. But the image is so strong, all would fit, I guess.
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That's a beautiful one, Jørgen !
It deserves to be printed and framed... ;)
Well done !
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Impressive colours and tone. Although the crop is better I immediately envisaged a portrait version. But the image is so strong, all would fit, I guess.
Your wish is my command, here's a go at a portrait version.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1493/25792948835_a93df909c2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FieB5p)
Swan at sunset - portrait crop (https://flic.kr/p/FieB5p) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr
Thanks again for all the feedback, it is much appreciated.
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Thanks Jørgen ;)
I love it.
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The 16:9 is definatly wallworthy.. ;)
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Simply gorgeous!
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I'm quite positively suprised by all the response I have gotten, thanks again.
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I think it is a lovely image, but ....
... the "swan at evening" is a very old and powerful symbol, and an image that carries an enormous amount of baggage. This applies especially to the Celtic tradition, in which the souls of the dead are believed to take the form of a swan as they pass to the other world, so each swan on a lake in the evening is a recently dead person. The swan has been a symbol everywhere, however - in Wagner's "Parsifal" the swan symbolises beings without consciousness but in the divine realm and Ludwig II took that up in Neuschwanstein - etc etc.
I think your image, with the picturesque element of the golden water, refers to the swan as a symbol without saying anything about it, and I think the image would be stronger if it either had some background that might extend the range of reference or was nearer a picture of a swan that clearly did not invoke traditional symbolism.
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Les: Thanks for your detailed comment, I had no idea it was such a powerful symbol.
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I like the 16:9 crop. Very powerful image Jørgen. Wonderful!
And a great example of backlit image. :)
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I feel the edit in #14 seems most effective in my eyes.