[Leica] IMG: Great Blue Heron

[Doug Herr]

LOL I appreciate all perspectives.  It seems yours leans more toward the bird+environment end of the spectrum that a biologist would prefer.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com


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>From: Wilbur Norman <coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com>
>Sent: Dec 27, 2014 8:31 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Great Blue Heron
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>Well, proving that we humans are a fickle bunch and difficult to satisfy, I thought I would like a version where at least the yellowed cattail was either toned down or removed, but…..
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>The new version is certainly fine, in and of itself, expecially if one has not seen the first iteration.
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>Looking at the first version, with fresh eyes, I now have to say I like it better!!!  Why?
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>One of the things about nature photography, as much as so-called 'street photography', is environment. While the cloned version has great 3-dimensionality and would be excellent in an identificatuon guide, it (for me) lacks some of the imediacy inherent in a photo that contains clues to the environment of the shot. Yes, there is the bokeh-ed background but those 3 cattail leaves, darn it all, really seem to add something for me.
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>The cloned version, on second look, now appears too much like one of those View-Master photographs.
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>For me these photographs really bring home the phrase, "you don't know what you got 'til it's gone!"
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>Many Thanks for your effort in this study of two fine photos that I was able to closely view side-by-side.
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>Wilbur
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>On Dec 27, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Doug Herr wrote:
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>> Ted Grant wrote:
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>>> Hi Doug,
>>> Very nice fog mood type bird image. 
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>>>>>> What say ye about the bright yellow to the left of the bird's tail?
>>> Clone it out?  Leave it in?  Tone it down?
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>>> Yes without hesitation get rid of it! WHY? Quite simply because it's an
>>> unnecessary visual distraction as small as it is!!
>>> As soon as the scene opened on screen my instant re-action? A quick over all
>>> look and comment to self out loud?
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>>> " Another fine............. OH crap why didn't he take that yellow leaf
>>> out???????" " It's merely fine tuning the image and kind of "cleaning it up
>>> to perfection!" You tidy it up and keep your mouth shut that you did it!
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>> Thanks to the many comments on- and off-list.  I've taken the cattail reeds out and I toned down the bright spot in the water.  I tried a version where I took the bright spot out along with the cattails and the water looked like it had been sanitized, so I left a hint of the spot in.
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>> The original:
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>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ardea/gbhero05a.jpg
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>> the final:
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>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ardea/gbhero05c.jpg
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>> All comments welcome.
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>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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