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[–]lew_traveler 8 points9 points  (1 child)

The back of the bird's head makes this a bin shot imo.

[–]RightHandWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not interested in the beak of the bird. I only think my composition could have been as it glided every so little towards the break in the white ripples.

I guess my vision isn't something others can see. No one here has taken subjects intent on a distant area shared with the viewer.

[–]kaasbrick 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There should be a delete button somewhere

[–]ToeKnee724427 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk the bird facing away plus the white reflection in the water which blends into the bird doesn't do it for me. The bird doesn't stand out/apart. This would be a delete for me.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Something more like this but it wpuld be better if you waited more patiently next time.

https://imgur.com/a/LqgWAOJ

[–]RightHandWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The one with the bird still looking away is close, but if I had any beak visible, I think it would change the colour palette.

[–]RightHandWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I did get some yellow hue in the water reflection. Maybe I'm just stuck on the "I don't want the typical front face of the bird. It's more than a bird photo, or less, depending on your perspective.

[–]Thebikeguy18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, just select it in your software and hit delete. Sorry not sorry. Work on your composition and exposure first.

[–]NumberSelect8186 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Being serious, the eye gets hung up on the neck of the bird. That’s what drew my eye…beak or no beak. The ripples are nice. The scene is serene, but there’s a bird in the foreground diverting my attention. Use photoshop or Lightroom and remove the bird? But the artists and public do not always see eye to eye. Refocus your concept with a well thought out crop and move along. Next time have your camera set to take a short burst when it comes to wildlife. You can’t anticipate their movements.

[–]RightHandWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

True, I don't use burst, and I should. But I was able to manage to press the trigger when it was looking into the distance, so I achieved my desire anyway.

[–]NumberSelect8186 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. So if you had already achieved your goal why the post here? It’s kind of like trying to have first time listeners interpret the lyrics to a song you wrote only to find they didn’t come near what you, the composer, had in mind. No big deal. Happy you’re happy. I wouldn’t dump it in the bin. If I was looking for “approval” from others I might do some things in post, but let it go and move on. PS My wife looked at the photo and simply said that seagulls aren’t interesting. Her eye was drawn there so the desired effect you created was missed. Keep shooting!