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Low Tide on the Chesapeake Bay



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It's an interesting shot, and I think I see what you intended, but I have some trouble with the satellite dish and the sunken boat. Both are pretty distracting. I like the reflections of the bird and the pier and greenery, and the pattern and texture of the water are very nice.
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You're right, David, it IS a satellite dish. What a bummer! I had convinced myself that it was a crab net, a very common and totally fitting detail. I'll stand by the sunken boat (or log) as part of the scene but a freakin' dish? I don't think so. Sorry you had to burst my bubble.

I may go back to the cropping board but I'm not sure I have enough pixels left. Also, the bird's really not as sharp as I'd like (I had a tripod and teleconverter in the car but didn't think of putting them to use.)

Ah, well--I'm hoping I can break away for a day or two to shoot the Eastern Shore later in the summer.

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I hate being a bubble buster (burster?), but I figured you'd want to know. As for the TC and tripod in the car, well, you're my kinda guy! That's precisely the kind of stuff I do in my zeal to grab an image that looks like a "must get." So many times I've tried valiantly (read that: in vain!) to hand-hold a shot I knew (somewhere in the darker recesses of my head) couldn't be held. Oh, well, all part of the learning (I hope) process, eh?

 

Anyway, all that aside, the dish wouldn't be at all hard to clone out, and the pier, etc., could be sharpened. I'm not sure what you're unhappy about with the bird. It looks fine to me. In fact, I think the bird and it's reflection, along with some of the nice water texture, would make a very nice image.

 

I'm looking forward to those shots of the Eastern Shore!

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