loon on the Susquehanna River

Posted by Kelly on Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:00 pm

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This spring a pair of loons spent about a week in Harrisburg during their migration and I was so sad when they left. Canon Elan 7e, 100-400 IS, Provia. Would this be better as a square crop with some off the right?

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by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:48 pm

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If you cropped anything off the bottom I'd "put" a little back for balance - the bird would look better a little higher in the frame. If that's not an option, I think a possible composition for this is to take quite a bit off the top so it's a pano with negative space on the right, with as much room from the head to the edge as from the tail to the edge. (Just remember it's all subjective, but I think that would help balance out the tight bottom.)

What a treat to photograph loons, huh? The same pair just might return to roughly the same place, check next summer.

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:02 pm

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It is an awesome experience being with these beauties. Heather made some great suggestions.

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by mrhughj on Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:12 am

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Heather has already given great ideas on how to present this neat image, Kelly. Lcuky you to have them, if even for a short time.

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by Kelly on Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:30 am

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Thanks for the feedback. There is no more room on the bottom on the original, and this was one of only a few slides that were at all usable from several rolls. These loons were the final straw that made me switch to digital, since a histogram would have helped me correct the exposure problems.

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