I took this photo a couple of days ago when I took a long mile walk along the beach in Florida. I took hundreds of different beach/nature photos on my trip. I saw a big group of Sand piper birds strolling along the shore of the beach eating stuff in the sand. I thought they seemed pretty placid and calm so I went up close to them within 15 feet and took a lot of photos of these birds. I decided to choose this photo out of the hundreds of other photos because I thought this photo stood out the most from a very artistic point of view. I like how all of the soapy salty sea clumps were spread out around the Sea Piper bird because it makes this photo very unique and different from normal bird photos. I also like how this photo turned out nicely with the bird in almost complete focus and the closer bubbly suds in the center and the front of the photo are in focus and the rest of the photo is out of focus. I also think the lighting is very important for this photo because it is not overexposed, the color tones are well balanced and lit. I also like how there are many different shades of light in this photo starting with the dark tones towards the very front of the photo. I also like how you can see the crisp details of the soap suds clearly because it draws your attention into the photo instead of drawing out of the photo. I also like how the wet sand has a nice shiny effect to the photo. I also like how the light source is being reflected back up from the water. I also like how the brown sand complements with the color of the Sand Piper bird because it makes it contrast well. Lastly I like how the focus of the photo is mainly clearest towards the center of the photo because it draws you into the bird. I took this photo on my Nikon D3200 without flash, using the zoom lens, auto focus and auto shutter speed settings.
I like the patterns in the water and the colors of the water and sand work well together. I also like how the bird's head and body is position and how there being one leg up in the air and one in the water. Another thing that I like is how the bird's feathers contrast completely against the water.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I agree with you about the patterns of the water around the bird and the colors of the water and sand work well together with the photo because it does make the photo look very interesting and it makes the photo really stand out a lot and can get someone's attention. I also agree with you on how the bird was positioned in the water because it makes the essence of the photo very nice and it makes the emotion of the photo look calm and smooth. I also agree with having the bird having one leg up in the air and one in the water makes the photo have an interesting feel to the photo. I also agree with you about the bird's feathers because they really do contrast with the water pretty significantly. I think having the contrast between the feathers and the sandy water does create a very nice contrast, and it makes the photo very interesting.
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