Help in the lower right corner of this image: I shot this heron a few weeks ago as we were headed out Big Creek. He wasn't very cooperative as we tried to come closer. The picture came...

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Nov 3, 2020 11:13:44 #

WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

I shot this heron a few weeks ago as we were headed out Big Creek.
He wasn't very cooperative as we tried to come closer. The picture came out better then expected but required a sizable crop to remove some unwanted background. I wanted to maintain the water in the lower right corner to show the bird is leaving the water edge. However the edge of the water and brush intersection seems much too harsh. It stands out like I pasted it onto the image. I thought this was my fault (well it has to be I took the shot) and tried playing with reducing the sharpness to soften the line.
Any thoughts on why the water's edge looks so odd?

Thanks

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Nov 3, 2020 11:44:01 #

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

It appears to be a straight line. Those don't occur in nature so it looks odd. Try less cropped. Are you sure you didn't cause that in your processing?

Nov 3, 2020 11:58:25 #

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

Can you put some of the lower section of the crop back in? It looks like the water extends diagonally to the left and I, for one, wouldn't mind seeing more of the water...it would add more context and Mr. Bird is kinda hugging that corner. The water's edge *does* look too straight and abrupt, but maybe that will become more natural looking with the re-crop?

Nov 3, 2020 12:00:09 #

kufengler Loc: Meridian, Idaho 83646

What does the uncropped image look like?

Nov 3, 2020 12:45:13 #

IDguy Loc: Idaho

That certainly does not look like the water line. Too straight and no continuity from weeds. Did you have your camera on a support, e.g. Car hood?

Nov 3, 2020 12:50:05 #

Ourspolair

IDguy wrote:

That certainly does not look like the water line. Too straight and no continuity from weeds. Did you have your camera on a support, e.g. Car hood?

My thoughts too...

Nov 3, 2020 13:24:43 #

WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

OK so here is the image as shot. About as SOC as I can manage. Shot RAW so I have done with this vr is convert it from RAW to JPG

The boat was moving, slowly left to right vs the bank. Hand held. 1/1250 sec and iso400

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Nov 3, 2020 13:30:50 #

Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)

WDCash wrote:

Nature abhors a straight line! (but who’s perfect?)

Beats me!

Dave

Nov 3, 2020 13:31:41 #

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

WDCash wrote:

There’s your answer. It’s the boat

Nov 3, 2020 14:50:58 #

IDguy Loc: Idaho

fergmark wrote:

There’s your answer. It’s the boat

I agree. Can fix with cropping or content aware fill.

Nov 3, 2020 15:15:52 #

WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

fergmark wrote:

There’s your answer. It’s the boat

What do you mean "it's the boat"? Are you suggesting the line itself is part of the boat? Please download and look closely it is the water in big creek. The water itself isn't my question. I'm trying to figure why its such a straight unnatural line.
Thanks for the thought.

Nov 3, 2020 15:51:51 #

kufengler Loc: Meridian, Idaho 83646

It looks like part of the boat & water/sky reflection from what I see.