Great Blue Heron - up close and personal

06/12/2004 02:27:06 PM · #28

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Better?

Very nice. The foamy texture of the water, with the clear diagonals running through it, sets this capture apart from others. I like the inclusion of the lil rock outcrop as well.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

06/12/2004 02:30:13 PM · #29

hsteg

Fujifilm X-T20

06/13/2004 12:02:55 AM · #30

Originally posted by zeuszen:

why does the water in the third shot look so 'unnatural'?

06/13/2004 12:38:47 AM · #31

Originally posted by hsteg:

why does the water in the third shot look so 'unnatural'?

I applied the Anisotropic Diffuse filter to the two centre images. When you apply USM to a resized image the diffusion appears more accented than when applied prior to it. You are quite right, objects appear more unnatural, when you consider the original, given scene.

I chose this effect (somewhat experimentally) for these images and not the others, because here the subject itself in the setting appeared stylized to me as if made up and painted. The chosen effect, I feel, remains quite true to this perception.

It is, however, a matter of taste as well, and I often regret not to be able to achieve somewhat subtler effects.