Le patinage

[rcarca]

With the cold snap continuing in St Albans, here was a Coot trying to get to the edge of the lake as the sun was going down. With my 5Diii, 100-400 and 1.4x extender

2Y2A2776.jpg by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!

Richard

[tesarver]

Re: Le patinage

Nice silhouette of the bird Richard

Tom

[Tigger]

Re: Le patinage

nice work, although I do prefer the other with two birds

[the black fox]

Re: Le patinage

different but nice

[rcarca]

Re: Le patinage

I have re-worked it a bit...

Le patinage by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

Which do you prefer (if you can even see the first one still...)

And a couple more:

Take off from the ice is difficult... by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

Others just trudge home... by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

Thanks

Richard

[EOS_User]

Re: Le patinage

Hi Richard; hope you're well... Edit is way better IMO, far more vibrant, also like the take-off, but maybe a tad too tight to the top of the frame???

[DaveG001]

Re: Le patinage

Edits look good Richard
I like the 'truce home' shot' best
Cheers
Dave

[Nathaniel]

Re: Le patinage

I like the first image. It looks more natural IMHO.

[the black fox]

Re: Le patinage

i love the re worked one plus others

[rcarca]

Re: Le patinage

Thanks Dave, Nat and Jeff

Hi Richard; hope you're well... Edit is way better IMO, far more vibrant, also like the take-off, but maybe a tad too tight to the top of the frame???

Very well thanks Lee. I was uncomfortable with the crop on take-off as well, so you prompted me to rework it:

Runway... by Richard Anderson, on Flickr

Best

Richard