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Minimal sunrise birds in flight

With COVID and work I haven't really been able to get out much, but I've managed to get in the odd day here and there and have started to edit some photo's there not much about this photo that I would say is interesting, but the location here always produces these vibrant orange skies and the water shifts from dark blackish to blue every sunset. I have many more plans to come back to here but any tips on new editing techniques, or composition would greatly be appreciated here. I'm still working on the photo and have posted a reduced quality image as I'm still working on the final copy and didn't want to have multiple copies of a similar file.

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Nice catch Jaspreet. A fellow member here (Chris) often posts landscapes with very low horizons. I like the 'big sky effect'.

While I like this a lot - the color is nicely done and the bird is in nice focus, I wonder if you have more space on the right side in the original. This is just personal preference but, when I have a subject in motion, I usually try to keep it flying into the image rather than out. Ie. Its location is facing the midline of the image. This draws you into the image rather than have the motion leading out.

Not sure if that makes sense but there it is? I hope you post more of this as you work on it. This is nice already and I'd love to see where you wind up.

Hey Ruth, thanks for the advice, unfortunately the only other image that I have is of this bird dead center in the middle. I didn't press the shutter as it was further left (I was aiming to get the sunlight back lighting the feathers and didn't see it happening till the bird crossed the mid line. I do understand what you mean as it causes the eye to follow an implied line. I'm looking into a few different things regarding the background. I think I'll have to come back to this spot for another shot. Thank-you for your feedback and advice Ruth.

Nice work Jaspreet. As Ruth indicates the low horizon really works in the is image, and I love those pastel tones.

Personally, I feel the bird is too large in the frame and dominates the image. My mind is torn - it is hard to pull the eyes away from the bird and take in the gorgeous scene behind.

I think if you are able it would be great to reduce the size of the bird. At that time you could also play about with positioning (as Ruth indicates), but for me if smaller having space in front would not be as important, and I actually feel in this case it may work where it is ( an inferred line from where the bird entered the frame drawing you through it?)

Keep in mind that all suggestions result from personal tastes and perceptions - the only opinion that is correct is your own.