Scott, GREAT explanation of balance in the composition and I really enjoyed the Skimmer photo. Can’t imagine the time/effort to get this view compared to the effort on getting the perfect side view!! Excellent photos from the Patreon photographers!
Hi Scott. This is another wonderful lesson and I will refer back to this often. So, as always, thanks so much for making this and, by the way, your Skimmer photo is absolutely, over the top, wonderful and fantastic. It’s one of the best bird photos I’ve ever seen. - Mick Thompson
Great video. I sample images you were provided were great. I love the image by Rosalind Philips. I have seen a lot of her work on Instagram and believe she is a great wildlife photographer.
Scott, I love this type of content. It makes me think. Sometimes you see a photo and just like it, but I couldn’t describe why. This is so helpful to understand photography as art. Love this! I’ve only been doing nature photography for a few years and self taught. I crop unconstrained and I wonder if that’s right, or if I should be using a standard like 4x6 or 8x10. I just crop until it’s pleasingly. Is 1 way better than another? Thoughts?
I would only worry about specific dimensions of there is a reason. Like if you wanted to print to a standard size. I often default yi 7x5 but that's just a preference. IG is harder with wider ratios like 3x2 or 16x9 just because of the format.
wonderful. beautiful birds. thank you for sharing! my country is also very rich in bird species. invite you to visit and take pictures! thank you very much!
Sometimes you can’t get low due to grasses or vegetation on the bank, but you can get lower than standing. Sometimes I carry a Walkstool, and monopod to sit by the waters edge, they come in multiple heights. (Amazon) Especially handy to catch blue herons fishing. You can sit comfortably for a long time this way. Plus the farther away the subject the less the angle you are shooting down. Maybe this is helpful. Happy shooting!
Well done class. Looks like a great assignment for the next week!
I'm on it😊
Scott, GREAT explanation of balance in the composition and I really enjoyed the Skimmer photo. Can’t imagine the time/effort to get this view compared to the effort on getting the perfect side view!! Excellent photos from the Patreon photographers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That black swam image is🤯 love it!
Hi Scott. This is another wonderful lesson and I will refer back to this often. So, as always, thanks so much for making this and, by the way, your Skimmer photo is absolutely, over the top, wonderful and fantastic. It’s one of the best bird photos I’ve ever seen. - Mick Thompson
Thanks so much Mick!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Skimmer shot is awesome!
Great show, great examples, something not mentioned much, but has so much impact.
Thanks, it can make for some stunning images.
Great video and fantastic photos for the examples!!
Thought provoking!! I have a few such wildlife images captured over the years, need to dig them out! Thanks for a wonderful video.
Symmetry makes for some of the best images!
thanks Scott, great video.
Great Video Scott..Thank you!
Merry Christmas to you and your family 🎄
Thanks Donna. And to you too!
Great video. I sample images you were provided were great.
I love the image by Rosalind Philips. I have seen a lot of her work on Instagram and believe she is a great wildlife photographer.
Rosalind has a great eye for detail and composition.
Scott, I love this type of content. It makes me think. Sometimes you see a photo and just like it, but I couldn’t describe why. This is so helpful to understand photography as art. Love this! I’ve only been doing nature photography for a few years and self taught. I crop unconstrained and I wonder if that’s right, or if I should be using a standard like 4x6 or 8x10. I just crop until it’s pleasingly. Is 1 way better than another? Thoughts?
I would only worry about specific dimensions of there is a reason. Like if you wanted to print to a standard size. I often default yi 7x5 but that's just a preference. IG is harder with wider ratios like 3x2 or 16x9 just because of the format.
Thank you so much. Very useful information.
Thanks for watching!
wonderful. beautiful birds. thank you for sharing! my country is also very rich in bird species. invite you to visit and take pictures! thank you very much!
Thank you
Nice video 👍🙂
Thanks for the visit!!
My knees won’t allow me to get low😢
You can adapt some equiptment !
Sometimes you can’t get low due to grasses or vegetation on the bank, but you can get lower than standing. Sometimes I carry a Walkstool, and monopod to sit by the waters edge, they come in multiple heights. (Amazon) Especially handy to catch blue herons fishing. You can sit comfortably for a long time this way. Plus the farther away the subject the less the angle you are shooting down. Maybe this is helpful. Happy shooting!