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Havenât had much time for photography lately, but we did go to Reelfoot Lake here in Tennessee a couple of weekends ago, and here are some of my shots from there. This time of year, Reelfoot is best known for its eagles. I just donât have the lens needed to get a good shot of them in the wild, but I included a couple of what I did get. Thanks for looking.
I used a couple of filter effects on these first two:
An injured eagle in a flight cage.
The only shot I got of one in flight:
There was just something about this that I liked:
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It looks like a beautiful place Aine...
Very nice series.
My fav would be #3 and 5.
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I like the effects used on the first two, but particularly the second one. The tones and colours, while obviously pushed, contain a lot of subtlety.
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Thanks Irma and Matthew.
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I like the effects on #1 and #2. Can't help but think I would like #2 with a slight straighten though. It may be accurate, but it would feel better to me if the walkway posts were vertical.
I also like what you have captured in the last one.
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Thanks Toad and Wulinka. I wasn't sure what to do with the boardwalk shot, because the trees were leaning one way and the posts another. Here's a version of it with the posts straightened a little.
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Hmmm. What a dilemma. The straightened look suits my inner ear better (balance) but loses some of the fantasy. Maybe try twisting it way off vertical. The first one looked like it just *missed* vertical by accident - if it was more off vertical, it might be pretty cool.
Sorry for unsolicited critiques - I really like this shot - but I am not sure that I have seen it in all its majesty yet.