Opinion wanted Sunset by the lagoon

[oscar118]

Location

South America

Camera type

DSLR camera

Camera sensor

APS-C (Crop)

Calm view of Laguná Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina.
The visible "stains" are actually birds, lots of them flying around.

 

[Andy Smith]

lovely scene.
There are a few dust spots which can be removed in post, and I find the blurred birds to be distracting.
I like the branches in the foreground except the one on the horizon line, which I think would have been nicer a little higher up in the skyline, so it did not clash with the horizon land and sunset so much.

 

[Snook911]

Great Shot! I agree with Andy that the birds and other dust spots can easily be removed in post and maybe used to turn up the color a bit. Love the composition!

 

[Snook911]

View attachment 1179
Calm view of Laguná Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina.
The visible "stains" are actually birds, lots of them flying around.

How about something like this? Just did a quick edit in Lightroom

 

[Morexp57]

How about something like this? Just did a quick edit in Lightroom

View attachment 1197

Just perfect! I like much more without the birds. To be even more clean I would remove the small sensor dust spot that is in the water.

 

[oscar118]

lovely scene.
There are a few dust spots which can be removed in post, and I find the blurred birds to be distracting.
I like the branches in the foreground except the one on the horizon line, which I think would have been nicer a little higher up in the skyline, so it did not clash with the horizon land and sunset so much.

You are right, I saw the branches on the horizon too late. I actually left the birtds on purpose.

 

[oscar118]

Just to give an idea of the number of birds flying around ... !!
Hey moderator, there IS landscape here, plese do not delete!!

 

[Snook911]

Just to give an idea of the number of birds flying around ... !!View attachment 1199
Hey moderator, there IS landscape here, plese do not delete!!

WOW, looks like a scene out of "The Birds" LOL