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  #166 Balance: A Composition Tool 		Entry 31 of 31
   
 
Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)       ©2015 mrsawyer
Canon PowerShot S2 IS       30th place, 0 points
1/320s, f3.5, ISO 50, 1147mm, ?, Pattern, no flash
 
Post-Processing: cropped, levels adjustment to bring out plumage, increased contrast, USM, selective noise reduction       Extra Info: I think the lighter hues in the upper half balance the darker ones on the lower half. The reflection helps to balance the subject.
 
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mrsawyer
Dec 21, 2015		     Thank you for the comments!
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Jade O.
Dec 21, 2015		     Lovely detail in the eye and feathers and nice reflections and framing.
aoc46
Dec 20, 2015		     Nice capture of the duck. Balance might be slightly improved by positioning the bird a little more to the left and a little lower in the frame.
Anthony Comyn
Dec 19, 2015		     From balance perspective I feel that it is almost there. If the duck were slightly more centred, especially on the horizontal line, it would be more balanced. However this isn't a photo totally out of balance because I do think the tones in the water do help with that. Your focal point is not the subject of balance and as per your description the balance is the tones in the water, which would make this a symmetrical balanced image as you are using almost equal sized ripples to balance. The problem is the duck and focal point is there but due it being in the middle of the image, the composition tends to be a bit ordinary.
forkcandles
Dec 18, 2015		     good effort maybe a tighter crop.?
SteveBee
Dec 17, 2015		     It's a close up of a largely centered subject. I wouldn't say it represents an example of balance per se. There's really nothing for the duck to balance with and I don't think the reflections or hues give it more or less balance.
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