Nature As Art... Black-necked Stilt

[jprzybyla]

Every now and then a image presents itself to be worked up as art. I think this is one of those. I have been going back through my images and came across this capture of a Black-necked Stilt seeing it differently this time I re-worked it. What do you think? Could you vision it printed on canvas hanging on a wall? Thank you for viewing.



In this edit I lowered the exposure showing highlighting the trailing ripples.

[benm]

Excellent.

[FrankMi]

This is the kind of image you might see hanging in a hotel lobby. Beautiful and thought provoking in its starkness and detail. I'm no artist but I wonder with an image like this if just a hint of ripple here and there would add or detract from the impact?

[NorthernFocus]

I think it's pretty cool looking, Joe. For hanging a large version on the wall, if it matched one's overall motif I could definitely see it making an interesting canvas.

[Daisy Mae]

Wonderful stuff Jo! It has a beautiful, simple elegance.

[deetheturk]

Hi Joe,great image i prefer your 2nd edit,and i could see it hanging on a wall,well done!

[flashback]

Second one, hands down.
This is the kind of image I think of when photography becomes art.

[Wavelength]

A perfect work; nothing to add; nothing to subtract; a wall hanger for any wall

[Rita]

Excellent.

[Shadowman]

Very nice.

[Ken Curtis]

Hi Joe.

The processing in the 2nd image is wonderful. Tons of negative space and only a bird, his reflection and a wake to view. I do suggest cropping. First, I don't think you need all the negative space on the left. I would take a lot of the left side off. In that case, the bird would be walking out of the frame and you would break the "rules", but in a very good way.

I also suggest considering cropping some off the bottom to give some vertical unbalance.

As for printing on canvas, I don't have enough experience to say, but I like the very plain, non-textured water, so I wonder if the canvas texture would subtract from the overall artistic look.