nicely done, the composition is great.

Eric on 8th January 2006 @ 8:58am

Wonderful.

Owe on 8th January 2006 @ 11:05am

There have been a lot of reflection shots on blogs recently, but this has a fresh approach which makes it stand out from the rest.

Kevin on 8th January 2006 @ 2:30pm

very nicely done. I really like the PP work you've done here and the density it gives to the image. It's very "fairy tale" which I like very much.

Dan :: genestho.ca on 8th January 2006 @ 2:52pm

Very interesting composition. I like the reflection

Chris on 8th January 2006 @ 5:29pm

Wonderful high key. The reflection is amazing

roberman on 8th January 2006 @ 10:15pm

Not to anthropomorphise, but that bird looks almost meditative.

Tim on 9th January 2006 @ 5:27am

I like this shot, nice idea with the processing.

SteveO on 9th January 2006 @ 11:30am

Um, I do love the reflection don't get me wrong. It is very crisp but is it just my monitor or is the swans back burnt out? The reflection really is dreamy though.

tobias on 9th January 2006 @ 1:30pm

Even the swan has a dreamy look on its face...or was that corrected in PS too? :) Great image!

Tim on 10th January 2006 @ 1:49am

Well you did and excellent pp. Funny that the duck (or swan?)seems to be extremelly sad isn't it?. Love the reflections too.

Adriana on 10th January 2006 @ 9:16am

Great processing, love the composition, nice treatment for a photo taken on another miserable day :)

Dan on 10th January 2006 @ 12:56pm

perfection! perfect shot.thank u

bruno on 10th January 2006 @ 2:28pm

amazing processing!!! love it.

frisky? on 10th January 2006 @ 3:49pm

absolutely lovely!

cy on 10th January 2006 @ 9:28pm

I'm a huge fan of this kind of shots where the white background of the photo dissolve with the white template theme. It's an amazing photo. This is today's photo of the day in The Invisible Man! : )

nuno f on 11th January 2006 @ 1:15am

brilliant shot, great light. i like it very much!

Peter on 11th January 2006 @ 2:09pm

Im not so sure that I like this shot so much. Its a little too over exposed for me. I think I would prefer to see the line of the swan's back, instead of it becoming part of the white background.

Phil on 16th January 2006 @ 5:41am

love it paul. i like how you added contrast to the real world, and kept the reflection looking more realistic. nice!

zac on 17th January 2006 @ 6:06am

Ah now this is an excellent reflection. And the way the legs disappear makes it for me.

ROB on 18th January 2006 @ 8:40am

Love it

Gerry Jackson on 18th January 2006 @ 4:19pm

I like the reflection here, interesting PostProcessing.

clarence on 19th January 2006 @ 12:38am

update your site!

on 21st January 2006 @ 6:30am

Great shot and inspired processing. I went to Martin Mere many times as a kid and can fondly remember chasing geese etc down the paths with my red wellies on (naughty boy). Had totally forgotten the place existed as I've moved away from the NW. I do pop back now and again though and your shot has inspired me to pay it a visit. Thanks.

andy on 21st January 2006 @ 11:06pm

at first i didnt like it at all, interesting but i kinda just though 'blown out' off the bat, where it borderlines style and a screw up. After just looking at it I do like it more, it's subtle in it's ways but I dig it. I'd love to see a black and white version with a little more contrast though...I think that would be stellar

blinks on 23rd January 2006 @ 9:44am

beautiufl shot..i like the mirror reflection in the water....the white background and water blend so well..beautiful shot:-)

pixibition on 24th January 2006 @ 4:57pm

Another quality idea put to good use, Paul. Definitely looks better in white. Wicked.

ChrisK on 25th January 2006 @ 2:27pm

Good shot and a great idea for processing. I really like it. On the white background it just jumps off the screen.

Mark [londonrubbish] on 27th January 2006 @ 1:31am

wow - gorgeous!

mel on 27th January 2006 @ 11:19pm

Nice capture - vey dreamy!

garyx on 28th January 2006 @ 8:56am

This is lovely.

Caryn on 29th January 2006 @ 12:48am

Beautiful reflection !!!

Mareluna on 30th January 2006 @ 12:26pm

Hey I noticed that you like Eno. I have a band thats all improvise drone music. It's nice to see that people still like mellow drone music. www.ifthousands.com Nice work by the way. I will get my Nikon D70 tomorrow in the mail,,, can't wait.

aaron on 3rd February 2006 @ 12:47am

Absolutely stunning shot, love the PP and the reflection is so crisp

Rob on 6th February 2006 @ 1:57pm

wow.

Tin - www.ragmus.com on 7th February 2006 @ 9:03am

Come back Paul - miss your posts! :) This is a great shot.

Tim on 8th February 2006 @ 12:59pm

Did we loose you, Paul?
We miss your captures and are hoping that you will be back soon!

Cy on 8th February 2006 @ 5:40pm

Fantastic blown-out highlights; it really works and makes this image seem almost abstract. Lovely.

Alastair on 11th March 2006 @ 4:53pm

Love the high contrast in this, and how the goose fades into the background...nicely captured.

Meredith on 22nd March 2006 @ 6:21pm

stunning, you were there are perfect moment it looks like.

noushin on 14th April 2006 @ 10:25pm

It's often useful and necessary to intentionally lose detail in order to achieve a desired artistic effect. At least from your commentary that's what I gathered was your intent. Bravo for having the guts to knowingly risk the fury of the purists out there who might criticize the intentional, large-scale blowout here.

I'm totally with you in going for the abstract and even painterly quality with this image. But I believe the illusion and feeling you are after could have been more convincing after a wholesale spotting of the distracting, high-key, debris floating within the bounds of the reflection. What abstraction or painterly image would intentionally include such jarring and reality-enforcing distractions?

I'd also build on your suggestion to view the image with the white background by actually increasing the white space around the image itself, rather than the tight crop you currently have. More surrounding white space would certainly increase the drama.

Yes, it's true that this is all subjective judgment on my part, but so are all the comments on this and every blog. Of course, it's possible that you'll disagree entirely and, perhaps, you don't welcome such detailed or specific suggestions about your images. That's understandable and totally fair and, if so, I completely apologize for my presumption.

But, at least, these suggestions are very specific, well considered, and meant to be nothing other than constructive. I hope you find them to be in that spirit and, even better, to actually be helpful.

Bob on 17th April 2006 @ 11:25am

Way cool.

Smoove D on 10th June 2006 @ 8:27pm

That's great. Love how the swan fades into the background.

anton on 10th September 2006 @ 4:14pm

Stunning. What a great shot. Congrats.

Justin Blanton on 11th September 2006 @ 3:46am

Lovely shot, quite emotive!
I will come back!
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Evi on 27th April 2007 @ 11:35am