Eye Illusion
The Value of a Good Crop
The original image was a standard record shot of a duck
sitting on the grass by a local pond.
sitting on the grass by a local pond.
Olympus E-M5MarkII
70-300mm lens @ focal length 280mm
ISO 400, f6.7, 1/400 sec
70-300mm lens @ focal length 280mm
ISO 400, f6.7, 1/400 sec
The magic came by converting to B&W, initially this was to
accentuate the textures and remove the colours distracting from the detail. Conversion was done in the SilverEfex plugin in Photoshop.
accentuate the textures and remove the colours distracting from the detail. Conversion was done in the SilverEfex plugin in Photoshop.
Playing with a square crop I noticed the external
nare “nostril” looked like an eye.
By coming in tight on the beak and rotating the crop
to create the desired composition,
the image has become an intriguing illusion.
nare “nostril” looked like an eye.
By coming in tight on the beak and rotating the crop
to create the desired composition,
the image has become an intriguing illusion.
The panel of 4 images shows more examples of using a
good crop to give a different perspective and dynamics to an image
