First attempt at wildlife photography

[Serge Gi]

I went for a walk yesterday and try to capture a swan with my M Zuiko 40-150mm kit lens. I usually don't take photos of animal or birds often. Im too slow
I will attached the raw file and the edit file.
leave a comment below with your thoughts - I'll be sure to read them all!

[marcel]

Hi Serge, here are some edits to your beautiful photo. I know your editing style is completely different from mine. Thanks for editing this. greetings Marcel

[marcel]

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[DeMorcan]

Thought I would try this for you.

[Serge Gi]

Really nice edit guys !!!
Thank you very much for your ideas.

[TonyB]

Hi Serge, I think your original shot was excellent the composition and colours
really compliment the subject, I couldn't resist adding my two cents to this.
Hope you don't mind.
I think we tend to crop to much especially with wildlife shots and we loose
context and environmental information My take on your original and a crop
from my perspective.

[Serge Gi]

Hi tonyB,
I usually don't crop so much. I did it this time just to get a minimalist effect.
You are right context is very important.
Thank you for your input.
See you on the stream!