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WC 50 - Feather ??

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 20, 201130 views4 comments

I found this under some huge madrones and there are more than a few flickers seen in these trees often. Looks like a breast feather. I placed this on a log and a calm day so shot with tripod outside.

E-5
50mm F2 macro
3.2 sec @ F22, -0.7 EV
flash off
spot metering
ISO 500
manual focus

Large view

Any comments or critiques are appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on September 20, 2011 at 2:00 AM

Charlie ..beautiful subjct, and nicely placed on the frame ...looks a tad bit low on the contrast and sharpness...some ps work could make this better ..well done ..

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 20, 2011 at 4:40 PM

I worked on this a bit, but it looks to me a bit oversharpened.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Varina Patel on September 21, 2011 at 7:04 PM

I like your background choice here. The soft brown tones create a very appealing monochromatic color scheme. It works beautifully with that dark spot as a point of interest. Nicely done.

Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by RL Potts on September 22, 2011 at 2:03 AM

That's an interesting feather. I think you improved it significantly on the second try. We seem to have a "color harmony" theme going with your challenge. I feel like the odd man out with my offering.

Registered on November 24, 2003, 188 Posts, 985 Comments