Watchin' You

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 2012379 views10 comments

One of the recuperating injured pelicans at the Wildlife Rescue place I volunteer at.
I was struck by the feather textures and lines, and emphasized them by de-saturating the feathers to remove blood and mud stains

D300
300mm + TC 1.4
1/250 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 500
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: CLOUDY

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on October 10, 2012 at 4:14 PM

well, i like the composition and i agree with you about the texture even if it seems a bit soft in both the small and the large posts maybe and additional touch of sharpness could have helped.

Luca

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 10, 2012 at 8:16 PM

Love the shot. The yellow pops. However, it is a bit soft. Great capture though.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 10, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Sandy,
This is a very compelling photograph and would be right at home in the Photo Art postings. The slight softness of the exposure adds to the sadness or maybe the pain that is expressed in the eye. Very good on this one.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 11, 2012 at 12:29 AM

Very emotive presentation Sandy. Lovely image.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 11, 2012 at 1:08 AM

A splendid image, Sandy. To see a bird close and calm like this, shows the flow of feather design so nicely. Like it as is.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 11, 2012 at 2:07 AM

I like the softness of the feathers and the white contrasting with the black background. I'd try and get the eye sharper however.

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Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 11, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Sandy, you've got a nice image that is sharp enough for me. Lighting is quite complementary. My eye is drawn immediately to the birds eye. Beautiful bird!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 11, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Wonderful image - has definitely artistic quality ! Well done, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 11, 2012 at 4:41 PM

A very interesting composition Sandy. Riveting really.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 13, 2012 at 2:25 AM

Very unique composition and wonderful closeup, well seen and well done Sandy.

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