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Posted by Neil Burton on December 21, 2011 at 8:28 AM
5DII, 500f4, ISO 400....noise added. Dinner times spent in the graveyard near work.

Shot on purpose with a hedge infront of me, to get some OOF mushyness to it.
Posted by Phil Ellard on December 21, 2011 at 9:28 AM
very moody, who needs colour the detail in the black is stunning, I like it a lot :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on December 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM
I don't always like black and white shots of wildlife, but this works brilliantly. Good to see a rook posted here as well, one of those species that is ignored far too often.

Posted by Neil Burton on December 21, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Cheers guys. I do not as a rule like mono birds, fur seems to work better than feather, but corvids seem to work extremely well.
Posted by Matt Cole on December 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM
it must be black and white day :smile: An unusual image Neil and I agree the B+W does suit it. I think ideally I would like the bird just slightly lower in the frame, although that may reduce the 'peering through the foliage' look. I like it, nice to see something different.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on December 21, 2011 at 3:59 PM
Cracking image Neil, superb detail in the Rook. It would be great to have one perched on a tombstone in B+W. Would look really spooky! Not sure what people must say when you tell them you spend your lunchtimes in a graveyard!

Nick. :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Neil Burton on December 21, 2011 at 4:43 PM
Ta guys. I am trying to get them on more interesting tombstones but the Germans tend to look after them so not many with any character.
Posted by Bob Johnson on December 22, 2011 at 8:12 AM
This works for me. Not into B&W but I guess a rook is a good subject for it :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on December 22, 2011 at 2:21 PM
So different and a great image for it.

Keith.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on December 23, 2011 at 6:11 AM
Great stuff Neil. :toast:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on December 23, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Different and a great treatment. A bit of grain works wonders especially when we are so geared towards clean, ultra-sharp imagery. This has a real gritiness to it :toast: