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Hope I got this in the right place, it is mostly desaturated. :cool: The background was done by using the "colorize" mode in H/S and using a slightly different tone than a normal sepia.
When I shot this, I almost didn't notice the little warbler. When I saw the image full-size, it begged for this treatment. I did a similar one a couple of weeks ago with a finch in a dead tree, and Julie showed me how nice it looked with the background in monochrome. Hope you like this one... ;)
Nice! I like how the bright yellow catches your attention.
For me, the bird is a bit lost in that big frame...I cut it down to show another perspective...just something to think about.
Julie, I do like your version. It shows a different concept which I like. My thoughts on the original was to have the bird look overwhelmed by the large frame. Sort of a commentary on the times, dontcha know... ;) It would probably look better with some taken off the top and bottom to make a pano crop.
Kerry, I like the idea behind this and Jules re-post hits the mark for me.
this is how I would of cropped the image....another idea...
I like that one too Dave! Thanks to both of you! I appreciate this open dialog and presentation of different ideas. Just one of the factors that makes BPN such a positive experience.
Dave, Your crop does look more natural-
I like your capture and image with the de-colorization Kerry, I like Julie's crop, it puts all of the attention on your subject; and Dave's horizontal composition...Dave's composition would be the classic rendition to showcase this little guy...good show...:cool:
Kerry, I think all of the posts are really good - and I see where you were going with your original idea so that makes more sense to me now. I like that you stepped outside the box and tried this - it really does bring attention to that beautiful bird!
The conventional cropping is what Dave shows and I would have suggested. After looking at Jules I like it best since it breaks the rules but so does the base image with the color changes. Really sweet looking and would make fine print !!!
I put in a light source - a "mini sun". I think it makes the image a bit more interesting. What do you think? :cool:
