SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO400~F8~1/2000sec~manual exposure~10-21-2009~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4
I don't know if this is out of the box enough. Image had mostly black background, that I made completely black. No plugins, etc. Thought I might mention that the bird was landing, flying in front of the dark opening of a culvert, and the sky was overcast.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill
10-21-2009, 10:17 PM
Harshad Barve
lovely compo and killer BG
TFS
10-22-2009, 06:07 AM
Patti Edens
Fantastic image! I love how the black beak and legs still show up beautifully even with the black background. The lighting looks great.
10-22-2009, 07:32 AM
Hazel Grant
A great catch. Camera data??????
10-22-2009, 07:32 AM
Hazel Grant
re camera data....nevermind. just found it.
10-22-2009, 07:50 AM
denise ippolito
Bill, I think the crop alone is OOTB! Very unconventional and I like the black BG. Really nice landing pose and lighting.Maybe just a hair more room upfront.Well done.
10-22-2009, 04:30 PM
Mark Fuge
Very nice image and applicaton.
I would agree with Denise on the room in front, but
Your image ... your vision.
10-22-2009, 05:26 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Really nice image, Bill. It has an oriental feel to it which is very pleasing.
10-23-2009, 05:33 PM
WIlliam Maroldo
I appreciate the kind words! Interesting comment about the oriental feel Cheryl. Now that you mention it, it does remind me of their black lacquer stuff. I bet a red border would have made it even more so. regards~Bill