The Wall

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Canon 40D & 400MM 5.6 L
ISO=400
HH
f/10
1/1000
EV=1/3

LRII--->CS4

Overcast day, I was using a light meter to set manual exposures and switching to AV on occasion. Started to rain and I saw him on the wall.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Jeff...I like it...its unusual. i like the composition as well! Nicely done!

[Harold Davis]

this works for me. i might even go just a tad darker, leaving just a hint of detail in the bird and wall. unique and i like it!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeff - different thats for sure - like it - agree with MR H a tad darker maybe.
Good show :)

[Nick Palmieri]

I would go darker, nice composition

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Thanks for the positive feedback, I though about a B&W image but left a tad of the real image. I was torn and agree a dark comp would work as well.

[Connie Mier]

I agree with Nick, a dark silhouette would do it. I'd try a horizontal comp with bird on the left as well. The wall is overpowering in this vertical comp, but maybe that's what you were striving for.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really original and creative Jeff, like it as presented.

[wendell westfall]

I like it a lot, Jeff, but I must confess the wall is a bit much for me. I think you could maintain a more pleasing overall effect by chopping your image a third from the bottom.

[Fabs Forns]

Very graphic composition, well created, just may go a bit darker and even play with a color filter for the sky, although it looks pretty cool in B&W. Congrats!

[denise ippolito]

Jeff, Really nice creative image! I like it as presented but think it could go darker also. BTW I love your new sig!!! Lifetime Member-?!!Big Congrats!!

[Gus Cobos]

A tad darker for sure Jeff,
Nice composition...well done...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

You got a keeper Beep !!! Love the way you are seeing things Different and works in a big way !!! btw agree on going darker !!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Thanks Al, this image is just ok with me, I do like the B&W texture. You will see more of that from me.

I like including hand of man elements in my images with birds. I know, I am getting weird with the camera. Seem to find the life of birds interfacing with cities and infrastructure interesting, maybe I need a vacation.

Beep-Out

[Bob Miller]

Jeff...I don't think you're being weird. Birds interfacing with cities and infrastructure sounds like a possible B&W project. Love the image!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Bob,

Thanks, for some reason I find this interesting. If you saw my picture of a Killdeer in a Target parking lot this has motivated me to post more photos of what I call "life in the lot". Pictures in various parking lots around Middle TN, be watching for it and thanks for the support.

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Jeff, This image is really cool and lends itself to various expressions and crops; it's very graphic. Like so many others before me, I would just go black with no detail, and would probably play with a colored sky like Fabs suggested, just for grins.
I'm looking forware to your "Life in the lot" series!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Thanks Ron, I am giving serious thought to B&W, I start the
life in the lot series this weekend. It is a 30 day project on birds in parking lots and man made structures in Nashville, let's see if I can pull it off. I might need your help on lighting and other matters, keep in touch.

Best J$