pelican portrait

[Stuart Hill]

Thought I'd try a shot showing 'the stare'. Kind of like the old B&W portaits I remember.

D300+300 f4
1/4000
iso 400
80% of original

regards.
Stu.

[Harold Davis]

this works for me bigtime!!!! i love the conversion. only two things i would do. sharpen the left eye and run some noise reduction on the background. i love the fact that it's shadowed on the right. nice pic!!

[Bill Dix]

I like it. Something very refreshing about a b&w image. Feather detail is great, but a little sharpening of the eye might help.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Stuart - love the in your face composition.
Agree with Harold some NR on the background. Like the lighting - works well here.
This style of lighting is used in portrait photography to great effect.
Good show - like it a lot :)

[Peter Farrell]

Very dramatic, nice detail.

[Alfred Forns]

Great comments .... can add would crop tight form the sides !!!

[Gail Spitler]

Good for you on getting a fresh look at a well photographed species. Thanks for posting this.

Cheers
Gail

[Stuart Hill]

Thanks for the help on this. Did work the eye. Bang on with the crop left and right Alfred. Ran it at 4ft almost square with a wide matte round it and it looks great (I work at a photographic house).

I'd left the noise in as I felt it added to the menace. Tried one smooth but looked like an Armani add for pelicans!

Thanks all for your help.

regards.
Stu.