Hoe Down

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Everyone,
Here is another dancing sanderling to make you smile - I hope :)
Mk 3 300 f2.8
ISO 800
f/6.3 1/1250
Exp comp @ +2/3
...and yes, I know he's dancing out of the frame, but hey, this is OOTB :D
Look forward to your C & C's.
Best to all,
Nicki

[titus.ebbecke]

Very nice image. How did you get this white bg?

[denise ippolito]

Nicki, The unconventional crop is super!!! That is what I like best about your images. The pose for this Sanderling is adorable. Very nice HK image. :)

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Titus and Denise, thanks so much for your very kind comments.
Titus, to get the white BG this is what I did:
I took the picture in colour, converted to B/W and then pulled the blue and cyan sliders to the right. This rendered the BG almost all white - the predominant BG was blue in the original (it was the sea). Any colour that was left I painted out. Hope this helps :)

[Anita Bower]

Love this! Simple, interesting, humorous.

[Cindy Cone]

Definitely makes me smile, Nicki. I really like the HK effect and the simplicity of the lines. Nice work.

[Kerry Perkins]

Nicki, I love this! Let him dance out of the box, no problem!! If he had hands, I think he would be waving his hat over his head like Jimmy Durante and saying "Ha-cha-cha-chaaaaaaa!". :) Oops, I think I just dated myself again... ;)

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Anita, Cindy and Kerry, your kind words are much appreciated :)
I'm glad that the little bird is raising some smiles :D
Best,
Ncki

[Christopher Miller]

Another great sanderling, Nicki! :) Thanks for the tip on how you created the white BG. Love the pose and composition. Could perhaps use a very tiny bit of CW rotation because it looks to me like he's walking uphill ever so slightly. Very well done!

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Nicki,

Greetings... Made me smile! I particularly like the minimalist ground, eye contact and, well, the title :D.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Christopher and Michael, thanks so much for your very kind words. Christopher, I might point out that he is DANCING uphill...:D:D...but point taken :)

[Christopher Miller]

Whoops! I forgot. :D:)

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Nicki.

Like the HK effect.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thank you Mark, much appreciated :)

[denise ippolito]

Nicki, Congratulations! Your image has won our weekly theme.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Thanks so much Denise - I am so thrilled! :)

[Anita Bower]

CONGRATULATIONS. Well deserved!! Love this image.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Anita, thank you - very much appreciated :)