Juvenile Tiger shrike in Black and White

[Loong-Tat Wong]

Trying the challenge of making an avian image in black and white. Love to hear your comments! Thanks.

Image details: 40D FL 840mm f8 1/30 ISO 400

[Craig Brelsford]

Isn't your portrait a bit too dark? Whaddya say we brighten him up a bit . . . hope you don't mind.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Some posterization visible but a nice species and a good try in B&W!

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice B&W image, Loong-Tat. Craig's repost looks great, and I love the head tilt. Well done!

[Indranil Sircar]

Nice one, Loong-Tat. Agree with the above comments.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Loong-Tat,

I prefer the OP, just would open up the shadows a bit under the wing, tail and breast to get a hint of detail. The low-key B&W preserves the dark BG and gives a subtle but appealing contrast to the bird. Agree on the head tilt....................nice capture.

[Patti Edens]

When I see birds I am familiar with converted to or shot in black and white, I always miss seeing the colors I know would be there. Of course that is assuming it is a colorful bird and not a mostly black and white bird.

But in this case, I have no idea what this bird should look like, so I don't worry about missing any colors and can appreciate what I see. I love the sharpness with all the great feather detail and, as has been mentioned, the head tilt. I agree that it might look a bit better, as Jay mentioned, with some selective lightening.