Trying out BW silhouette image

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Trying out BW silhouette image

Postby Dargan on Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:35 pm

Not sure if this is true BW but it definitely is a silhouette and am interested in any comments nevertheless. Any ideas on how others approach silhouettes would be welcomed. This was shot at Bokarina from under a berm, hence the grass eye level, and this 'bird' jumped up above me. I tried to keep the gleam in his eye.

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Postby Big Red on Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:45 pm

comment: make the pic smaller :wink:
You have given me a shooting idea as i like the style ... thanks 8)
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Postby Dargan on Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:56 pm

OK It is hard to see the whole image isn't it.

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Postby nito on Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:00 am

I like the shot, might need a bias towards the left by cropping more of the right slightly. And there is a dust bunny on the left side of the image.
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Postby Big Red on Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:11 am

about 800 wide would have been better for me but the size you have has given me the chance to crop it on the screen and i agree about cropping to just behind the tail .
I really like the background dark muted colours with the grass and bird in black ... very nice 8)
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Postby Dargan on Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:23 am

I'll get this right eventually.

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Postby Sheila Smart on Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:07 am

I like this a lot. Good work.

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Postby wmaburnett on Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:05 pm

I like this, the reflection on its eye almost looks lik eit has a hole in its head to see through, very nice!
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Postby mudder on Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:31 pm

You've captured a terrific, moody image here... Silohettes sometimes don't grab me as they tend to need "something" but here the silohette is the subject and it works really well...

Would probably go for a little more open space on the left where the bird's looking, but I'm being a picky mongrel here :) Not sure about the reflection in the eye...

Nicely weighted where the horizon is, well done...
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Postby Big Red on Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:16 pm

oh yeh, i like that ... a lot 8)
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Postby marcotrov on Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:51 pm

Beautifully taken. A really appealing silhouette Dargan
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Postby Slider on Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:02 pm

Nice shot Michael. The gleam in the eye does it :D
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