| Author | Thread |
|
|
06/22/2005 12:45:47 AM |
| I liked this with it's flaws. Technically, I suppose the other comments are right, but visually, to me, this is a feast. The lines contrasted against the dots makes this so much more than a pretty picture. The rim light is enough to bring the bird out from the background. The toning is perfect for this study of texture and contrast. The only thing I would change is the weeds that are in the foreground. I bet this looks great full size. |
|
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
06/21/2005 11:44:47 PM |
| Photo does not adequately differentiate the bird from the background. Maybe bringing out certain elements of the grey scale may help this. |
|
|
|
06/18/2005 03:37:51 AM |
| bird of prey... ultimately means death for its prey... |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/18/2005 02:03:54 AM |
| Nice shot, with the light making the feathers somewhat translucent. I do find the background a bit busy for my liking, but the pose of the bird is great. Well done. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/17/2005 06:30:21 PM |
I've went on four or five photo safari's specificall to capture turkey vulture images in the last several weeks and did so during the challenge week but was unable to capture anything worthy of submission for this challenge. I like catching them in the early morning sunning themselves like you have here.
It is a good capture but the background is overwhelming of the bird. This can be corrected by reducing the background brightness by 10-30 percent and possibly reducing it's contrast as well. You might try to add some bright highlights to the bird to make it stand out above the background. Unsure if this is better as sepia or would be better as B&W. You might try both to see what you think. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/17/2005 11:32:05 AM |
| i personally would have kept this as a colour photo - the sepia on the trees blends too much into the vulture - it makes my eyes want to tell my brain it is a dead bird on blacktop. well done for a sharp capture in that pose tjough. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/16/2005 10:46:56 AM |
| Great moment to capture the bird! I would have preferred the OOF background to be a little smoother - is this pixelation or over-sharpening? The bird's head doesn't stand out quite enough, which I think it would have were the background softer. Good try! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/15/2005 02:19:00 PM |
| Cool buzzard. Great capture and nice backlighting. The busy background is distracting to me, however. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/15/2005 11:10:41 AM |
| Vulture blends too much into the background on this. If editing was not so restrictive, more blur in bg and selective desat. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/03/2025 07:47:40 PM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
