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Murder on the roof top
Murder on the roof top
Abra


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Melbourne Airport
Date: Dec 16, 2011
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Black and White, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2011

 I’m sure most people will get the title in regards to the collective noun for Crows is a Murder. I also liked the title as it adds another dimension and possible explanation for the headless crow in flight.

I kept the composition from the original shot as I liked the eye to be drawn to the centre with the prime subject of the headless bird in flight. I feel there is enough happening below and to the right to give it a ‘thirds’ compositional feel. I also feel the excessive negative space of sky nicely compensates for the black of the building.

I’m under no illusion that this will be a generally appealing image but it is the shot that I liked the most for the month and so it’s the one I have entered. I expect this to finish in the low 5’s. I also like this shot and it might have achieved high 5’s or even finished in the 6’s but it was not my personal favourite for December.

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 246
Avg (all users): 5.7571
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 5.7961
Avg (non-participants): 5.6486
Views since voting: 325
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 140
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/08/2012 02:37:35 AM
I thought this was yours, I know how you feel about entering the images you love even though you have other shots that would do better. Good on you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2012 10:56:24 PM
good silhouettes
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 01/06/2012 08:31:17 PM
Ominous. What are they plotting?
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 01/05/2012 06:12:00 PM
Violence strikes Birdland. I feel complicit.
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 01/05/2012 12:13:04 PM
I hope other people get the 'murder' ref too. Great use of silhouettes. 8
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 01/03/2012 04:28:07 PM
ok not sure who or what is being murdered but it certainly has a sense of drama about it, good luck
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 01/02/2012 07:30:18 PM
This is a great shot and the b&w fits it well.
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 01/01/2012 10:34:33 PM
What a family and what a story!
I love this snooping that you did (Phil)
bump
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 01/01/2012 06:49:24 PM
fantastic title to match the feeling of the image
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 01/01/2012 06:04:48 PM
Neat. Definitely looks like it's out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
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 01/01/2012 01:30:54 PM
Great silhouette scene and story!
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 01/01/2012 12:52:44 PM
Love it. The detail on the center crow is fabulous
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 01/01/2012 07:27:20 AM
This belongs in a gallery so people can stare at it. Wonderful. 10
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