If I'm lucky, this is going to finish mid-five range. I am loving toned B/W images at this time, and hope to continue playing around with it. The "Balance" of the title refers to the birds, which were balancing themselves on the bouncing rope, and to the processing, which I think is one of my "balanced" yet. The image was shot in the early evening, waning light, at a nearby wet market where birds and feral cats congregated to scavenge on the human refuse.
Crop, desaturation (85% opacity), minor curving, adjusted contrast, healed a white speck on the in-focus pigeion's side, color balance, resized, bordered, USM, saved for web.
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I guess I wasn't that lucky. Thanks for the comments :)
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I find the image to be very pleasing and very nostalgic. The muddled background colors blend very well. I think the image is well balanced from top to bottom but not side to side. I would have liked to see the main bird more in the center of the image.
I am not sure why the image scored the way it did. I found it to stand out against the zoomed in closeups of birds at a zoo.
I think the border is a bit wide but only slightly...with the whiteness of the cord/string the birds seem to sit in the image if that makes sense.
There are too many blown out spots in this to the point of distraction. Bird on the left seems out of focus. Birds are too dark and cant see any details in them.
This is just so different from all of the "in your face" bird shots. Has a "late Saturday afternoon sittin at the cafe" look to it. Good presentation! 6
great shot, the colors work really well... the blurred background makes the birds come out more... i enjoy this, the only thing is maybe the border is a little to large... haha, nice shot tho
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