Taken at the Michigan City Zoo for the April Creative Choice side challenge.
Notes from the post there, title is "Homage to Sandy":
fter getting a PM from SandyP about her animal shots, I decided to get an annual pass to the local zoo so we can visit whenever we like. We're out at the lake several times a week and the zoo is just across the street.
After shooting almost 300 pictures and only having a few keepers, I know how hard it is to get a decent animal picture.
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Nik Efex Glamour Glow (of course)
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a bit of lightening in dark feathers
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nearly a year since this first graced dpc ..
and i never saw it .. !!
i noticed it in pik your fav pic very large and couldnt click on it to make a comment so i had to come all the way to your portfolio so i could .. !!..:)
ITS BRILLIANT ..!!
an amazing photograph and so incredibly stunning ..
i keep looking at it ... it couldnt be any more perfect ..
the incredible sharpness just where it matters ..
the beautiful beautiful soft bokeh ..
the fantastic feathers so sharp and clear ..
that top knot .. WOW ..
about that glamour glow .. its addictive .. lol !!..:)
While the preeening is an interesting pose, it is a little awkward from a composition perpective. The necks leads away and then back to the body, which lead the viewer in a cicle rather than a clear direction.
A lot of nature photography on this site seems to fall down when the subject is simply snapped as is and is left with too much work to do to hold the viewer's attention. Not here. So much going on but such a simple composition. 10.
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