And no, I am not going for the brown, though I fully expect this to get a low score. I'm OK with that. I wish I'd had a bit better light to get better definition on my dear little pigeon. I even went back a day later to try again - we had better light today - but no luck getting a pigeon to settle in that particular (or any nearby) tree.
[Oct. 23rd, 2008 07:13:28 AM]
I'm truly delighted with the reception of this shot. This was not shot at a zoo, or in the wild for that matter, but this is most definitely the natural environment of a pigeon.
The spire belongs to the Wiesbaden Marktkirche, a lovely newer structure (mid-late 1800s) that has been undergoing various states of cleaning since I arrived in Germany. All the scafolding came down at the end of the summer and it stands clean and unadorned. Rumor has it over 200 tons of pigeon poo were removed. Hence one might wonder if this solitary fellow is contemplating whether or not the church should remain poo-free.
Though voting has a while left to go, I am truly pleased with the comments received so far - thank you ever so much!
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Too frickin funny that this DID turn out to be your shot! Great focus on the bird and love the use of negative space,and the dof with the distant church spire really adds to the shot. Great capture Deb!
Deb - loved this the moment I saw it (and read the title). I wasn't sure at first if it was you - but the spire looked German, and there was a Pigeon sitting happily in the shot - I mean c'mon . . your finger prints all over it :- )
Genuinely a shame this didn't score better - but you must have got the highest number of fav's in challenge - and that's pretty impressive !
Ha! I knew it as yours - but was too chicken to post it. What I loved about this was that it was more than just a shot of an animal. There was some kind of story to be told, and it was up to the viewer to decide what was going on. The black and white treatment is very fitting for the mood of the shot.
This is a photo that appeals to me enormously. It is almost as though there is nobody but me the viewer and this pigeon in the whole world - hard to articulate, perhaps I should leave trying, and just say a photo that leaves an impression.
This is really amazing. I love the single word yet play on words title. I love the rule of thirds, and everything is in just the right place for me. Great b/w too. My only 10!
Don't know what it is exactly but this shot appeals to me a lot. The simplicity and mood it conveys maybe. Something about that lonely solitary pigeon. I like your title too.
Really unusual, especially in that it presents us with the pigeon's backside. And yet I really like it. It makes it seem as though we're sharing a moment with the bird, looking at the same view it's seeing. I like it a lot.
ahh, only one photog here could have taken this and made the connection between a pigeon and religion! b/w works well here esp with the lighting and subject. 9 (and not just because you're Deb!)
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