The blur was done entirely on purpose when photographing the image. {1/40s at f4.5} It was not achieved during post processing. It was meant to create a feeling of spirituality in a dreamlike way. The bird not a bird, but the representation of a spirit set free from it's earthly bonds.
Raw conversion,curves,very slight saturation boost, noise removal, crop and resize.
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Well I have to say that I like it enough to add it my favorites. It does evoke an emotional response and I think that should always be one of our goals as photographers.
I gave it an 8 also. I'm not surprised it received a lukewarm reception, but plenty of the more thoughtful/introspective voters appreciated what you were doing, and that's a good result in my book.
I rather liked this image and gave it an 8. The colours and the hazy effects are exactly what I did like about this photo and it reminded me of some of the images I have seen depicting spirituality.
Yes Abra nice voting split and it shows that the voters were 100% divided. An extra 1 would have made it perfect indeed.
Ps. Funny...your entry got a 6 from me also.
The blur was done entirely on purpose when photographing the image. {1/40s at f4.5} It was not achieved during post processing. It was meant to create a feeling of spirituality in a dreamlike way. The bird not a bird but the representation of a spirit set free from it's earthly bonds. I am afraid most voters did not see it like that at all.
Lovely shot. The blur makes it for me, but probably not for most voters. I like the different tones as well; the smooth pinks and blues. It's different from every shot here. Nice one. Not voting, but that's what I see.
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