"Stop the car." I managed to take about 4 or 5 quick shots. The sun was high and behind him. My first shot was totally blown out with purple barn and bird. (Kind of cool, actually.) I adjusted the levels a bit on this one and decided on sepia.
Seemed to go with this type bird. My guess is a Turkey Vulture. Valuable to the balance of nature for their removal of garbage and disease-causing carrion.
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Great shot......really like the composition and the colours. The way you've cropped from the original is perfect! It's definitely one photo I wish I'd taken.
sue
whoa - not quite sharp enough to win maybe but sure desreves a top ten! Balanced composition, balanced colors, balanced theme on so many levels. really great image!
I like the monochromatic color scheme, very subtle, and the contrast is great. The light coming through the wings is definetely the highlight of the picture.
I love the colouring and the lighting. This reminds me of the old Alfred Hitchcock movie "The Birds". It has a sort of Gothic feeling to it. The composition and cropping work really well too.
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