Just playing around

[rtbaum]

B&W, definitely, is not my genre. I decided to spice up my usual bird-on-a-twig with a Donald inspired treatment. It helps that there wasn't a whole lot of color to begin with

[Shadowman]

It works as a composition of lines and patterns.

[jstp]

+1 on Johns' comments, the composition is really nice and the black and white works well

Cheers

J

[IzzieK]

Brilliant, Randy....goes a long way when you decided to apply suggestions and tips and techniques from the gurus around here...

[rtbaum]

Izzie----ya gotta listen to da gurus.........keeps em happy

[IzzieK]

Izzie----ya gotta listen to da gurus.........keeps em happy

I am trying, Randy...hard to do sometimes when all I have is an old brain.

[Ken Curtis]

Hi Randy.

The image looks a bit soft to me. I would like to have seen the bird's eye and more details in the feathers. I do think the B&W treatment works well, especially when there is not much color to start with. Then you can emphasize the tones and shapes.

[rtbaum]

You are correct of course, Ken, the shot is quite soft. I always have a problem with capturing a little glitter in the eyes from my blind, aka office window; it faces due south. At this latitude the sun is always in the south and thus I rarely am able to get the glitter. Couple that with a tiny black eye with a black mask...........well you get the picture. Perhaps once the temps rise and the snow melts, I will emerge from my cozy sanctuary and start shooting from the other side of the tree