One for Donald....

[Chrisclick]

....that is, if I have the right species!

Thought I'd try another conversion. Not sure if I like the composition.




CC always welcome.

[Wavelength]

I like the drama....

[Shadowman]

Nice action shot.

[Donald]

Ach, it fair maks ma hert sing, ye ken. Och aye!! (Think of Scotty from Star Trek)

Thanks Chris. Truth be told, I don't know my thistle species either.

Either that's great timing, or you've got a spouse/partner/friend just out of shot on the right, blowing as hard as they can!

[mknittle]

I like it Chris,

[Geoff F]

The problem for me, Chris, is that fairly large out of focus area in the bottom right corner which I find distracting.

I wonder about a crop from the bottom and left side to reduce that area a little and concentrate more on the main subject?

[FootLoose]

Good use of the diagonal, Chris, with immature buds on the lower end and the mature at the top end. I wonder if it might look better with a horizontal flip, given that we read left to right? ie the wind might appear to blowing the seeds away more.

[IzzieK]

Very interesting, Chris...I've always thought of your shots as birdies and BIFs. This is different.

[Chrisclick]

Very interesting, Chris...I've always thought of your shots as birdies and BIFs. This is different.

Thanks Izzie. Yes, I'm beginning to try a few different things. I started by trying a B&W conversion on a shot of a horse, just a few days ago. The other day I was walking along that line of low bushes I had mentioned in the post that has the Superb Fairy Wren in it, and surprise, surprise - no birds. Through a gap in the bushes, I saw the thistle. I thought it might make a good subject for B&W conversion.

I suppose I'm just trying to expand my experience by trying things that I have not tried before.

Thanks again, Izzie.

[Chrisclick]

Thanks for taking a look, Nandakumar, John, Donald, Mark, Geoff, and Greg. I appreciate your comments and feedback.

Geoff, good catch re the wasted/useless space. I'll try a crop. I'm sure it will be an improvement.

Hi Greg, yes, a good idea to flip it horizontally. I'll likely combine your suggestion with Geoff's and see what we come up with.

Thanks again.

[Chrisclick]

Either that's great timing, or you've got a spouse/partner/friend just out of shot on the right, blowing as hard as they can!

I may never reveal the truth about that.