My monochrome entry

uncle aj · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:07 am Post subject: My monochrome entry

I entered this picture in a monochrome competition on the Bird Forum I'm a member of. It was taken on a dusty day and the original is almost monochrome so very little adjustment was needed. Please give honest opinions and let me know what you think.

Original picture

Competition entry

Just for those who want to know, it's a stonechat. Gets it's name from the fact that it's call is like tapping two stones together.
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steve · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

I feel it lacks some punch to the image [just my preference for what its worth, art/beauty is in the eye of the beholder

] i just tweeked contrast/levels

uncle aj · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

You could be right, I just changed the other picture to grey scale and did not bother tweeking it. In fact someone asked me for a copy as a wallpaper and I enhanced that better than my original.

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uncle aj · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject:

I just tweaked the original and resubmitted it. Unfortunately the original in this post will also change as they are linked at the same source.

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steve · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

a subtle but noticeable difference

think i was a bit heavy handed yours looks more natural yet now has more impact

steve

uncle aj · Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

Tools · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:56 am Post subject:

I like the little fella..

I tried a bit of crop just for interest....
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uncle aj · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:32 am Post subject:

Looks good Larry.

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