Eyes on Prey [Contest Finalists July 2004]
Uploaded: July 10, 2004 13:06:19
aperture - f 5.6, shutter - 1/125, lens 50mm, location- at the San Diego Wildlife Park - I have a year's membership there! I did a little background PS work- just added some grain and lighting effects. The rest is right our of the camera. No tripod used.
Marie Fields July 10, 2004
Terrific capture, Gunther! #146595Michelle D. Milliman July 10, 2004
Love the effects. Great work!! #641385Gunther Allen July 10, 2004
Thank you Michelle and Marie. I had a beautiful subject to work with! -G #641456Deborah Sandidge July 10, 2004
Beautiful capture, such expressive eyes he has! #641494Gunther Allen July 10, 2004
Thank you Deborah. This bird has such expressive qualities. Unlike other birds of prey, you can actually pet and scratch this guys head. He almost goes into a trance as he lifts his head feathers and starts to look like Croucho Marks. It really is quite comical! -G #641502Carolina K. Smith July 10, 2004
Very nice :) He looks very 'personable', not something you see in most avian portraits :)Karen Engelbreth July 11, 2004
Wonderful image, Gunther! #641942Paula Showen July 19, 2004
Hi Gunther! This is a GREAT shot! I love it..perspective, color, clarity...everything! #659142Dolores Neilson August 14, 2004
Many congrats on making finalist with your wonderful bird shot! Woo hooo! #707469Claudia Kuhn August 14, 2004
Congrats Gunther! #708113Deborah Sandidge August 14, 2004
Congratulations, Gunther! #708770Gunther Allen August 14, 2004
Thank you Claudia and Dolores - Dolores it is so interesting that this particular photo was picked, since it was picked apart on photoblink. I feel betterphoto has a better view of photography on an artistic basis as opposed to just technical sharpness, etc. A tripod might of gotten me a sharper image here, but it is very nice that betterphoto noticed the artistic merit. #708793Murry Grigsby August 14, 2004
Congrats Gunther!! #709608Robin L. Wehrman August 16, 2004
Congratulations Gunther on this magnificent image, Well deserved!! #714379Gunther Allen August 16, 2004
Thank you for your comments Robin and Murry. Always good to hear from you! -G #715250Diane Dupuis August 26, 2004
Congrats - beautiful! #736901Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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