"Are you ready for me?"
by blanceric

Comment by pcody:
I liked this with it's flaws. Technically, I suppose the other comments are right, but visually, to me, this is a feast. The lines contrasted against the dots makes this so much more than a pretty picture. The rim light is enough to bring the bird out from the background. The toning is perfect for this study of texture and contrast. The only thing I would change is the weeds that are in the foreground. I bet this looks great full size.

"Are you ready for me?"
by blanceric

Comment by dangerousdave:
Photo does not adequately differentiate the bird from the background. Maybe bringing out certain elements of the grey scale may help this.

When boat masts take the world over...
by blanceric

Comment by Evaan:
I'm not sure about this meeting the challenge, but that said, I love it as an abstract. The repetition of the masts is effective, and I love the orange background. Makes for a surreal effect.

When boat masts take the world over...
by blanceric

Comment by Shaman:
Very cool red sky - was that natural or editing?

When boat masts take the world over...
by blanceric

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Relevance to challenge theme?

When boat masts take the world over...
by blanceric

Comment by stormy:
My father inlaw calls it "mast pollution"

Mighty bird
by blanceric

Comment by graphicfunk:
A cutie and softer lighting would have played well your way. Personally, I like the expression and the perch position. Bumping up.

"Are you ready for me?"
by blanceric

Comment by dr3amz:
bird of prey... ultimately means death for its prey...

"Are you ready for me?"
by blanceric

Comment by colourBlind:
Nice shot, with the light making the feathers somewhat translucent. I do find the background a bit busy for my liking, but the pose of the bird is great. Well done.

"Are you ready for me?"
by blanceric

Comment by Artifacts:
I've went on four or five photo safari's specificall to capture turkey vulture images in the last several weeks and did so during the challenge week but was unable to capture anything worthy of submission for this challenge. I like catching them in the early morning sunning themselves like you have here.

It is a good capture but the background is overwhelming of the bird. This can be corrected by reducing the background brightness by 10-30 percent and possibly reducing it's contrast as well. You might try to add some bright highlights to the bird to make it stand out above the background. Unsure if this is better as sepia or would be better as B&W. You might try both to see what you think.