d e c l i n a t i o n
by Bear_Music

Comment by colorcarnival:
I'm surprised by the low finish for this. I gave it a 7. I loved the soft lighting and your arrangement of items.

Message edited by author 2011-02-21 00:37:58.

Windwracked Dune, Winter's End
by Bear_Music

Comment by pmichaud:
This was one of my favorites in this challenge... I love the textures and the tones and the moody atmosphere.

Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by Aleema: I agree with SEG how did u get it to look so sharp after all that croping? i am really curious. 9

5D is full frame — so you can do a serious crop and STILL have the resolution of APS-C. This was not too much of a crop from the area that would have been covered had a shot the 400mm on the 7D instead. It's been my experience that the 5D cropped to match the 7D sensor is every bit as good an image as the uncropped 7D rendering.

In other words, I can crop my 400mm to approximately 620mm with no sacrifice compared to an APS-C camera, though I would do better yet if I could mount an actual, 600mm lens :-)

And it's a VERY good lens, that 100-400mm, very sharp and clean.

Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"
by Bear_Music

Comment by crayon:
really good, Bear!
the mood, the backwards glance by the bird, it all worked so well!
congrats on the blue ^^

d e c l i n a t i o n
by Bear_Music

Comment by Neat:
Swish, I like.

Windwracked Dune, Winter's End
by Bear_Music

Comment by bassbone:
wonderfully moody

Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"
by Bear_Music

Comment by Aleema:
I agree with SEG how did u get it to look so sharp after all that croping? i am really curious. 9

Ghirardelli Square
by Bear_Music

Comment by bobnospum:
This is really neat. It is both graphic and photographic and very interesting to look at. What is with the smudginess on the bottem. Is it from the original photo or the PP.

Windwracked Dune, Winter's End
by Bear_Music

Comment by bpcardona:
Nice motion and contrast. Good Luck

Windwracked Dune, Winter's End
by Bear_Music

Comment by bvy:
Beautiful, beautiful -- and so perfect in black and white.