HAWKEYE
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Comment by Agaricus:
Not sure if the desat works here, but still a nice capture..(7)

HAWKEYE
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Comment by jmlelii:
GREAT details. a very strong image.

HAWKEYE
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Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
wow great selective desat. very striking.

HAWKEYE
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Comment by EricMGB1974:
It's an impressive shot, but I think it could stand on it's own without the special effects partial desaturation.

renewal
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Comment by bs-photos:
Really creative idea! The colors & position of everything works really well, nice job!

HAWKEYE
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Comment by digitalknight:
beautiful photo that the PP just ruins for me - sorry. The desat doesn't have to go ALL the way to B&W. You can draw your audiences attention with just a subtle desat on the bird, and gentle push on the sat on the eye and we'll get it without it feeling so contrived or unnatural.

The glow round the edges of the bird makes me wonder what's up with the processing too. Burning the background until it's gone?

Again, beautiful lighting and focus.

HAWKEYE
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Comment by Tlemetry:
There is a halo of chromatic aboration around the subject. beautiful focus and texture. Very ominous.

HAWKEYE
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Comment by ergo:
lots of halos around edges, particularly around the beak and the right boundary between bird body and background. not effective for me.

detail
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Comment by EricMGB1974:
Great textural detail. I also like the juxtaposition of the living ivy crossing the shot at an angle over the inanimate straight edged bricks, further enhanced by the color contrast.

renewal
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Comment by cutlassdude70:
AWESOME idea for a shot! Great colors, great silhouette. :)