Dawn at the Barbershop
by mbardeen

Comment by annr:
excelllent detail and lighting.
now that i notice i like the hint of gold in the border too, very fitting.

Dawn at the Barbershop
by mbardeen

Comment by pottersclay75:
nice shot... but it is glaring... a little to much for my eyes

Dawn at the Barbershop
by mbardeen

Comment by readme:
A little overexposed? I can't tell what this is. Shears? I do like your composition and use of lighting to shape the image.

Dawn at the Barbershop
by mbardeen

Comment by amsmyth:
the lighting is harsh and the color in shadow doesn't work for me

Convergence
by mbardeen

Comment by Kavey:
I love the simplicity of this and the off-centre composition works very well.

Convergence
by mbardeen

Comment by magnetic9999:
shoulda done much better.. people are smoking crack!

Convergence
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Comment by mbardeen:
Thanks for the great comments and votes. I would have liked to get closer, but this is an almost 1 to 1 crop. The picture was taken by turning my teleconverter backwards (thanks for the idea Jillz!), taping the feather to one end and taking a picture through the other, using the 60w bulb as a backlight.

So... No I can't get much closer and the DOF issues were totally out of my control - (my f-stop was at 8.0, the max for my camera.)

-Matt

Convergence
by mbardeen

Comment by kiwiness:
Of course, a feather!! Well ya stumped me this time Matt. Good work.

Convergence
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Comment by pinback:
Good choice of subject coupled with an attractive composition. Might have been nice to get a bit closer so we could see more detail.

Convergence
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Comment by dacrazyrn:
I love the lines in this one. The color just really brings it all together at the spine of the feather