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Woodpigeon in snow.
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Woodpigeon in snow.

by Phil Mclean

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 2010166 views15 comments
I dug out a small hole in the snow,put some seed in the bottom and then waited for the pigeon to raise his head.Taken in my garden,using the car as a hide.

Canon MkIV,500+1.4 lens,1/400 f5.6 and iso 640.

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Sally King on December 17, 2010 at 9:40 AM
Clever. I like just the head amongst all the white. Nice details in the face and a very cool eye.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 17, 2010 at 9:57 AM
Very cool (no pun intended) :wink: At first I thought it was a Photo Art creation. The high key look of this is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 17, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Very refreshing and original.

Well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 17, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Really neat Phil! Great idea, well executed! Did you do any digital processing to get the boundary between bird and snow? Just wondering since everything except the bird is (to the eye) pure white. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 17, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Thats a real striking image, Phil. Works for me too.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 17, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Neat composition, Phil. Very appropriate for the season !!!
Cheers.
Mauro
Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 17, 2010 at 11:20 AM
I would show this picture to anyone who wants to debate if photography is art -- this is drop dead gorgeous
Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Mclean on December 17, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Thanks very much for your kind comments everyone.
Terry:The line between bird and snow is purely down to the out of focus snow in the foreground/shallow depth of field.

Phil. :wavey:
Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 17, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Very creative indeed- a beautiful portrait with perfect head-turn and plumage detail.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Oh, cool. And I don't mean the snow. Very inventive and pleasing shot Phil. Love the colors and the eye is great. Nice detail. Really well done.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 17, 2010 at 7:12 PM
Pretty neat idea Phil. Interesting effect.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 17, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Very cool, Phil; I thought this was processed (i.e. photo art). Very interesting and unique capture. :smile:
Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments
Comment posted by Harshad Barve on December 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM
big congrats on super image
Registered on July 25, 2010, 39 Posts, 210 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 17, 2010 at 11:13 PM
I assumed this was "created" in Photoshop until I read the explanation. Very artistic, would make a wonderful print or card. Unique photo! :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Beautiful shot and great planning Phil :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments