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January 19, 2011
pigeon morning by ~belovaan Beautiful textures and tones, I find this image soothing and just lovely to look at. Congratulations!
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pigeon morning

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Image size
700x700px 426.41 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/166 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Dec 7, 2010, 7:46:31 PM
Sensor Size
4mm
Mature
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:star::star::star::star::star-half: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

An image that would otherwise be a fairly straightforward and even somewhat trite "nude in window" shot is made completely new and enthralling by the presence of a half-dozen pigeons, some of which are flying, right at the windowsill.

Using only ambient light, you've managed to use a fast enough shutter speed that the pigeons' wings are nearly frozen. I see only the tiniest blur at the tips. And yet there is still a softness to the entire image that gives the whole thing a dream-like, or perhaps memory-like, quality. The use of the texture (most visible in the lower right part of the image) enhances that feeling of removal, as if one is thinking back on some very pleasant day, long ago.

The depth of field is exquisitely handled, as well. The model is in perfect focus, the pigeons slightly less so, and the background is just blurry enough so as not to distract, but not so blurry that you can't tell what it is.

They say every picture tells a story. This picture tells dozens. Excellent work!