Bird Lady by John Hooton
Taken while on an Urban Wildlife expedition with Nic Relton, I deviated from the script somewhat and grabbed this shot of the lady feeding pigeons. It looked a good candidate for B & W treatment, so I practised my darkroom skills using Silver Efex Pro.
Technical Details:
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length: 340mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/125 sec at f/8
Post Processing: Photoshop CS3 and Silver Efex Pro
© 2009 John Hooton Photography
Comments
Great street photography. Honestly I think this is really good!
Thanks Nic, I like it, so does Denise – she thought it was something I had found on the Internet that was taken by a famous photographer! It looks good “blown up”. Time will tell.
wow – this is stunning. Not just the shot of the woman surrounded by blurred wings ( I wonder what she was thinking), but the lines all over the photo in the bench, the shadows, the walkway, – fabulosity indeed!
Thank you very much Jeanette. Your in depth comment is really appreciated! :-))
– John Hooton
Excellent John – B&W certainly lends itself to this shot, and those birds in flight add to the story this image tells …
Thanks Rosalie. I used Nik Silver Efex Pro to process the B&W. This can replicate many of the old B&W film types rather than just removing the colour.
– John Hooton
excellent capture, congrats on the homepage
Thanks Larry, my first one!
– John Hooton
Congratulations on your homepage feature :-)
Thank you Ellis, it’s a novelty for me. :-))
– John Hooton
Fantastic shot, John!! This is a beautiful portraiture and the composition with the flying wings is exquisite!!
Thank you very much 周若翔 for those kind words. :-)
– John Hooton
Lovely capture of light and movement. Very appealing.
Thank you Jan, where there are pigeons there are opportunities for luck!
– John Hooton