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Jason Mckeown
{K:20143} 5/2/2006
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fantastic capture Marcus looks great in Black and White
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Bikas Das
{K:8682} 5/2/2006
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very nice and commanding shot !!
very good bw and details with excellent DoF !!
thanks for sharing.
best,
Bikas
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Marian Man
{K:69688} 5/2/2006
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wow!!!! magnifiscent dear Marcus!!!!!! look at that wing span!!!!! a marvelous b/w shot!!!!!! fantastic details!!! bravo!!!
my very best regards
Marian
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Galal El Missary
{K:84230} 5/2/2006
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Perfect as usual , very well taken Marcus .
Galal
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Larry Fosse
{K:65863} 5/2/2006
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A B&W...unusual for you Marcus....excellent detail & tone
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Dave Stacey
{K:120491} 5/2/2006
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The b/w turned out very well, Marcus! Excellent shot, as usual, with great details and composition.
Dave.
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Laura Spell
{K:24080} 5/2/2006
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Very good capture of the bird in flight. Tones, light and details are very good.
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Guido Tweepenninckx
{K:16571} 5/2/2006
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very very interesting this black& white.
well done,great idea..
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Gregory McLemore
{K:25433} 5/2/2006
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Stunningly spiritual, the full frame composing and soft clarity works well here, lovely work my friend.
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George Black
{K:101993} 5/2/2006
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A glorious creature--and you've done him justice. Good work . . .
Regards,
--George
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Kathy Hillard
{K:25721} 5/3/2006
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This is wonderful in b&w Marcus! I don't think I'll ever get used to the details you achieve in your bird shots! Excellent!
Kathy
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a. gianfranco baccelli
{K:19405} 5/3/2006
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This B&W shot is great! Beautiful effect, tones and compo.
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:65070} 5/3/2006
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Great capture .the b&w makes it look more dramatic .wonderful detail .nessa
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Riny Koopman
{K:61179} 5/3/2006
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Gorgeous shot Marcus, your captures are always so beautiful and perfectly done! Take care my dearest friend. Kind regards,Riny
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selami Torun
{K:9376} 5/3/2006
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Great work Marcus! Nice effect and composition, b&w tones..
Congratulations!
best regards
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Andre Denis
{K:56069} 5/3/2006
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Hi Marcus,
A nice change from the colour images... I know you wouldn't want to do too many this way because colour is so important when it comes to bird images. But, definitely nice for a change. I find certain birds lend themselves better to B&W than other do. The Terns for instance would also look great in B&W. Another thing you might want to try, just for fun is to try and tone one so that the toning represents the main colour of the bird. The Red Tail Hawks up here are a dark reddish colour mostly. It might be worth a try and see how you like it.
Andre
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Rona K **
{K:4208} 5/3/2006
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This is awesome and I love the black and white. Excellent!
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Gino Quattrocchi
{K:39580} 5/3/2006
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che eleganza
molto molto bella
gino
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185017} 5/3/2006
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Hi Marcus, Notwithstanding your usually high quality and standards in bird photography, I'm not sure the B&W conversion is an addition...
Personally, I think if you'd increase the contrast a bit, and tweaked the levels to use the full tonal range, the photo would've been intimidating, but presuming you shot this hawk against a blue sky, I think the contrast added by the colour would already manage to produce the intimindating feel.
I think the light falling through the wing tips is spectacular, and if you ever attempt another close up type of shot similar to http://www.usefilm.com/image/1092493.html, I think such an abstract would be awesome, even in B&W...;)
As usual, the details and sharpness are very impressive.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Marcus Armani
{K:35759} 5/3/2006
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Thanks Hugo, I realized that my attempt at a more dramatic scene through the use of B&W did not really have the punch I was looking for, The lack of contrast left my subject looking flat against the boring sky, which was a nice blue :) I guess sometimes we try things in which we think will be a nice change from the norm only to realize through talented eyes such as yours, and my own realization after the fact that the result I was trying to achive may have been possible through different methods. so should I try this again you have given me a new approach! much apprecated, but dont expect to see anything simular soon LOL. Its really funny how a photo can feel as though you achived your goal only to look at it the next day and say, wow I really screwed this one up..
Marcus.....
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185017} 5/3/2006
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Hi Marcus, I can definitely relate to that feeling.... Sometimes I spend days before I'm finally happy with the result. Luckily that doesn't happen too often...
Don't think you screwed up here, though. It's all down to the finetuning, and it's nothing that can't be fixed.
Besides, it's also quite subjective, and onecannot argue taste.
Thanks for your reply, good to hear I'm not the only one with those experiences!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Mary Jane
{K:5841} 5/4/2006
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hey!this looks like a painting sure u didn't draw this up instead of being one of your shot?:)nd The B and W overall effect is really captivating. Definitely one of your best shot.Shld. have more of this shots! on a big screen like the one i have at work looking at it makes me say wow !!!
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Steve Aronoff
{K:21466} 5/4/2006
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Great clarity and composition, Marcus. You've done this hawk justice, as you've done with so many other birds.
Very nice!!
Steve
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Pawel Kwasnicki
{K:9594} 5/4/2006
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Very majestic shot Marcus! The B&W works very well combined with the pattern of the feather, great clarity and detail- as always! Best regards, Pawel
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Alison DuFlon
{K:36231} 5/4/2006
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I like the B/W alot,it brings out beautiful detail. Alison
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m ,
{K:15872} 5/4/2006
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Wow! An astonishing shot! So attractive in B&W! Amazing! I see the soft tone background has done a great attention of the bird! Lovely details and nice concept!
Best regards: Maxime
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{K:6081} 5/4/2006
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Wonderfully composed and captured,just super.BUT:i,m not sur about coverting to B&W.
With compliments.
Hassan
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:99842} 5/4/2006
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I like the clarity and composition . . . well done!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Alicia Popp
{K:84586} 5/5/2006
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Tus fotos son excelentes marcus, esos vuelos tienen toda la elegancia y el dinamismo , como si los estuviera viendo... felicitaciones!
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Mary Brown
{K:68582} 6/27/2006
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He also looks marvelous in B&W. Fabulous soaring pose. This is a fabulous picture.
MAry
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