Pictures of Pretty Bird - Nikon D100 Camera

Photographer	Antonia BauerleinSehnert {K:30194}
Project	N/A	Camera Model	Nikon D100
Categories	Portrait Children	Film Format
Portfolio	Fairies and Woodlands	Lens	24-85mm Nikkor
Uploaded	1/15/2005	Film / Memory Type	cfcard
		ISO / Film Speed	0
Views	1055	Shutter
Favorites	3	Aperture	f/
Critiques	46	Rating	Critique Only Image
Location	City - State - Country - United States
About	Rachel begged to climb up into the tree and hang from the limbs, which she did do just before this snapshot. I like how her arms blend in with the limbs of the tree...I almost named this "Limbs," but Rachel will like this name better.

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In Transit {K:29394} 1/15/2005

A fine ruffled bird... by any name...

Being a digi... suppose that some PS fiddling could be justified...

Wonder whether the contrast levels upon arms of the PYT should be adjusted... to more separate from the branches in the rear... or visa versa...

David Hofmann {K:23763} 1/15/2005

I like this one a lot. Your style is unique. When I browse through the thumbnails I can immediately spot a photo from you :)

Amna Al Shamsi {K:21796} 1/15/2005

Excellent and very interesting.

Judi Liosatos {K:34047} 1/15/2005

Very well done Toni. I like the natural feel about it.

Judi

Fadel J {K:13747} 1/15/2005

Another fine image of yours Toni, masterfully toned! you have a great and cooperative model!

Astrianto Setiawan {K:199} 1/15/2005

nice Imaging...i like the color...warm

Toya Heatley {K:331} 1/15/2005

You have some amazing trees where you are Toni, just perfect for climbing and very good for the style of photos you shoot. I am envious!

Fabrice Gourbilleau

{K:58283} 1/15/2005

Very nice capture Toni. This tree is absolutely fantastic!! Is is the same that one can see on you other image? I love it :).
The way you captured Rachel, hanging from the limbs gives the impression that her arms are young branches growing on the limbs.
This is a really nice composition Toni
Congrats
Fabrice

Stephen Bivens {K:7296} 1/15/2005

Very nice. This shot needs to win something.

Paco Ferrer {K:8586} 1/15/2005

Pretty indeed, and magic too!!!

ARMANDO ALCÁZAR {K:42316} 1/15/2005

Hola Tony, yo diria que es un bello angel, salusa a Rachel y a Sarah de parte mia

esta es una bellisima composición de un perfecto color B&W, felicitaciones y que Dios te bendiga.
PS: Dile a Rachel que tambien me gusta mucho su vestido

Gökhan KARAMAN {K:8875} 1/15/2005

excellent composition and perfect tone...

Roberto Carli {K:13689} 1/15/2005

Fantastic pretty model,and excellent shot,congrats!!!
Best regards.

Andre Denis {K:61492} 1/15/2005

Excellent, as always!

Andre

Rona K ** {K:2375} 1/15/2005

Toni, this is awesome. I love your sense of creativity. She did good by getting in the tree. That tree looks like it is swallowing her. Kind of scary like a fairy tale.
Good stuff and great imagination. Good for Rachel also. Wish I could get my kids to do more for me!!
Rona

Ana Martins {K:5643} 1/15/2005

another great picture, Toni, of a mystical world :)
Very, very nice!
Ana

Di Ciuccio Maurizio {K:57393} 1/16/2005

spectacular...excellent view for magic photo..surrealistic and fantastic shot for excellent tone...tanke for comment a my shot...hello a soon ...

Craig Beckman {K:419} 1/17/2005

you can spot this one from a mile away..I love the style of these pictures! great composition as well as the capture. Nice work Toni

Stephen Bowden {K:64540} 1/17/2005

Fantastic Toni, love the composition and the toning - you are correct, the placement of her arms really do look like limbs from the tree :-)

Excellent photograph, you never cease to amaze :-)

Best wishes,
Steve

Margaret Sturgess {K:49403} 1/18/2005

And with such a lovely model, you need to keep her happy with you, she is a pretty bird
Margaret

Marcio Janousek

{K:32265} 1/18/2005

A pleasure for the eyes and take me to the dream... Congrats Toni !!

Chad Parish {K:6373} 1/21/2005

Stunning piece, wonderful as always Toni!

Abel Minnée {K:3769} 1/22/2005

VEry very nice!
But how did you do this?
The lightning is soo perfect.. I tried the woods too but my shots didnt become good, they just hadn't it.. But your wood shots are incredible! I just was curious how you did it.

Best wishes abel

Antonia BauerleinSehnert {K:30194} 1/22/2005

Abel, thank you and I'm so glad you like my woods shots so much. The lighting in this part of the woods is amazing, not to mention the wonderful trees. The trees are spaced quite a bit apart, and their leaves and branches permit the light to filter through so that the limbs get this extraordinary wide range of tones. It is the time of day, coupled with location. When I convert to BW, I use channel mixer first, then adjust some with levels, and last I use curves to fine-tune. It varies how much of this is necessary. This shot has no dodging or burning, but sometimes I do a little of that as well, just to push the darks and highlights where I want them to be enhanced. In "Youth" and "Magical Thinking II" I also used a layer of white to create the haze in the background. This is to enhance DOF without blur...a little technique I made up. I create a layer of white, then draw the opacity way down. Next, I use eraser tool to remove what I don't want (which is most the layer). The tool is used at different opacities to create the variation I desire. Hope this helps answer your questions. This may be more than you wanted to know...lol. Antonia.

Abel Minnée {K:3769} 1/23/2005

Thanks!! For your explanation..
I dont completely understand it but im now just studying a bit of techniques..
My wood shots turned out uninteresting
... :(
(this is one...)
Thanks a lot!
And best wishes Abel!