adobe perch / roadrunner

for once i was ready with my camera when this guy hopped onto an adobe wall feet

from where i was sitting.

Very good shot! The wall and background really makes the bird pop.

hi jim

 

thanks for taking the time to comment. one version i did had big cactus back there, but i agree with you: it seems the minimal background keeps it clean and simple. thanks to everyone who rated.

 

cheers, chris

As a city boy from Detroit I will take it as gospel that this is indeed a rock solid representation of a Roadrunner, love that splash of blue. However, if it isn't 'C'est la vie', who cares it's a stunner. I really like this a great deal. Good work.

hi michael,

 

thanks for the comments, glad you like. i'm attaching the original to show that glint of blue. i probably exaggerated it a bit, but it's not entirely fiction. (i wish i would've lifted the tail more). thanks for dropping by.

I hate to take a back handed slap at Mother Nature but I like your rendition of this Roadrunner far better than hers. Also, the depth of colors in your finished photo is excellent, in a saturated sort of way. I like the idea of tweaking reality to make it more visually interesting. I salute your efforts, well done.

 

 

If you don't mind me asking, what program are you using to extract the bird? Really well done!

 

Al

thanks michael, yep: mother nature is the source of all, but sometimes some finessing is called for.

 

al: the software is just photoshop CS. there were actually 3 different roadrunner pictures combined. if there is a plain background, it's helpful to use the "magic wand" to select similarly colored areas. in the case of a complicated background, i use the "lasso" tool-- i've gotten to be pretty fast at it, but it still takes a lot of patience. cheers, and thanks.