Stark

Ooooo. Love this! Fantastic tonal range and great comp, Kim! Wow! Very different for you in regards to b&w, and I love it.

 

Looking for nits, I'd clone out the tip of the branch at top so that there's just a smidge of empty space before the frame.

Probably a good idea, Christopher - I'll do it before I print it. These Canada Geese pictures came out kind of high-key with little manipulation and I thought they looked kind of cool.

Very nice and very creatively composed. Congrats!

Thanks, Marc.

brawo dear Kim.congrats.

Thanks, Tamtam. I kind of like the starkness in these photos.

Original compositiom Kim. Good choice of B/W. Very well seen .Pnina

Thanks, Pnina. Nice to have you visit.

This is absolutely wonderful, Kim. I'd love to have taken it. But I probably wouldn't have cropped it so severely . . . kidding! I do love the high-key tonality.

Mark, you can see the uncropped (color) version in my New Work folder. :)

Kim, welcome back! Great choice of black & white on this one. It really works. I'd agree with removing a few branches, especially those blocking Mr. Goose, but that's minor.

I was toying with that, but Ed said he liked the branches left in front for depth, so I didn't do much with that at all. I still haven't gotten around to printing this yet, so we'll see how it looks printed out and I may clone out some branches.

This is very beautiful. I like the contrast and the original composition (7/7)

Thanks, Adolfo - appreciate the visit!

Nothing done to this one in PS - it was a cold, dreary day.

very nice tones and contrast in this image. it's really clear and sharp as well. composition has the goose in just the right spot in the frame as well. nicely done all the way around is what I'm trying to say!

Fantastic photo. Anyone that doesn't think wildlife should be photographed in black and white should take a look at this picture. This is a 7/7 if I ever saw one.

Excellent shot! Any comments I can make would just repeating what has been said above. 7/7

Thanks, guys - I think it looks pretty good in b&w. The scene itself was so neutral in colors that it didn't take much to desaturate it altogether and it isn't too different from the original.