tonybrown

February 13, 2009

Richard,

I really like your winter landscapes. And thank you for your comment on my pileated woodpecker. Regards, Tony

February 12, 2009

Jeffrey, Gabriel, Diana and Richard - thanks for your encouragement. This was one of those rare moments, the woodpecker simply ignored me while I floundered around in two feet of snow and I had about half an hour to capture nearly 300 photographs. I think the woodpecker was female - she was till pecking away when I left. Regards, Tony

February 12, 2009

Jim, this is beautiful. And inspiring. I like the sharply focussed but simple foreground and the fabulous colours in the rising sun. Regards, Tony

February 11, 2009

Thanks for looking. Tony

February 11, 2009

Please view large. Thanks, Tony

February 1, 2009

Dimitre, this is quite beautiful. A very attractive woodland scene captured with a good balance, great realistic colour and sharp focus. Regards, Tony

January 31, 2009

Comments and critiques appreciated.

December 24, 2008

Beautiful shot, great focus. Nice composition - especially like the attitude of the bird's head.

December 17, 2008

Mike, this is a lovely picture - I sent the link to my daughter. Well done. Tony

December 14, 2008

Hans, I love it. Great composition and DOF. There's a little fringing around the legs and feet, presumably due to sharpening. Have you tried over-sampling before sharpening? Nevertheless, a one in a million capture. Regards, Tony

December 6, 2008

Vandana, thanks for the nice comments. Actually 'Roe' is totally wild, I just happened to find him posing. Generally I don't treat the wildlife. If I had a chance to take this picture again I would have overexposed by one stop to cut the noise level. Thanks everyone for your support, Tony

December 2, 2008

Pamela, you have some terrific photos in your portfolio. I especially like the depth of the colours. My first impression was that they were generally not very light. Possibly that's my bias, but I thought I'd try lightening up this one. See the attached file. Just a thought. Best regards, Tony

November 30, 2008

Nice capture Carl! He looks a little wet as well as cold. Love the colours, Tony

November 30, 2008

This is beautiful. Thank you. Tony

November 30, 2008

Beautiful Bird. Nice Composition. Regards, Tony

November 30, 2008

Exquisite. 7/7 Tony

November 30, 2008

Very nice capture. Cardinals have eluded me so far. Tony

November 30, 2008

Don, you certainly captured the ambience - the picture almost radiates damp and cold. Nicely done. Tony

November 28, 2008

Nice sharp image and good perspective. What a good looking bird. There are some funny striations in the blurred background, and also in the immediate out of focus foreground. Was this due to a blurring technique?

November 28, 2008

His name is Roe

November 25, 2008

Murray: I like your composition and the lighting definitely draws one's eye around the tree to see the golden sun on the pastural scene. Enough weeds in the foreground to give it some context. The cart tracks are barely visible - you might try an alternate crop with the tracks leading you into the picture - but I suspect the lighting mitigates against this. Nice picture, Tony ....Oh, shouldn't that be Buckinghamshire?