Need some input

Felicia

Any of these hit the mark?

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


#6

richtersl

#1 gets my vote! You have a nice closeup of the bird's foot/claw in that one and it definitely says craggy to me. Nice job with the DOF and the pano crop.

Greensquared

I say #1, #3 or #4, however I would try a B & W conversion with a little vignetting and see how you feel about that. It may help to draw the eye away from the bright feathers and really hone in on those craggy feet. Nice job with some of the other shots too, just don't speak the theme as loudly.

Emily

Tentacion

Like #1..."Pidgeoned Toe'd"...:D

Travis

#'s 1 and 4 are also my faves Felicia. I'd be torn on the B/W conversion. it may help meet the theme better but I love the colors.

pyroPrints.com

I like #3

Llywellyn

Me gusta numero uno. Love the crop on that.

Shudderz

OK, I'm new here, so ya might want to take my advice with a grain of salt......but.....

I like #4. I think it shows a nice contrast between "smooth" of the hand and "craggy" of the claws. I agree that the yellow feathers are a bit distracting, so maybe try this.....Instead of B/W, try a Sepia finish. You would actually keep some of the skin tone from the hand, it would mute out the colors of the feathers. I would also see about cropping it a bit more like #1, with more of a panoramic crop taking out some of the top of the photo. Maybe a bit of a vignette?

#1 and #2 say craggy, but really doesn't "tug" at me to like the image much. #3 and #4 in their own small ways show at least a connection/relationship between the hand and the bird, makes it a bit more interesting to me, and out of those two I like #4 better.

Just my $0.02 for what it's worth.

kisi

cool idea & shots! my vote is for #1

Justiceiro

kisi wrote:

cool idea & shots! my vote is for #1

#1. Definitely.

sherstone

I'll add my vote for #1 as well.

Those feet (talons) are sooo familiar. I own a lesser, sulphur crested cockatoo.

Felicia

sherstone wrote:

I'll add my vote for #1 as well.

Those feet (talons) are sooo familiar. I own a lesser, sulphur crested cockatoo.

The feet belong to my 12 year old Black Headed Caique. When I was getting a parrot, I deliberated a loooong time between a Goffin's cockatoo or a Moluccan. Then I encountered a Caique and was smitten.

leaforte

Every shot is so cool and interesting! The focus seems to be on the claws (is that the term for a raptors raptoring appendages?), though in theme I love the orange/yellow, and texture of the leg feathers which makes them all a-ok!

sherstone

Felicia wrote:

I deliberated a loooong time between a Goffin's cockatoo or a Moluccan. Then I encountered a Caique and was smitten.

Parrots have a way of doing that to you.

leaforte

sherstone wrote:

I'll add my vote for #1 as well.

Those feet (talons) are sooo familiar. I own a lesser, sulphur crested cockatoo.

Talons. Thanks Sherstone.

leaforte

My bad. But believe me if you've ever had a roommate with a Parrot that flies the loft free, and you need sleep, a parrot is a raptor. I threw quarters at it, but it only collected the quarters which my roommate used for lunch.

indiegirl

#1 all the way!

Jesse

Felicia

Thanks for the comments, everyone! I really appreciate them.

I tried a B/W conversion, but... frankly I just don't get black and white... why would one want to strip out amazing color for plain 'ol black and white? Can you tell I'm a color junkie?

Actually, I'm trying to understand the beauty of the color gray and its varied shades, but I'm thick headed.

So, anyway, I'm going with #1.