Paris Birds

clv101 · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:22

I took these two photos in Paris in the summer. I'm really proud of them.

ScarySquirrel · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:24

Nice shots mate.

Have you tried a B&W conversion? Old people look great in B&W imo

philio16 · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:25

ScarySquirrel said:
Have you tried a B&W conversion? Old people look great in B&W imo

It's where they belong isn't it

Great shots too! Don't usually see small birds so confident!

Hodders · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:28

The second one is fab with the birds in a holding pattern for feeding time - scuzi would be proud of them.

Shame about the people in the background as it detracts from the birds - but short of having 20 people on crowd control there was not a lot you could do !

Nice shots.

balls · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:35

I prefer the first one, when he's not looking at you, and as said before try it in B&W think it would really work

rpstewart · 1 Feb 2008 at 11:42

Am I the only one feeling cheated by the title

Anyhoo, first one for me, the birds aren't quite as visible in the second and having the guy looking at you loses the candid aspect.

syke · 1 Feb 2008 at 16:07

rpstewart said:
Am I the only one feeling cheated by the title

Anyhoo, first one for me, the birds aren't quite as visible in the second and having the guy looking at you loses the candid aspect.

I just said exactly the same.

Nice shots either way, was expecting different from the title name though

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syke · 1 Feb 2008 at 16:08

Double post..somehow.

dirtybeatfreak · 1 Feb 2008 at 17:41

very nice captures mate, i too think b & w would work really well in these.

King4aDay · 1 Feb 2008 at 17:53

Like these a lot, hope you don't mind but I had a quick go at a B&W conversion with some tweaks to further emphasise the birds. 5 minute job so it's a little patchy, but you get the idea:

LordSplodge · 1 Feb 2008 at 19:09

Nice pics. First is better. Shame about the smelly French guy in the pics though!

todd flanders · 1 Feb 2008 at 20:01

Why do people think that b&w makes this look better? Birds are colourful and b&w takes their colours away!

Zheka · 1 Feb 2008 at 22:50

Nice photographs. First one is my favorite and I think it looks better in colour.

::: CooliceT :: · 1 Feb 2008 at 23:00

I like the B&W one a lot more.

Baggins_451 · 2 Feb 2008 at 09:38

I prefer the second shot by a country mile, it adds context and I love the way he is looking into the camera. I find it quite thought provoking, not something you often get around here :/

Top marks from me

4T5 · 2 Feb 2008 at 09:45

rpstewart said:
Am I the only one feeling cheated by the title

No you're not, I Love French women & was Gutted to be quite ****** honest

Those Sparrows captured in flight though are Cool, Good effort

clv101 · 3 Feb 2008 at 09:54

Thanks for all the feedback and apologies for the title!

I'm not sure which I like better, It that he's looking at and i like the two-in-a-row "holding pattern" of the birds on that one. However the people, especially the woman in pink in the background spoils it imo. I also like the energy in the top one.

That was my first shoot with the Sigma 17-70.