This is a follow-up to this image, a shot of this falconer and his falcon taken at the Bab Al Shams resort, near to Dubai.
I underexposed by two stops to create the silhouette and used an aperture of f/16 to create the star-burst effect.
The post-production was also relatively straightforward: I shifted the white balance in Camera Raw to cool down the image, added a few curves to increase the contrast, and then transformed the image to make a slight change to the composition.
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This is a follow-up to this image, a shot of this falconer and his falcon taken at the Bab Al Shams resort, near to Dubai.
I underexposed by two stops to create the silhouette and used an aperture of f/16 to create the star-burst effect.
The post-production was also relatively straightforward: I shifted the white balance in Camera Raw to cool down the image, added a few curves to increase the contrast, and then transformed the image to make a slight change to the composition.
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camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
image editor
plugins (etc)
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
57mm
f/16
1/2000
aperture priority
-2
evaluative
100
no
RAW
Camera Raw
Photoshop CS5
none
minor transformation
They almost look like an old couple here! This image seems to capture the trust between the two! Well done David!
Blue is my favorite color, so I love the toning of this image. That bird also has quite the hairdo :)
The blue toning in particular is fantastic. Makes the image for me.
Great image David. Love the interaction.
Great processing with this image. I look the "cool" look.
Thanks everyone.
Truly good efforts, which makes this pic attractive.
Ah! Lovely. Totally touches my renaissance sensibilities. Beautiful.
stunning!!!