Bird habitat by maggiemae

Bird habitat

There is this estuary not far from the little coastal restaurant where we had a delicious blue cod lunch and we drove down to see some swans and other birds. But the tide was well out and there were only a few birds. I took this and when I had downloaded it, it was mainly black and white anyway so I just took the colour out of the far green bank.
Beautiful
September 19th, 2012  
Lyn
Lovely use of b&w...you almost have tones of silver!
September 19th, 2012  
Nice shot. Interesting look in b/w
September 19th, 2012  
Is the high contrast an effect of the available light ?
September 19th, 2012  
Gorgeous spot.
September 19th, 2012  
Deb
Looks good in B & W!
September 19th, 2012  
Great processing- it looks like the picture is supposed to be this way. I really like the patch of reeds you put in the foreground. That makes the picture for me.
September 19th, 2012  
@rixtar62 There was plenty of light - the light made the water silver and the shadows black. The estuary floor seemed to be just a slivery colour too owing to shiny mud reflecting the sun.
September 19th, 2012  
I think there are so many birds.....nice spot....and so nicely you captured it.....
September 19th, 2012  
nice b&w presentation
September 19th, 2012  
nice b&w
September 19th, 2012  
beautiful bw photo Maggiemae .
September 19th, 2012  
nice light and contrast
September 19th, 2012  
@sparkle Thanks Juliette - it is what catches your eye when the sun is in the right place!
September 19th, 2012  
Peaceful vista...love the B&W effect
September 19th, 2012  
@alipou Thanks Alison, that was my first thought, just the distant squawk of ducks and birds over this wide estuary of light!
September 19th, 2012  
Great in b and w...serene.
September 19th, 2012  
Turned out great....lovely serene scene and nice composition.
September 19th, 2012  
It's wonderful in b&w - looked in dark shadow anyway. I like it Maggie
September 19th, 2012  
It's great in b&w. What a wonderful area.
September 19th, 2012  
So peaceful and beautiful.
September 19th, 2012  
Bep
Wonderful. Like your processing.
September 19th, 2012  
Lovely shot and the processing really works!
September 19th, 2012  
Very nice
September 19th, 2012  
Fine B&W. I like the contrast here.
September 19th, 2012  
Looks brilliant in B/W Maggie
September 19th, 2012  
Great aged B&W looks almost like a primative pin-hole capture. very clever.
September 19th, 2012  
This looks great in b&w!
September 19th, 2012  
Beautiful b&w shot Maggie! : )
September 19th, 2012  
eva
Nice b&w.
September 19th, 2012  
Love the play of light on the water. Works well in b&w. :)
September 20th, 2012  
@humphreyhippo Glad you like it as much as I did!
September 20th, 2012  
@tonydebont Thanks, Tony for your comment! Whats a pin- hole capture?
September 20th, 2012  
@yonnie It was peaceful, Yvonne - just the sound of bird clucking from all the birds but in the distance!
September 20th, 2012  
Stunning landscape/waterscape. Lovely work. Love the sparkly water.
September 20th, 2012  
@maggiemae Maggie, the 'pin-hole' is a most primative form of camera. From Wikipedia

A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture – effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box. The human eye in bright light acts similarly, as do cameras using small apertures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinhole_camera
September 20th, 2012  
@tonydebont Thanks Tony for that - might make me try something with a small aperture!
September 20th, 2012  
@maggiemae Pinhole captures were generally grany, always B&W and exposure radiated out from the centre.
September 20th, 2012  
What a beautiful photo, Maggiemae. I love the shimmer on the water. Lunch sounds like it was really good and you are making me hungry for seafood.
September 20th, 2012  
Beautiful shot! Wonderful pov! :)
September 20th, 2012  
The light is fabulous! Very serene setting.
September 20th, 2012  
I love when the image presents itself and guides us to black and white...this is a great mood shot
September 20th, 2012  
Stunnng scene
September 20th, 2012  
wonderful place !!!great shot!!!
September 20th, 2012  
Pretty scene and shot. Good choice for a B & W.
September 21st, 2012  
Lovely lines! Nice treatment
September 21st, 2012  
Nice B&W landscape shot.
September 24th, 2012  
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