Silhouette

One of Gibson's exercises in black and white was to take a shot and then give it an interesting crop emphasizing negative space. I bribed this little Junco into posing for me by putting seeds on the railing. Instead of cropping the shot, I decided I liked taking out the detail of the shot (it was dark to begin with, but I let it go further) and making it more of a silhouette. The shape of the bird against the snow and the low key definition of the railing turns the whole shot into segments of positive and negative space. I like the outcome of this one.

[Ukandie!]

Intriguing shot, I like this a lot.

[bkb in the city]

Perfect silhouette

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Wendy Bowden]

Beautifully done

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

This one's an instant fav for me -- nicely done!

[Bev]

Great shot, Ann. Nice silhouette.

[Colleen Brown]

Love this....

[Lyn Todd]

great shot!

[Maggiemae]

Along with the others I love this! Simple and just right with his beak just visible! It would not be the same without that! fav

[Marta]

This is such a strong picture. Fav.

[Joyce]

I really love this. A great B&W capture. Fav

[alia_801]

Beautifully done! I've tried for negative space for the last two days, but no luck yet! I'm ticking off the other possible challenges for the week though :)

[Dione Giorgio]

great use of black and white. Well done.

[Carole Imes]

This is brilliant, Ann. My favorite one of all! FAV!

[Joan Robillard]

Clever, good silhouette.

[Nicole Campbell]

I love this image, really well photographed

[Denise (lyndemc)]

The way he's turned his his so the tip of his beak shows in the silhouette is just perfect. Strong b&w image, even with a soft little bird in it.

[Colleen]

Lovelt

[Sally Ings]

Lovely simple composition and a really cool silhouette

[Margaret Brown]

A very nice use of b&w, lovely silhouette

[Joce]

Lovely photo !! Fav

[Nicole]

This is a very cool effect!! Love how the darkness flows through the image!

[Margaret Obey]

This works really well.

[Cindy]

just fits. He makes a cute shape.

[Linda]

WOW this is fabulous. I can see Junco's beak.

[Sheralee S]

Very effective, great silhouette and crop.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@aikimomm @maggiemae @cimes1 @fullcircle @ceilidh @jocee @cindyloo @ukandie1 @thistle @wenbow @whimsicalgrateful @kiwisnapper @cynshep @nikharris @jesperani @brigette @nicolecampbell

Thank you so much for all the favs!! What a great feeling to see the response to a picture, I wasn't so sure about!

@bkbinthecity @kerristephens @prttblues @colleenbrown88 @ltodd @alia_801 @sangwann @joansmor @lyndemc @httpgeffed @salza @craftymeg @nicoleterheide @pippie @bella_ss

And thanks to all for the views and comments!!

[summerfield]

great silhouette capture. i like its stance and with just the hint of its beak.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Love this!

[Islandgirl]

This is gorgeous love the silhouette of the bird against the snow Ann, and the little touch of texture at the base for variety!
Fav

[Krista Marson]

so darn cute :)

[Yao RL]

I love this, so neat and cute.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield @aikiuser @radiogirl @blueberry1222 @yaorenliu

Thank you Vikki, Jenn, Kathy, Krista and Yao! I was so excited to see this made the PP- wow! And to think I wasn't that crazy about it at first!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@aikiuser @radiogirl And thank you so much for the favs!

[Myrna O'Hara]

So simple yet so lovely! fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@sailingmusic Thank you Myrna and thank you so much for the fav!

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful silhouette , greatly captured

[☠northy]

This is such a darling silhouette!