Better days

A bitter old male blackbird observes the slow rise of spring after a harsh winter. Soon he'll be famous again.

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karin65207

Musk Oxen

the background is like the end of a tunnel - begin of spring Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Karin! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Excellent choice of high noise (grote korrel) filter! it enhances, for me, the mystery of the black bird, Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Excellent choice of high noise (grote korrel) filter! it enhances, for me, the mystery of the black bird. I never shot a photo that was positively influenced by this choice but now I am going to try again! Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ludo. I usually limit my post processing but in cases of dull or ruined photos I tend to dramatize it a bit. In this case I used a "bleach" filter combined with a "detail extractor". Posted 13 years ago
2. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    You succeeded. What do you use for post processing, Ferdy? Like DxO or Lightroom? Trying to develop midget masterskills for Lightroom (I'm actually in chapter 1:)) Posted 13 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I'm using Lightroom 3 currently. Version 4 is just out, so I may upgrade this week. I love lightroom's simplicity. Posted 13 years ago

gglaeser

Eagle Owl

Lovely combination of wildlife subject and (artistic) post processing - I really love this picture! Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 13 years ago

The Common Blackbird

The Common Blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian Blackbird, or simply Blackbird, where this does not lead to confusion with a similar-looking local species. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant