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Image Title: Smiling for the Camera

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By: Phillip Minnis

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Photographer	Phillip Minnis {Karma:13131}
Project	#52 Patterns in Nature	Camera Model	Fuji FinePix S7000
Categories	Wildlife Nature Seascapes	Film Format	Digital JPEG
Portfolio	Wildlife & Insects	Lens	Fijinon
Uploaded	8/29/2006	Film / Memory Type	N/A
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Critiques	74	Rating	Critique Only Image
Location	City - State - Country - Australia
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Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 11/15/2006

Thank you very much, Susie!

Cheers

Phil

Susie Peek-Swint

{K:7303} 11/10/2006

Oh this is wonderful Phil ~ this capture made me smile :) Congrats on the BIP award ~ well deserved!
susie

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 10/22/2006

Thanks, again, Jay! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

J S {K:1806} 10/22/2006

Excellent!

Your sharpness of this photograph is what made it score!!! Great choice of blending it to black and white. I bet the water was gross and murky. This helps eliminate that gross color.

Once again... excellent!

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 9/3/2006

Oh, thanks, Chad, for your comments!

Mate, I convert my images to B&W using Photoshop. I just de-saturate the image, adjust the levels and contrast. That's about it - nothing too hard!

Cheers

Phil

Chad Parish {K:6440} 9/2/2006

Great B&W shot here Phillip, dont suppose you would care to discuss your conversion technique, I am always trying to learn new tricks on creating stand out B&W and this one certainly stands out!

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 9/1/2006

Thank you very much, Jason!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 9/1/2006

Thanks, Ann, again, for leaving a comment!

Cheers

Phil

Jason Mckeown {K:22200} 9/1/2006

great capture Phil, congrats on the award well worth it. looks great as black and white

Ann Van Breemen

{K:13399} 9/1/2006

WTG Phil. Another BIP. CONGRATULATIONS. Cheers, Ann.

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Thank you very much, Roby! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:209486} 8/31/2006

congrats for this BIP Phil, but also i like it the colors-version!

cheers

roby

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Oh, thanks, Robert! I appreciate your comments!

Cheers

Phil

Robert Chin

{K:22282} 8/31/2006

WOW!!
Blew me away with this one.
Simple Beautiful.
Congrats on your award,thoroughly deserved.
Robbie

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Thank you very much, Virgis! I appreciate your comments!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Oh, Joel, thank you very much for your lovely comments! I appreciate your opinions and feedback!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Thank you very much, Robert, for your great comments!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Thank you very much, dear Alicia! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/31/2006

Oh, thank you so much, David!

Cheers

Phil

Virgis Dromantas {K:4212} 8/31/2006

Dear Phillip, this capture is so amazing; in B&W it works very well. Congratulations on well deserved award!

Kind regards,
Virgis

Joel Aron {K:14920} 8/31/2006

Wow Phil!

Amazing how well this takes charge in b/w! It's amazing!

The contrast is fantastic!!! I do like the color as well, just because of the painterly water reflections, and the brisk color tone (that I think helped out the gulls at the top), but this has such bold strength, and draws your eye all around the image.

Good job mate! awesome image once again!

cheers,
-Joel

Robert Kocs {K:89085} 8/31/2006

WoooW! What a great idea, well presented nice natural
pattern. Brilliant composition and gorgeous group of
pelican, very impressive shot.
Congratulations for your success and your well deserved
"BiP" award! Bravooo my friend!

Have a nice day dear Phil
Robert

Alicia Popp {K:87532} 8/31/2006

Merecido premio, elegiría cada uno de tus trabajos para premiarlos... etupendos Phillip!!!

Allen . {K:-667} 8/31/2006

Wow Phillip, this is just excellent! Very deserving win.

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Thank you very much, Salvatore, for your comments!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Thank you very much, Dave!

Cheers

Phil

Salvatore Rossignolo {K:13559} 8/30/2006

Brilliant! Congratulations on the well deserved BiP. Spot on use of Black and White.
Sal

Dave Stacey

{K:150877} 8/30/2006

Very well done composition and excellent clarity, Phillip! Congrats on the BIP Award, too!
Dave.

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

:))))

Phil

Hugo de Wolf {K:185110} 8/30/2006

Of course you keep the BIP... There is somebody out there who definitely has a thing for your photo, and I don't want to argue the choices..;)

Cheers,

Hugo

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Thank you very much, Yazeed!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Hugo, I appreciate your honesty and bluntness.....and, my goodness, you dish it out! :)))

You ought to know me by now, apart from the colourful glass ones, I'll always have a go at B&W conversions! :)) I can't help it - it's part of the addiction! :))

I'll keep the BIP now that I've got it! :)))

Cheers

Phil

Yazeed Al Ghuraibi {K:4588} 8/30/2006

Congratulations, dear Phillip !!

love it !!

love the B&W tone !!

Yazeed

Hugo de Wolf {K:185110} 8/30/2006

Hey Phil,

Congrats on yet another award. But in all fairness, I don't think this one really deserves one. I find the match with the project a bit far fetched, and I don't really see the need for a B&W version in this one either - the colour photo looks already good to me, although you do have much more creative and inspiring photos than these in your portfolio...

I'm sure you know what I mean...:)

Cheers,

Hugo

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Oh, thank you so much, Robin! I appreciate your comments!

Cheers

Phil

PS Congratulations on the birth of your new grandchild. I saw the photo - I'll leave a comment on it later, today!

Robin W {K:16308} 8/30/2006

Paul summed it up perfectly...I can't add anything better than that! Congratulations Phil, an awesome capture!
Take care...Robin

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Oh, thanks, Ameed! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Thank you very much, Michele!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

Oh, thank you very much, Mark! I appreciate you taking the time to look and comment! I chuckled at your suggestion about the yellow eyes! :)

Cheers

Phil

Ameed El-Ghoul {K:42215} 8/30/2006

Wonderful capture Phillip and nice idea of turning the colors to B&W, can't be any better. Congratulation for the award as well,
very well done,
Regards,

Mark Sherman {K:15669} 8/30/2006

LOL , Congratulations on the award Phil, really really nice conversion. Did you try just leaving the eye's yellow and then convert the rest to black and white, that might be sublime. Either way this rocks, congrats, again.

Michele Carlsen {K:146013} 8/30/2006

Congratulations Phillip !!! A well deserved recognition ... I have been slacking for a few days now and almost missed this one !!

Cheers !
Michele~

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/30/2006

:)

Phil

Shirley D. Cross-Taylor

{K:174136} 8/29/2006

You're very welcome, Phillip!:)

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Oh, thanks, again, Tony, for your comments!

This photo was taken at The Entrance ( http://www.theentrance.org/ ), in New South Wales. Aside from being known as a very lovely little sea-side resort, the place is very popular for its Pelicans. Each afternoon, at 3.00pm, a group of volunteers feed the Pelicans. A large group of unlookers converge on the seafront to witness the event.

We were visiting the area last weekend, so I took advantage of the situation and went down to the seafront to get some shots. We were lucky enough to get there early, so we had a front row position. They come so close, that they brush you with their wings as they conglomerate to be fed.

Cheers

Phil

Tony Lawless {K:306} 8/29/2006

To me the B&W is so much stronger. Great work, and a great capture. I hope you paid them well for their co-operation. They seem to be expecting breakfast. Congratulations on the BIP, Phil.

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, Yashar!

Cheers

Phil

Yashar M. G. {K:601} 8/29/2006

A classic B&W picture with very attractive view
Congratulation for award
Yashar

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, Raquel! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Radmila Gorjanovic {K:3113} 8/29/2006

Full of patterns: beaks, wings, eyes!
Congratulation!
Greetings
R...

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, dear Petal, for your wonderful comments!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, my friend, Doyle! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Oh, thank you so much, Engy, for your comments!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, Mary!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, Gianna!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, again, Shirley, for taking the time to comment on one of my photos! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Phillip Minnis

{K:13131} 8/29/2006

Thank you very much, Paul, for taking the time to leave a comment! Much appreciated!

Cheers

Phil

Petal Wijnen

{K:50989} 8/29/2006

Wow, another BIP, hip... hip... hip... ;-D!! That'll bring some color back... on your cheeks... LOL!!! Great idea to convert to B&W, it sort of 'brings them (both birds...)all together'.

Doyle D. Chastain

{K:101119} 8/29/2006

Awesome shot and sincere congrats to you for the award Phillip!! It's really an amazing capture . . . :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~~

Engy Farahat {K:11591} 8/29/2006

Wow!! magnificent captuer Phil. It's funny :)
beautiful looking & expression. lovely composition.
and nice b/w tones. congratulation on BIP award.
well deserved

ng..

Mary Slade {K:40338} 8/29/2006

Wonderful image. And very well done on award Phillip!

gianna piano {K:15530} 8/29/2006

they really look smiling! Great photo for clarity and details. deserved award! :)
gianna

Shirley D. Cross-Taylor

{K:174136} 8/29/2006

Congratulations, dear Phillip! Stunning! Love both the B&W and color versions.:)