Daniel-Barratt

Peacock in Monochrome

Peacock in Monochrome

A peacock in full display, I had considered colour but I tried the black and white to see how it came out, the coulr is great but there is so much more detail t...
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A peacock in full display, I had considered colour but I tried the black and white to see how it came out, the coulr is great but there is so much more detail there without the distraction of colour.
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Canon EOS 1000D

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Aperture 8/1 Shutter 1/1000

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Sep, 2016

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Love this! Of course colour would be lovely too, but the textures show so well in black and white. It could almost pass as an etching or an ink drawing. A piece of art!

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