Richard Irwin - Photoblog
Necky
Posted by Richard Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 8 August 2008 in Animal & Insect.
An outrageous neck
Kent from Kvänum, Sweden
Fun picture of giraffes. Even though it looks more like two trees
8 Aug 2008 6:21am
DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom
Very original portrait, the inclusion of the tree works really well!
8 Aug 2008 8:56am
Anthony from Germany
Does this shot come in 4 parts ? Head, body and legs to follow maybe.
8 Aug 2008 9:18am
Betty from New Jersey, United States
A beautiful neck... love the colors and the details in the fur. The tree is wonderful. Well done!
8 Aug 2008 10:07am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
Lovely detail, but I have to ask, do we get to see his face tomorrow? ;o)
8 Aug 2008 12:33pm
@Kylie Greenan: Not tomorrow, but some time in the future I'll post some olther bits and details.
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
This composition is without peer. I really like this one!
8 Aug 2008 3:13pm
@Earnest: Thankyou, I am always more interested in capturing the more unusual angles
zOOm from Paris, France
Unusual crop ! :-) As you've mentionned, outrageous long neck ! :-)
8 Aug 2008 3:47pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Beautiful markings, and a very fun image.
8 Aug 2008 4:20pm
MJ from Delaware, United States
great markings...I love the little hairs... great details..
8 Aug 2008 4:32pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
gorgeous choice of a shot! love the natural patterns of the skin's markings and the long fibrous hairs. i agree w/ Mike -- this is rather humorous! :) can you tell me how you got the blackish borders? very cool indeed!
8 Aug 2008 5:33pm
@dj.tigersprout: Thanks for your comment. I do the borders in Photoshop by first creating a New Layer above the background layer. In the new layer choose Select All (ctrl A), then go to Edit/Stroke, pick a pixel size (say 15 or 20), and choose the stroke colour (black). Then Deselect the selection (ctrl D) and go to Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur. Use a value of about 8 (That should work for a 800X600 image btw).
Ras from Plano, United States
Very nice , withe the post there for comparison, well done.
8 Aug 2008 5:53pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Yes...that is one l o n g neck !
Love the detail.
8 Aug 2008 7:49pm
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Good capture of the strength in his/her neck. Works well with the tree.
8 Aug 2008 7:54pm
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
I catch a stiff neck while trying to see the head ! An original shot.
8 Aug 2008 10:07pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
That's the way to do it!! Excellent crop making something really special from the opportunity. Great shot, Richard.
9 Aug 2008 12:06am
Betsy Barron from Glenmoore, United States
I absolutely love this 'faceless' portrait... totally great!
9 Aug 2008 12:54am
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Made me laugh!! What a fantastic and creative pov!! Brilliant, Richard!! So brilliant!
9 Aug 2008 4:04am
