
1/10 sec @ f4, ISO 100, 45mm (zoom), Canon 20D
This also did quite well in the normal competition in the middle of the year. I think it scored a 10/10, if I remember correctly. I pushed the green colour a little bit, perhaps too far, but got away with it when the judge saw it as a 'valid artistic interpretation'. I thought it was ok at the time on my monitor but forgot that the projector at the club is a little harsh, so the green was pretty strong when it came up.

This was a winter shot, the pigeons were a long way off and photographed against a slate grey sky. The image was also a severe crop from a larger photo, which is why there is not much detail. I pushed the sky to bright white in PS3, and toned a B&W conversion. I also pushed the tree into the background a little by selecting the tree and reducing the contrast somewhat. Judge commented that it had a 'pen and ink look'.