a true silhouette, with strong back-lighting, the dynamic range of the image is too great to get both pleasing highlights and shadow detail.
a true silhouette, with strong back-lighting, the dynamic range of the image is too great to get both pleasing highlights and shadow detail.
we often think of the colourful feathers of birds or the fur of mammals but occasionally beauty wears scales!
is unusual among pelican species in that it will hunt by diving, kingfisher like, for food.
I decided to accept the massive contrast involved and push the image towards a more graphic, illustrative effect.
China is not as racially and culturally homogenous as some think. Officially there are 56 national minorities in China with about 13 in Xinjiang …
The city of Xian in China is best known for its amazing terracotta warriors, however there are other interesting things to see there including the bell tower