That Smell Of A Dark Day Passing By

Posted by Ming Img (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) on 14 June 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Coming back from a birthday party I noticed some sparrows flying near the sunset. I pumped my ISO for an intentional grainy shot and shot this. Added vignetting to draw more attention to the birds

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Comments (9)

crys from Malaysia

i love the whole grey mood... i like how u took an everyday scene and gave it a very contemplative feel.

14 Jun 2007 5:54am

@crys: Thank you Crys.. I'm beginning to love punchy and contrasty images

M from New Zealand

This is a beautiful shot Ming! Really love the colors and setting...

14 Jun 2007 9:28am

@M: HEy thanks Marc

Laurie from Lincoln, United States

I like the cloud formation you captured! What is vignetting?

14 Jun 2007 4:23pm

@Laurie: Hi Laurie. Thank you for your compliment. Vignetting is when the corners of your image gets dark

annora from Malaysia

love this one.*grins*

15 Jun 2007 9:47am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Wow, I love the atmosphere. Very moody...Nice capture!

16 Jun 2007 6:16am

@Zing: Thank you Zing. A little bit of Photoshop helped

Diane - Daily Walks from United States

Lovely shot. I like your title too.

21 Jun 2007 11:23pm

@Diane - Daily Walks: Thanks so much Diane.. I'm learning from the exact books you've got.. Really good!

SPunkt from -, Germany

:O Looks a bit like I imagine Lukianenko's "Ночной Дозор /Night Watch". Exciting atmosphere.

22 Jun 2007 1:11pm

@SPunkt: Ooh I've never heard of that one before. Thank you though

SPunkt from -, Germany

It's a series of novels (at the moment there are four) of the Good and the Bad and the things in between. About two groups of guards observing each other in great distrust. The Night Watch tends to see itself as the Good, the Day Watch as the Bad. Not to forget about the werewolves, vampires and all the other strange, sometimes frightening things that exist or happen.
I prefer the books - the film "Night Watch" is not so creepy as the book (an imagination thing, I guess). I thought the novels really "can't put away" status. Lost some fingernails ...

22 Jun 2007 4:07pm

@SPunkt: Aha, must get a read of those sometime! Thanks for the info

Jenya from Portland, United States

Wow, this is beautiful. I love the composition. I know this sounds cheesy, but this picture lifts my spirit!

19 Jul 2007 7:27am

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Canon EOS 400D
1/3200 second
F/9.0
ISO 800
50 mm