Basic needs by busi2ness
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Hey, I hope you all have fun, do not lose the fun element in your photography!
Probably my last grungy upload for a while. This one was done with a "molten lead" texture, hence the brighter textured vignette. You may have noticed that not all photographs are good candidates to grunge but others increase in impact and/or mood. To me it remains a medium close to pure photography combined with some creativity coming from my emotions, without losing the content of the image. You be the judge which ones work and which don't.
Comments (67)
SusyGoofers
I like it
carlx
Fantastic capture and presentation, Piet!!!
jocko500
lol lppk l;ike a abstract at first. cool shot
Digital_Mischief
Oh, I like the artsy stuff. It's always a personal choice, isn't it.
evensteven
Excellent shot! Wow! Your post work really sets this up!
Mousson
Fantastic !!!
emmecielle
Wonderful shot! :)
KarmaSong
I can almost hear the cheeping of these famished little creatures! A fantastic capture, full of life and the advice you give, photography wise, are sound and so true to me!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
CavalierLady
Beautifully post worked, Piet, and what a great shot of these babies waiting for food, they are all mouth!
odie
Oh how lovely!! Those open mouths look very familiar to anybody that has raised animals.... or kids!! lol. Very nice treatment of the grunge aspect, again. Excellent.
babuci
Wonderful work and applied perfectly.
thevolunteer
What a great capture. Love the post work also. Aloha
Fred255
That's brilliant, I hope Mum was on her way back, they look hungry!
elfin12u
Baby birds are, in my opinion amongst all inhabitants of this planet, the ugliest creatures! I'm hard pressed to think of any other species that bears such hideous looking young. Even baby spiders are kind of cute. This is a pretty cool shot and must have taken some effort to get it. I like the post work, it certainly does not detract from them in the least. Fortunately almost all birds grow into some of the most beautiful of all life.
danob
Wonderfully done Piet and the grunge works wonderfully here
BorisB
What a gorgeous capture!!
magnus073
This one is so wonderful Piet, you really captured this loving moment
drace68
Wonderful capture. Do have to agree with "elfin12u" on their current lack of beauty. Makes them all the more appealing.
goodoleboy
I get it. They're shouting, "please, sir, may I have more?" With the plethora and variety of textures in this splendid shot, Piet, it's really difficult for me to determine whether this was grunged or not.
bentchick
Very unique use of postwork for such an adorable bunch of babies!!!
annie5
What a superb shot Piet! love it :)
eekdog
your work is so wonderful. love your shots..
Buffalo1
Baby Robins in the nest outside are doing the same thing. Great POV!
orig_buggy
beautiful image and the mood is exquisite
tizjezzme
Omg, I have to agree whole heartedly with elfin12u. I never thought of calling baby birds hideous looking; and maybe that's not quite the right word, but it's close. they are not very 'attractive', but they sure grow up to be all such beautiful things .. U know how I love all birds :) Fantastic grunge again sweetie... Love your work; all your shots, and how you look at things in such a special/unique way .. it makes you the one and only busi 2 ness / P W of Africa. :D
Minda
Really excellent capture piet its beautiful...
kansas
Mama, I'm hungry! Wonderful shot and treatment.
bpclarke
A splendid capture. Such helpless little creatures. Excellent work.
auntietk
In this case, I think your postwork serves to focus our attention on the main subject. I can easily imagine that the original photograph might have been too busy ... too much detail. The grunge serves much the same purpose as a close crop, while still affording you a good amount of blank space. Nicely done!