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April 20, 2014
Suggester said; "I really like the warm lighting on this photo. I almost thought it was a painting!"

Chickens by lashrasch
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Chickens

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WOW. My 2nd DD! Thank you, that's awesome!

The creation of this photo was fairly simple in terms of post-processing. As the photo is originally RAW-format, I increased saturation, contrast and sharpness. I added  brightness adjustments locally on the chickens, and darkened as well as blurred the background. This separated them from the wooden wall and brings a lot more "mood" to the photo. The painterly look probably originates from the soft and limited light, some slight blur due to a slow shutter speed, as well as the texture on the feathers.
Their heads all pointing in the same direction was pure luck.
Hope you like it.

As with all my photos, the camera captured the moment, I did the editing.
Image size
1242x946px 445.91 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D800
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
120 mm
ISO Speed
1250
Date Taken
Jun 27, 2013, 3:29:32 PM
Sensor Size
6mm
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Wow! It is really hard to get a good clear photo of chickens in lower light! I always seem to end up with one moving, or they have their inner eyelid closed and look like a chicken zombie. Of course, I only carry around a little camera, so it can fit in my pocket while I am hanging with my peeps. :D I, too thought it was a painting at first. :)