Sandpiper II

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO640~F5.6~1/1250 sec~manual exposure~11-8-2009~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
This time I selected the bird, copied to a new layer, and applied Clean2 only to the background, since it does so well with liquids. The selected bird was then subjected to Topaz Adjust, small detail preset at about 40%, then Clean2. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition, Bill. I like the way you positioned the subject with the feet under the water. The flowing water adds a lot to the image. One of your best!

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I like the composition alot with the water swirling around the rock. Beautiful details in your sandpiper w/o being overly sharp. I like the soft muted color of the water and the splash-Very nicely done, I agree w/ Indranil-One of your best.

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Bill, Excellent composition, and I love the flowing water. Good details on the bird. Would like to see the head a little sharper though, because it looks a bit soft compared to the rest of the body.

[Harshad Barve]

This is so good , lovely compo and feel of flowing water here
TFS

[Dave Woeller]

Terrific image, and thanks for sharing the workflow.