Portrait - Chinese Goose

[Indranil Sircar]

This is my first image for the week... just did not have enough time to work on any portrait. Used DAP on a separate layer and applied multiple adjustment layers with masks to get the effect. Hope you like it...

[Kerry Perkins]

Indranil, I like your portrait! Nice painteryl style and lovely colors. Would suggest lightening the eye a bit and opening up the crop at the top to show the whole neck, if you have it. Very nice!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the colour palette and the beautiful curved neck. VWD Indranil. Like the catchlight in the eye, gives a great focus point. Beautiful bird which I have never actually seen. Top notch PP work. You guys are making it tougher to judge. I have been mulling them over all week.

[Indranil Sircar]

Kerry, Jackie, thanks. Appreciate your feedback.

Here is a repost with lightened up eyes just as Kerry suggested. I will work on another version showing the whole neck.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Indranil - this is so beautiful. I love the pose and the look in his (or her) eye.

[Kerry Perkins]

Congratulations Indranil, your image has been chosen as our weekly theme winner and will be entered as our wildcard pick for Image Of The Week! Good job!!

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Indranil! Beautiful composition and painterly effect. I think just showing the whole neck as Kerry suggested would make it perfect. Well done! :)