Blue Heron blue

[Indranil Sircar]

This was a well underexposed image under a morning overcast sky taken a while back. I did not delete this thinking may be useful sometime later for creative art! Changed the color temp to blue in ACR and applied Topaz Simplify on the image. Used layer mask to bring back the original heron. Cropped and applied usm on the final web version. Hope you like it...

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, I like the flight pose and the blue really is blue! I like the effect of the filter. I may have cropped out the reflection if it were mine. Great title too!:)

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks Denise. Here is another crop without the reflection...

[Myer Bornstein]

Like the second post better

[Steve Adkins]

Another vote for the 2nd post. Very nicely done. Perfect subject for this theme!

[Judy Howle]

Very nice Indranil! I like the 2nd post better too but I would have taken off a little more of the bottom.

[Kerry Perkins]

Indranil, I like the re-post - I think the image is stronger without the reflection. Like Judy, I would have taken just a tad more (right above your sig on the second one). I love the blue (that's been "my" color since childhood!) and the twilight feel as well as the bit of light on the head. Very nice.

[Paul Lagasi]

Another vote for second post....Indranil while your at it, wonder what it woul look like with just the Blue Heron....;). Seriously, I do like the 2nd version.

[Indranil Sircar]

Myer, Steve, Judy, Kerry, thanks for your feedback. Appreciate it a lot. Here is a repost just as Judy and Kerry suggested. I went for a pano crop to avoid the Heron being too centered...

[Indranil Sircar]

Another vote for second post....Indranil while your at it, wonder what it woul look like with just the Blue Heron....;). Seriously, I do like the 2nd version.

Thanks Paul. Good idea to try with just the Blue Heron and here it is...

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, I guess we all see things differently and that is a good thing. I personally like the 2nd repost w/ a crop just above your sig. You have been a trooper here with all your reposts. I think the interest in the image speaks volumes!!:) Nicely done.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Indranil.

Where is the Blue? ;) :D :D

Saturation must have been full with full vibrance!

I favor the second one with a crop of the right side to a point between your first and last name in the sig. No crop on bottom. But ... your going to wear out the image is you do all the changes suggested, so I will accept the second one as is! :2eyes2: :cheers: