White-faced Ibis II

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A850~Sony 70-400G@400mm~ISO1600~1/1250 sec~F7.1~manual exposure~overcast~HH~2-17-2011~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS5/Topaz Adust4/Clean3
I posted another white-faced ibis a few days ago that was lacking much detail on the body feathers. With this base image I was closer, and this technique is better for feather detail.. Here I used Topaz for the bird, and pixel bender for the background, as in my last post. comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[Richard Lovison]

William,

I like the pastel colors and low contrast for this image. Well done on the effects. Beautiful detail in the bird. I might wish for a bit more canvas all around, especially on the left, as I feel the crop is rather tight.

Richard

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I love the effect that the filtering had on the BG and vegetation. This is done really well. The pose and details are wonderful. I agree w/ Richard, it's a little tight.:S3:

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice work, Bill! Great details all over the bird, and I love the PB effect on the BG and vegetation. I agree that it looks rather tight. Well done.

[Kerry Perkins]

Bill, this is great - you got some of that uber-detail in the feathers. I love the coloration of these birds too and you have captured that well. There is a cool metallic look to the plumage that makes this really interesting and the background effect looks good.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful bird and I love the effect. The image is a bit tight in the frame for me. The feathers of the folded wing look great.

[Brendan Dozier]

The detail and colors on the bird look great, Bill. The combination of filters provides some nice texture to make this a very interesting compostion. Nicely done.

[Indranil Sircar]

Bill, this one is outstanding! Love the pose and the effect.