Pigs

[Anita Bower]

I can't remember all I did to this image--several Topaz filters to bring out details, applied 3 textures by SkeletalMess, other adjustments.

Critiques for improvement welcome.

[Richard Lovison]

Anita,

Wonderful effects... it looks as though the image is printed on metal and has been left in the elements, aging for a while.

Very intense... kind of a scary gaze from the pigs. :bg3: I like the composition. Well done.

Richard

[Joe Senzatimore]

Whatever you did , works well for this image. the comp. is outstanding. Like this very much.

[Judy Howle]

Really nice image and effects Anita! Love the comp!

[denise ippolito]

Anita this is wonderful! I really like your choice of textures and the base image is great! I might tone down the one brightest area in the background if it were mine. I just love the piglets face!!:S3:

[Indranil Sircar]

Wonderful composition, Anita. I love the perspective and the gaze. The color tones and texture makes it so much more interesting. Excellent processing.

[Steve Adkins]

Wonderful work all around, Anita. The detail on the pigs is great and the textures very appealing. :S3:

[Andrew McLachlan]

Anita, I love the pigs and the texture. Wonderful processing on this one!

[Brendan Dozier]

What a great capture and composition, Anita. Cute looking pigs, great POV, and like how they are looking right at you. Very nice processing and texture work, it almost has a kind of Norman Rockwell feel to it. Like the texture on the edges, nicely done! :S3:

[Maureen Allen]

Anita, it looks like you opened the door and there they were! Wonderful expressions and great processing for this image.

[Patrick Sparkman]

Anita, while the processing is very nice, what makes the image for me is the somewhat intense look on the adult, contrasted against the inquisitive innocence of the piglet. TFS.

[Kerry Perkins]

Anita, what a great subject and something really different! I love it! I immediately thought of "Babe" when I saw the little piglet. Super job with the filters and I agree with Richard about the aged metallic look - like the old metal signs people would have on the walls of their barns. (Yep, I was an Indiana farm boy in a former life!)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Anita, great use of filters. I really like the aged metallic look and the "in your face" perspective works well. I'm in love with the piglet:S3:

[Anita Bower]

Thank you all for your comments and encouragement! These pigs live down the road from me.

[Christopher Miller]

Great work, Anita! I love the "in your face" look to the pigs, and the colors and texture work are stunning. :S3:

[Anita Bower]

Great work, Anita! I love the "in your face" look to the pigs, and the colors and texture work are stunning. :S3:

Thank you!