some birds from Bosque

[Kerry Perkins]

Ok, I know what they are. Sandhill Cranes in silhouette on a November evening. The sky was really purple and blue, but I wanted yellow and orange so I used Nik Color EFX Pro to change the bg colors. The cool thing is that I changed the colors to reflect what you might really see on any given evening. :c3:

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful silhouette Kerry. I love the separation and the umbrella look to their poses.:S3:

[Jay Sheinfield]

Hi Kerry, Love the lighting. The three cranes all with similar flying positions are very cool. Very Nice!

[Judy Howle]

I love the colors you chose for the sky and agree with Denise and Jay on the poses of the birds.

[Nancy Bell]

Great compostion with the 3 cranes dropping down. Exactly what did you use in Nik Effex Pro to change the bkgd? It's lovely!

[Indranil Sircar]

Nice silhouette composition, Kerry! The bg color is awesome!

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks everyone!

Nancy, I used the Bi-Color Filter for the bg. Here is the original. You can see that I added a bit of canvas on the left also.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Kerry.

Nice BG effect as mentioned by others and the pose does it! :cheers:

[Maureen Allen]

Very nice image and cool switcheroo on the background :bg3:

[Dennis Bishop]

Not only is the composition good because of three cranes, but their layout in the image is right on. Very nicely done in all respects. Thanks for posting the original. It made me try out -- and learn more about the bicolor filter effect in Color Efex. You really enhanced the image with it.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Kerry, lovely processing for this one. It was a good idea to add canvas. Love the look!