Egrets in a Tree with texture

Nikon D-300
1/1600 sec at f7.1
ISO 800
500 mm f4
taken at Bombay Hook De.....I felt like the original needed something so I used Pixel Bender followed by a flypaper texture

I'm partial to green and pink together, so this is appealing for that reason. The composition is nice, too, and I like the PB effect. I pulled the image quickly into Photoshop to try something out -- to see what lightening just the egrets with a Curves layer would do. I liked the result, but the thing that really surprised me was the difference the page color made. I'm using a very light gray in OOTB (the default, I think). In Photoshop, I just started using the medium gray color, which is substantially darker. It really made the white border of your image apparent, and it worked very well with the colors in the sky.

I love the composition and as Dennis commented, the colors work very well together. I like the texture and filter work. Well done!

Hi Bob, I like this as presented. It has a wonderful antique illustration look that I love. I wouldn't change a thing.

HI Dennis, I agree with Kerry...looks like this could have been taken out of an old Audubon book. Very nice results. Only thing I might have done is, copy and paste the eyes back in, but thats just my idea...lovely as is

Hi, Bob, I agree with the above comments. It has a lovely antique look to it. I would have liked to have seen just a little more of the eyes.

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions!

The texture works beautifully. The sky looks so interesting, as do the leaves of the tree. I'd like more detail in the Egrets, to help them stand out more. A beautiful composition.