I took this shot at a local Raptor shoot.When the bird struck this vampirish pose, I knew I had to take the shot and have some fun with it later in post processing. I darkened and desaturated the green grass bg with viveza and then used a couple of runs of fractilius follwed by some judicial masking.
Comments welcome
05-13-2013, 05:22 PM
Diane Miller
Love the pose (great reactions to catch it) and wonderful treatment!!
05-13-2013, 07:55 PM
Nancy Bell
Good title & great pose! Your use of fractalius on the feathers is just perfect. I especially like the 6 whitish lines of the feathers on the left side. It adds a very striking & dynamic effect. The dark bkgd is a good foil for the bare red head & creates the sinister mood. Really, really great!
05-14-2013, 12:15 AM
Kerry Perkins
Love this Bob! Really nice processing and a super base image to work with. I really like the dark look with the one bit of color, very well done.
05-14-2013, 03:56 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Hi, Bob, great pose, great title, great processing and a great idea:S3:
05-15-2013, 05:28 PM
Indranil Sircar
Excellent composition, Bob. Love the pose and the lighting... very nice processing!
05-18-2013, 05:43 PM
Anita Bower
I really like this photo. Making the bg black was a great idea. My eye is drawn directly to the head. The way the wings seem to envelop the head like a cape is excellent.