Another Anhinga

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@360mm~1/400 sec~F5.6~ISO500~7-21-09~hand held~Houston, Texas
CS4 Topaz Adjust(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
I know about the poorly positioned limb. Oh well.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

Hi Bill, Yes it would be better without the upright branch....but IMO it doesn't really bother me in the way the image is presented. I like the HK, detail and position the bird is in. The lighting is soft and I like the subtle use of color. I like it as presented...

Man, you should do a Blurb book on your Topaz birds. They are incredible! :) Thanks for sharing Bill.

Bill, I love the pose and the head. I'm not seeing as much detail in the body area as most of your other images-but it is still quite nice!! Love the High-Key. Good work.

Thanks guys! You are correct about the detail, Denise. There are two criteria that I find makes for good images using this technique. The first is an image that is low contrast, with soft shadows(or even none), and secondly, considerable textural detail already present. If there isn't any, the filter has nothing to work on.Parts of this image were not up to par on both respects. regards~Bill

I really like the pose of the cormorant, and the small branch doesn't bother me at all. Well done.