DAP'd...a Roseate Spoonbill

this is from an original image by a friend of mine that works on Sanibel
DAP, Benson, portrait palette, blend .psd at 75% and a few saturation/ texture tweaks.

Thanks for looking in and hope you enjoy
http://i27.tinypic.com/20j0j5x.jpg

Dave, The color tones are so beautiful and the pose looks so nice!!!Looks like a special soft glow!!Well done.

Nice effect, like it. One suggestion is that it could use some cropping of the left margin. A little too centered for my view. But the artist rules. ;)

Stunner Dave. Love the softness myself. Gorgeous birds aren't they? Thanks for inspiring. :)

Excellent composition, Dave. The pose and the colors makes it for me.

Hi Dave, As stated, nice soft, pastel like colors which are very pleasing. I like the positioning of the bird as is...

Just like a painting !! Great work !!!!

I agree with a slight crop off the left side. It will put the bird more on an angle and strengthen the composition IMO.

Beautiful colors and textures. I'm not sure I love the area on the right side of his head but the rest is really beautiful.

is this part of the summertime theme? these birds always remind me of summer with the beautiful pink colors. love the treatment. your friend loaned you a nice base image!!

Simply beautiful, Dave. You're a DAP master. I don't think I'd crop anything. As is, the color tones surrounding it make for a very pleasing image.

That programs is really killer, Dave, love the brush strokes and texture and the base images looks sweet.

thank you for comments friends....all suggestions noted.

Harold, this is not part of the theme