Theme: Nature - After the rains

This is an old image of pelicans on a beach just after the rains. I used multiple layers - adjusting levels, saturation, applying a warm photo filter, blending a DAP version and finally using a mask to expose the underlying front pelican. Hope you like it.

~ Indranil

I like it Indranil. Love the subdued colors and the reflection. The effect of the one bird being in focus is nice. I would be tempted to evict the light blob in the URC. It tends to pull my eye away from the lovely birds.

Thanks Kerry. That blob is the gap in between the coastal cliff.. here is repost without the gap...

I think that is really nice Indranil! Super repost. You have all the attention on those birds and their reflections. Beautiful!

Indranil, I like the soft rainy day feel to this and the monochromatic look. Nice repost. Some separation between the back bird whose head is intersecting the one in front may be good-but the overall look to the image is very nice. I like it alot. Well done.

I like the repost. The effect is very nice. I may be tempted to remove the 2 birds in the rear since you cannot see their heads.

Hi Indranil, Nice feel to the image using the sepia tone. Agree with Nick regarding the removal of the 2 rear birds.

I love the tones in the photo and I like first one better than the repost.

Beautiful image, Indranil! Wonderful color tones and I love the feel. Well done!

love the repost....one of your best ever images IMO.
Would not remove the rear pelicans, but soften and lighten them a bit more.
They are an integral part of the comp, but just a bit too prominent. Keeping
the forward pelican in natural coloration is a brilliant idea. Might give the main
bird a bit more work on the head, especially defining the eye area and keep that
bit of orange bill verrrrrry prominent

all IMHO

beautiful is the word, lovely repost
TFS

Thank you so much for all the comments and feedback. I appreciate it a lot. Here is second repost without the two of the birds in the background...

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Originally Posted by Dave Phillips

love the repost....one of your best ever images IMO.
Would not remove the rear pelicans, but soften and lighten them a bit more.
They are an integral part of the comp, but just a bit too prominent. Keeping
the forward pelican in natural coloration is a brilliant idea. Might give the main
bird a bit more work on the head, especially defining the eye area and keep that
bit of orange bill verrrrrry prominent

all IMHO

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Thanks Dave. Appreciate it a lot. Here is another repost with lightening the rear pelicans and adding a small Gaussian blur. Also reworked the eye and bill of the lead pelican and added a bit of saturation...

Indranil, Your final repost-ROCKS! Well done.

Thank you Denise.

Agreed about the final is kickin' some butt Indy! Well done mate. :)

sorry missed this....I realllllly like the last repost.
It has come together into a winning image IMO.
Nice work, and admire the persistence to play and work the image

Thanks Dave. Appreciate your comments and feedback.

Beautiful image!