Ode to Mr. Owl

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Photo of Great Horned Owl from Lox NWR.

He was way deep into the cypress swamp and I'd have to wait until the wind blew the moss to get a shot of it.

Cropped it to vertical. I hated the blue sky, so I used viveza 2 to desaturate the sky to grey. I then added some Topaz adjust and pumped up the brilliance in Nik Color Effects Pro.

This is the result.

Good looking bird Mike !!! Good PS work like the bg, complementing and mood enhancing !!!

Love the moodiness, Mike. Great effect. KB

Micaheal, Really nice effect created. The Spanish moss is a nice touch. Maybe a sliver more room up top.