Carolina Wren

I had a few visitors to the feeder yesterday morning. I was in the house, shooting through the window when this cute little bird turned and faced me.:)

Exposure adjustments in Lightroom, foliage filter in ColorEfex Pro, cross-hatch sketch filter and texturizer in PSE.

Look at you go, Julie! This is really nice! The texture you chose really enhances the bird and the pose is wonderful (although I do miss seeing his cute little "in the air" tail.) Lovely colors the way the fade in the BG. Nice comp as well. :D

Julie, Nice head on look. I like the effects you applied to the image. I might take a slice off the bottom and maybe a touch more sharpening on the face. Nice image quality for shooting through the window!:) The fluffed up feathers look so cute.

Thanks Jules and Jackie for the comments. :)

Jules, I have a another image with the tail that I will post in ETL tomorrow.

Jackie, I went back and sharpened the face with Nik Sharpener Pro, cropped a bit from the bottom, then tried to replicate the filter in PSE-close but not quite. Which is better, original post or repost?

Surprisingly, I have gotten some pretty good images through that window. The top of the feeder is just about eye level for me-and I try to keep the window clean!

Julie, I think the orig. looks better.:)

I like the original better too, Julie! The PP gives him/her a cheeky look. And it's more 'feathery'. Good composition and background. Great capture through the window. I'd be lucky to capture a bird this good full on:D

Beautiful composition, Julie. I too like the original posting. Great texture and effect.

Thanks Denise, Kora, Indranil. I like the original better too!:D

Another vote for original. Colors compo and texture are just right.

i like the original, too. gives the bird more room to breathe. the duo tone bg makes this guy stand out really nice. great job!!

Thanks Fabs and Harold for the additional comments.

I guess you can call this a "creative process" if you can't go back and do exactly what you did before! I kind of like that idea.:)

Hi Julie - very cute and one more vote for the original. Excellent composition and bg and I love the texture!

Thanks, Kerry.