Oh, What A Beautiful Morning!

This image was taken at Merritt Island NWR of an Egret enjoying the stroll through the pond.

Modifications in CS4 included; Topaz Simplified and Adjust, along with normal image adjustments.

Enjoy!

Very nice composition, Mark. I like the striding pose with the reflection. The blue look a bit saturated... Nicely done. TFS.

Good framing Mark. Like the raised foot and the reflection. Blues are a bit toasty:)

"I'm steppin' out..." I really like this pose, looks like it just made turn three. :) I actually like the "ootb blue" but what really catches my eye is the strong reflection and the patterns in the water. Good one!

Thanks all for viewing and comments. It was a good day as I also got a tri-color enjoying the day, with a similar dance.

The OOTB Blue was intentional. I felt it's contrast with the white added to this image and enhanced the reflection. Also, "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning!" A drab blue in my view would have not cut that.

If it were in the Avian Critique forum, I would probably have desat more than just the blue water.

But as always I appreciate your comments. We all have drums to follow! ;) :D

I agree w/ the blues being really saturated. I appears to need a rotation and I might tone down a couple of the whites if it were mine. Nice composition and I like the vertical here Mark.

Thanks for viewing and comments, Denise. Appreciate it.

Welcome home! ;)

Thanks for the welcome home Mark!!