Incubation

I used polar coordinates and a series of layer masks to create this soft look.

wow.. Denise, how did you do it. Looks amazing... very creative.

Denise, quite creative. I love it!

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.
Indranil-I just used polar coordinates and rotated the image adjusting the opacity and masking back in some detail every time.

Denise, wow, this is really creative and although it sounds like a simple explanation I can't fathom how you
achieved it. Was it one egret chick?

Cheryl, Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. This is the image I started with. I cropped it to a square because polar coordinates usually works better w/ square crops at least that has been my experience. Then after the PC I duplicated it and rotated it 9o degrees and lowered the opacity and masked back in some details. I also used the transform tool to push the circle back to a circular look after rotating it. Then I flipped it and w/ a layer mask I evened out the image. Then rotated it again and add a zoom blur using the elliptical tool. Then I added a couple of layers of white at low opacity until I got the look I wanted. The base image wasn't great but I felt that it had some interest.

Thanks, Denise. It'll take me a while to digest this:o

Very creative, Denise! I don't think I would have thought to try something like this. :) Very well done!

Super work as always Denise. This one is all about your vision and the execution is excellent! Looks like this incubation is going to produce twins... :cool:

Thanks folks, I appreciate it.

Denise, your creativity is simply amazing. Take another bow. :)

Stuart, You are too kind.:)

Another wow! Your polar coordinates work is amazing! I like the softness around the edges and the various eyes. A bit disturbing, those eyes, which makes them effective.

Thanks Anita, I appreciate it.:)