Early morning at the Bosque, lots of cranes dancing, leaping. PP using Fractalius followed by Topaz Clean - flat style. Cloned out some water drops that got magnified after the Clean filter. Self-critique: not enough catchlights in the eyes. But the main idea is to portray the energy and gracefulness of these magnificent birds.
01-13-2011, 03:24 PM
Indranil Sircar
Killer image, Keith! Love the dancing pose and effect on the cranes and the bg. Great capture and processing.
01-13-2011, 04:26 PM
Christopher Miller
Excellent job on this, Keith! The poses are stunning, and I love the effect and colors. I agree with your self-critique that more distinct eyes would be a plus, but I think that's very minor. :)
01-13-2011, 08:26 PM
denise ippolito
Keith, When I started opening up the image I was smiling from ear to ear! Outstanding! The colors really make this special. I love it!
01-13-2011, 08:59 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Keith, this is wonderfully good. It has an Oriental feel to me and I love it!!!
01-13-2011, 10:13 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Keith, this one is perfect! I like the HA in both birds and the eyes stand out nicely!
01-14-2011, 12:25 AM
Kerry Perkins
Excellent image Keith, it just shouts "Bosque"! Super use of the two main filters. Nice action captured and the eyes don't bother me at all. I would paint out that one specular highlight in the water on the left.