Ghost Egret

[Dan Brown]

Inspired by Denise's latest post, I applied some fractalius softness to a layer, reduced the opacity, revealed the eye and, warming up for the upcoming "Asian weeks" I added the chop. The original was captured (under exposed, oops) yesterday at a local "urban rookery" near my home.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dan, this has a beautiful, ethereal feel to it. I've started going through my images to get ready for Asian Week also

[denise ippolito]

Dan, It has a nice ethereal look to it. I love the high-key and the pose is killer! Maybe not so centered but that may have been a choice to go with the chop-I'm not sure. BTW the chop is wonderful and I can't wait till Asian week too!

[PhilCook]

Well salvaged underexposure shot, very moody

[John Storjohann]

This is other-worldly...aptly titled! I agree with Denise's comment that it may be a bit too centered...but somewhat balanced by the chop. Nicely done.

[Dave Woeller]

I agree with those above. A wonderful capture, and dynamite processing work.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Dan.

Can't wait to see your Asian images again.

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful treatment. I like the soft look, the pale tones, how the bird is going upward and seeming to blend into the atmosphere. Subtle. Might crop some off the left side, but not that important.