Tricolor Heron OP #1

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A900~Sony 500 F4 G @700mm /1.4X~ISO 1600~F/6.3~1/1600sec~manual exposure~~bean bag in vehicle window~7-9-2012~Freeport, Texas~CS6/oil paint filter
Still fixated on CS6 oil paint filter! Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[John Storjohann]

Another strong base image enhanced by subtle, effective filtering...I might have brushed back in just a bit more detail in the reddish feathers of the throat...and, at least to my eye, the image might benefit from a bit of CCW rotation...hard to say, not having been there! Beautiful background colors...looking forward to more of your work.

[Douglas Bolt]

Very nice image. My first impression was to reduce the effect of the Oil Paint filter just a little, especially in the lighter areas of the image. Might try a luminous Lights mask.

[Bill Dix]

Great walking pose and colors, nicely enhanced. I rather like the luminous quality of this as posted. A question, as an infrequent visitor to this forum: is the Oil Paint Filter new to CS6? I can't seem to find it on CS5, unless it is a downloadable plug-in.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bill, a beautiful pose - I like the OP filtering and the background colors complimenting the bill color.

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Appreciate the comments. About the CCW rotation; I thought about this as well. I determined that based on the leg positions( the right being further back than the left) the depiction here is more accurate.
Bill; The Oil Paint filter is included in CS6 only. CS5 had pixel bender as a downloadable plugin from Adobe Labs, and it was similar in certain respects. Unfortunately pixel bender does not work with CS6, and Adobe Labs has no plans to allow it. I keep CS5 and CS6 installed so I can use both pixel bender and oil paint if I need to. regards~Bill

[Judy Howle]

That's a fantastic capture of the heron!! Lovely colors and the OP filter works very well here. I also wish that Pixel Bender worked with CS6.

[Bill Dix]

Appreciate the comments. About the CCW rotation; I thought about this as well. I determined that based on the leg positions( the right being further back than the left) the depiction here is more accurate.
Bill; The Oil Paint filter is included in CS6 only. CS5 had pixel bender as a downloadable plugin from Adobe Labs, and it was similar in certain respects. Unfortunately pixel bender does not work with CS6, and Adobe Labs has no plans to allow it. I keep CS5 and CS6 installed so I can use both pixel bender and oil paint if I need to. regards~Bill

Thanks for the info, Bill.

[denise ippolito]

Bil, Nice effect and capture, I might back off the orange a little if it were mine.

[Anita Bower]

Wonderful image. Love the position of the wing by the head. Nice details in the feathers. What a lovely bird!

[Mitch Carucci]

Great posture. Love the wing position and the strut. Great base image.