Redpoll in a snow squall

[Nancy Bell]

I am thrilled to have Common Redpolls come to my feeders this year. This is an irruption year and I put out extra thistle feeders to encourage the birds to stay. They also brought their friends the Pine Siskins and goldfinches.

I used buz sim and fractalius.

[Steve Adkins]

Nancy.... Brrr, that looks cold! Great combo to make this frigged effect. I especially like the direct eye contact. Love those Redpolls.

[Paul Lagasi]

There seems to be a Redpoll invasion everywhere this year, they seem to be our most common feeder birds this winter...I like the frac effect on the whole image...I might be tempted to darken the fringe of the image.

[denise ippolito]

Hi Nancy, I was messing around in Photoshop last night so I brought your image in and played around with the comp. Not sure if you will like it as I rotated it a little to crop it. Very nice original capture and I am sure these cuties will keep you busy for awhile!

[Dave Woeller]

Very nice image with great processing. I really like the colors surrounding the bird. I like the crop on the re-post, but the op is fine too.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Nancy, I love your processing - it gives it a really, really frosty look. I don't have redpolls but I'm loving my goldfinches I like Denise's repost also.

[Nancy Bell]

Thanks all! I can see there are various ways to crop this. The fractalius gave me just what I wanted for conveying a cold, snowy day.

[Judy Howle]

I like the colors and the frosty effect from the fract work. Nice work!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Lovely Nancy. I have missed the Redpolls, but am quite pleased to see that after many years of not showing up at my feeders. they are now here in great numbers. They used to how up every other year, but have not for several years in a row...until now. The other day when I was walking my dog I had a pair of snow buntings landing at my feet during the walk...I guess I need to start taking the camera with me for the dog walks too.

[Mitch Carucci]

Great use of the Fract filter! Like the second crop a bit more.