Sinister Stewart

[Bob Miller]

I took this shot at a local Raptor shoot.When the bird struck this vampirish pose, I knew I had to take the shot and have some fun with it later in post processing. I darkened and desaturated the green grass bg with viveza and then used a couple of runs of fractilius follwed by some judicial masking.
Comments welcome

[Diane Miller]

Love the pose (great reactions to catch it) and wonderful treatment!!

[Nancy Bell]

Good title & great pose! Your use of fractalius on the feathers is just perfect. I especially like the 6 whitish lines of the feathers on the left side. It adds a very striking & dynamic effect. The dark bkgd is a good foil for the bare red head & creates the sinister mood. Really, really great!

[Kerry Perkins]

Love this Bob! Really nice processing and a super base image to work with. I really like the dark look with the one bit of color, very well done.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Bob, great pose, great title, great processing and a great idea

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition, Bob. Love the pose and the lighting... very nice processing!

[Anita Bower]

I really like this photo. Making the bg black was a great idea. My eye is drawn directly to the head. The way the wings seem to envelop the head like a cape is excellent.