Big Eyes

[Nancy Bell]

The eyes of herons & egrets look perfectly normal when viewed as a profile, but look at them straight on and this is what you see! I used one of my favorite combinations of Pixel Bender Oil Paint and Topaz Buz Sim.

[Anita Bower]

A cross-eyed heron! This is a good image for the theme. It made me laugh.

[Richard Unsworth]

Great

Take the beak away and put a mouth below - the perfect alien!!! a Grey)

Cool idea and shot, nice colors and effects

[Marina Scarr]

Well done, Nancy. The fact that the bird is looking right at you really helps to make this image work.

[Christopher Miller]

That is such a funny view, Nancy! The eyes and the impossibly long-looking neck make him look like a cartoon character. Put a smile on my face!

[Hazel Grant]

The elegant (usually the side view) becomes comical. The stark simplicity of it all makes it work so well. (wonder what this one swallowed that it has that lump on the side of its neck?) very creative!

[Cheryl Slechta]

I like the lump (or is it ruffled feathers?) too. Nice perspective, Nancy

[gary ellwein]

While in grade school, I got this look often from my teachers. Nice accentuation of the eyes.

[Nancy Bell]

Thanks all! Glad to add a smile to everyone's day ! I think that lump is something the bird ate and is still in the process of going down!

[Diane Miller]

Very effective treatment of a very funny image!

[LinzRiverBalmer]

Nice effects, cool bird.... very funny I laughed, this is also the kind of thing that sneaks into my dreams and start chasing me.

Love all the work except for the one bigger bulge on his neck sticking off to the right.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Just too funny Nancy, love it!

[Nancy Bell]

Thanks Diane, Linz and Jackie!

[Judy Howle]

This is so cool Nancy! I love it; those eyes are hilarious.