Morning Gull

[Mitch Carucci]

Remask & Impression

[Nancy Bell]

Gorgeous colors, Mitch! I like the placement of the gull so that wing is in front of most of the bright sun, keeping it from blinding the viewer.

[Wendy Kates]

Beautiful colors, light and background, Mitch! I am viewing it on my laptop, which doesn't have the best display, but I think I am detecting noise in the background. If others see it, it may be worth running noise reduction selectively on the sky.

[Dennis Bishop]

I like the colors, too. Also, the way the profile of the gull matches the nearby darker parts of the image. Is what looked like noise to Wendy, instead, what Impression produced?

[Mitch Carucci]

Wendy,

Thank you for pointing out the noise/texture in the background. It was introduced by the software (Impression). After considering your post, I have decided that it was too much. Sometimes I don't spend enough time looking at all the features of an image. Do you think this repost is better? I think it is...
Thanks again.

Mitch

[Mitch Carucci]

Dennis,

Yes, it was a canvas texture added by Impression. After considering Wendy's post, I think it was too much. I reduced the texture and have reposted it.

Thanks.

M.C.

[Nancy Bell]

I do like the combination of those glorious sky colors and the softened look from reducing the texture.

[Wendy Kates]

Mitch...yes, reducing the texture really improved the image. It's beautiful!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mitch, I'm a fan of grain so I think maybe something in between would look nice. The repost seems just a little too smooth for me. The image is very nice

[Paul Lagasi]

I'll agree with above comments, something in between. This is a very nice composition Mitch.

[Diane Miller]

Very nice! -- I'll go with in-between.