SWANS

[Mitch Carucci]

Impression.

(I understand that there is a new version of Impression, but I have not had the time to try it yet)

[Wendy Kates]

I like the action that you captured, and the effect of Impression on the water. It looks like it is reflecting clouds in the sky.

[Dennis Bishop]

I agree with Wendy about the water. Both its color and variability are attractive, but they don't steal the show from the swans. I like the white and little bit of orange with the blue.

If I weren't in the middle of something new I'm trying with Glow, I'd copy this to Photoshop and try cropping some off the bottom even though it'd mean losing some of the water.

[Hazel Grant]

Nice work with impression. Looked closely and now agree with Dennis re a bit off the bottom, but I'd add a bit off the right so that there is more room to 'go to' than to have 'come from.'

[Mitch Carucci]

Dennis & Hazel,

Here is a cropped version. What do you think?

MC

[Dennis Bishop]

I like it better for two reasons. It brings the swans closer (less foreground), and it moves the swans -- at least their center of gravity -- lower in the image.

[Hazel Grant]

Agree with Dennis. Makes them much more alive, moving.

[Wendy Kates]

I agree with Hazel...the swans really come alive now.

[Nancy Bell]

A great application of Impression that really captures the motion of the swans and adds a wonderful texture & color variation to the water. Well done! Posting 2 edges out posting 1, as per Dennis' explanation.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Mitch, sorry I'm late but I love your application of Impressions (and the base image) and I agree that the crop improves the image. Nice job