Hooded Merganser Glow

[denise ippolito]

Shooting with Roman Kurywczak yesterday I noticed some nice light so I waited for the Merganser to get near it-I was too far away for a great shot so I decided to do a scenic style. I added a Glamour Glow in Color-efex to the BG. Tried to crop it using Fabs advice. Had trouble leveling it-

[Gus Cobos]

A very sweet image Lady Denise.
I like the soft glow effect applied. Your duck is placed just right in frame and I like his head position tucked in his feathers...my only recommendation would be to sprinkle a tad of selective sharpening on the eye...well done...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

My friend said that he preferred this crop- let me know your thoughts!

[Gus Cobos]

Your friend has the eye...:D I like this on the best, it places all of the attention on your duck...well advised...I give it my seal of approval...:):cool:

[Julie Kenward]

I like both crops Denise. I love the glow effect-that really adds to the image. I do think the duck could be a bit sharper and me, personally, I would have liked him to be entering the frame instead of leaving. Still, I like the image...it's beautiful!

[denise ippolito]

Julie, The only problem w/ him entering the image would be that he would be looking out of the frame-

[Roman Kurywczak]

I like the second one better....it's like he's looking at the glow....or keeping an eye on it. Do you select the area that glamour glow is applied to??? If you can....or want to play around....move the hoddie so the glow is 1/2 way into the body.....and then you can do a vert with the original...more room up top. The ice will make a nice curved leading line. I would eliminate the whiter band at the very top. Had fun yesterday with you and Mike..like ducks in a pond.....got some killer hoodie images.
PS added crop to better clarify....if you can move the hoddie or the orange glow......like sunset on the lake.....of course...then crop tighter:D

[denise ippolito]

Roman, I'll give it a try! I had a good time yesterday and meeting Dave Mills was a nice bonus!!! I bet you got some killer images -hope you have time to post a few before you leave!!!

[Alfred Forns]

First thing I thought was the crop from the top Makes bird larger in frame and looks balanced. btw with these ducks you always need to fix the eye, looks goofy on their own ... nothing to do with focus, movement etc. Mighty fine image !!!