Bridal Veil

[Fabs Forns]

Taken at Long Key Nature Center, Davie, Florida. BG treated with Focal Point.

Date: 2/15/09
Time: 4:12:41 PM
Model: NIKON D3
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
Frame #: 5197
Lens (mm): 500
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/1600
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

[Jasper Doest]

Lovely feel to this photograph Fabs! I love the curve of those feathers...you can imagine the wind going through the feathers...the branch is really nice in this composition and i'm glad this isnt a clean background, as this bg is nice, not disturbing and adds to the story. Nice!

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the curves in the bird and it's plumes. It works well against the BG and I really like how the lightness extends along the branch it is perched on. Focal Point is an interesting plugin. I have just recently used it (along with others in the onOne suite) for some stage photos I am working on at the moment and found them very efficient plugins. Unfortunately haven't yet got as far as working on any bird images - roll on the end of the month when the show is over (not really - it is amazing fun:))

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Pose, details and setting are cool. I don't know how this plugin works but the BG looks good to me. The bird looks a bit blueish on my monitor.

[Randy Stout]

Fabs:

A lovely picture, even a great head angle, which I rarely catch in preening birds.

I agree with all the positives mentioned above.

My only tiny observation would be that I find the eye quite indistinct.

Overall, a beauty.

Randy

[Sid Garige]

Got some great feel to this image Fabs. Dont mind the closed eyes and distracting background. All the elements sits well into a great story.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I like the mood, the comp, exposure and comp, the BG is good and although I am not crazy about it only you could make it look so good :) Congratulations Fabs!