Top Bird

[Mark Fuge]

Shot this a few years ago at Lion Country Safari. The tree was full of Ibis with one "Top Bird".

The vision wasn't complete until I learned about filters here. This made it interesting.

Filters included - Poster Edge, Ink Outline, Diffused Glow, Canvas and the lighting effect.

Hope you enjoy!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Mark, I like the colors,filters and comp selected.I also like how the light graduates but for my taste I would like a lighter bottom third.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Cool idea Mark. I like your thinking. :) I kind of like the various lighting throughout the image.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Neat shot Mark, has a very oriental feel to it. Like the feel of this one. Looks like a careful composition.

[Julie Kenward]

I like the graduated degrees of lightness but wish the structure of the birds was a bit clearer. Overall, this is really a very cool concept!

[Mark Fuge]

Thanks for the comments.

As noted, this was an image waiting for a format. It was a grab shot at Lion Country, as we were walking though the safari area, with our granddaughter a few years ago. I saw all the birds in the tree and took the image. It was distant, so the birds are not well defined. Missed the exposure slightly as well. But found a new life, in filters, that otherwise would not be. Not perfect, but as some mentioned, interesting.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mark - I really like this - the birds seem to glow. I love the texture and the different lighting - it has almost
a mysterious feel to it. (An oriental mysterious feel:))

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Cheryl

[Cindy Cone]

Very creative, Mark. Wonderful texture, and I like the graduated lighting. I might try to lighten the top left just a tad to accentuate the top bird.

[denise ippolito]

Mark, To me this has a slight Asian feel so the comp. is great IMO. Well done w/ the filters.

[Mark Fuge]

Thanks all, appreciate the comments.