Theme: High-Key Green Heron Profile

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@330mm~Sony HVL-F56Am for fill-flash~ISO200~F8~1/100sec~tripod~manual exposure~8-23-2009~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
This is a combination of my favorite bird;Green Heron, favorite shooting mode; High-Key, and favorite post-processing technique.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[WIlliam Maroldo]

I thought I'd include a crop of my previously posted image.regards~Bill

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent Will,
I like the presentation as is...I like the high-key and the fine details and color rendition...well done...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I like the intense stare and the pose. Details look great and can really shine w/ the up-close look!(thanks for including it)I find the perch interesting w/ the moss. IMO your cropped image can also stand alone as an image-it is a very interesting perspective w/ loads of detail.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Bill. Love that pose and those details.

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful creation William, Ditto Denise here
TFS

[Christopher Miller]

Wow! Impressive detail Bill! Love the pose. Well done!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill, Good color,comp, detail and technique. Excellent example of a HK. Nice one!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey William,
Very cool effect......good thing no HA police in this forum.....so I won't say it!......very nice job with the effects and very nicely done!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Talking about HAP, therefore I shut up re: HA! :D It still works IMHO. I love the HK look. I know it's your fave PP as many (probably most) of your pics are like this! :) Neat image design, love that log and those mega feet.

[Cindy Cone]

Great pose and comp on this one, William. The effects and HK work very well here.

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks everyone! I was under the impression that "profile" as in the title meant side view. Anyway, Roman, there are HAP roaming around here, who I respectfully ignore! regards~Bill