Theme: Peaceful Knots

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Tamron 200-500mm@500mm~ISO320~F6.3~1/1250sec~11-22-2008~Quintana,Texas
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
These roosting Red Knots (non-breeding plumage) seemed peaceful enough.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill, IMO the vignetting works well here and I'm able to zero in directly on the group. I like your effect and the subtle color. I like the fact that the vast majority have a similar pose. If this image were mine I would take out the two birds that are in the backround feeding. Nice presentation...

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks Dave. Quickly removed the feeding birds. Didn't use the original image, or I'd have to do the vingette again, etc. regards~Bill

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill, Great job on removal. The image is strong and I like it very much....

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Really nice looking peaceful image. I like the black border w/ the vignette. I may have only removed the one bird in the back on the right as I liked the tail up and leg of the other one in the composition-but I imagine everyone will have an opinion about it. Nice clean removal. And nice huddled group of Knots.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application Bill. I would agree with Denise on this one. I think the other bird helps fill out the void in the image, while the smaller one did not contribute that much. But,

Your image ... Your Vision.

[Harshad Barve]

nice image and I liked repost more
TFS

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Bill. Love the repost. Great PP.

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful image, Bill. Love the composition. I see Denise's point on the one feeding bird filling up a void in the comp, but I also think that the second image emphasizes the peaceful feel more, so I could go either way on that. Well done!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks guys! As usual I appreciate the feedback. regards~Bill