Solitary Sandpiper

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO400~F7.1~1/2000 sec~manual exposure~11-7-2009~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Beautiful details, pose and the water drops are fantastic! The effect looks perfect-One of your best!!

[Michael Zajac]

Super details and effect. I like this very much. Did you sharpen before or after the Topaz Clean? I see one tiny spot in BG that missed the NR -top right. EXCELLENT!!

[Harshad Barve]

this is absolute stunner , lovely pose , water drops and killer BG
TFS

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bill, my favorite of all your images! I love the water drops:)

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thank You! Michael: The Topaz Adjust (small detail preset) does bring out details, and I guess you could say sharpens. It also magnifies noise present in the original image, which is a problem with backgrounds that lack detail. Topaz Clean2 I'm sure originated from Topaz Denoise at some point, for it does reduce noise and yet also helps define edges. What actually happened with the background here is I applied both effects to the entire image, then used a history brush tool to remove the effects from the background. I did miss the area you are referring to. regards~Bill

[Christopher Miller]

This is beautiful, Bill! One of your best! Great pose, colors, and details, and the water drops take it over the top. Might want to crop a bit from the top to make into a pano, but either way it's a wonderful image!