Bosque moment

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi all. I'm back from my most excellent road trip to New Mexico and the Salton Sea. I have some images to share so here goes...

Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes hang out in the golden light of dawn at Bosque del Apache. DAP'ed using "realism" as a preset to start with. Brushed back some detail in the foreground birds using a mask and 50% gray brush. :)

[Keith Carver]

A nice painterly image with a great blend from FG to BG. Love the light and how you handled the bright tones on the geese feathers. Only nit is that the bright orange goose (or crane) in the left BG seems to distract - maybe you could tone it down a bit. Thanks for the post!

[denise ippolito]

Kerry, Sounds like a great trip! I love the colors in this image and wish it were mine!! Fantastic painterly effect and I love the layers of birds. Welcome Back!!

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Kerry.

The effect works well with the image.

[Dave Phillips]

glad you've had a great trip Kerry.
The interesting part of this image for me is the white/gray horizontal layers
of the geese/cranes. Nice pp.....night crop about 25% from top, just a choice

[Dan Brown]

Great job Kerry! I might have revealed a little less detail but thats because I really like the DAP look! I guess I'm going to have to plan a Bosque trip!

[Indranil Sircar]

Very nice composition, Kerry. I like the layers and the overall effect. Great colors. Next year I should plan for Bosque too!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really like it Kerry, looks like you had a great trip. Love the colour of the water, and great PP work.

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Kerry! Love the colors and the layered effect. Agree with Keith on toning down the bright orange patch in the BG.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Kerry - it looks like it was a great trip. I was hoping to get there this year but not sure if it'll happen. I love the colors and the DAP treatment.:)