Theme: Blackbirds at Bosque

[Kerry Perkins]

There was a mixed flock of red-winged and yellow-headed blackbirds at the south end of the Marsh Loop. I got some shots of them and thought this one would look good with some OOTB treatment. :)

I used Topaz Detail to add some (guess what...) and then Topaz Simplify to remove it. :eek:

[Patti Edens]

Kerry, Great colors in this image! The Topaz treatment on the background looks very good. The framing looks perfect to me - love the grasses at the bottom.

[Anita Bower]

I like this image a lot. The colors and pp work really well. I like the blackbirds filling the frame except for the bottom. We have flocks of blackbirds like this around here--they come to the harvested corn fields.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful layered BG Kerry! I love the colors and the treatment looks great. Nicely done.:)

[allanrube]

I like this image a lot. The colors in the background are made by the addition of hte birds. Without them I Would say the rest of the image was too garlish.

[Christopher Miller]

Very, very nice Kerry! :) Love the colors and painted look. I also like the different layers in the BG, and the birds form a nice pattern.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Kerry. I love those beautiful layers of bg colors and the effect.

[Cindy Mead]

wonderful contrasting colors Kerry.. a dynamic comp made even more so with your treatment, I really like this one alot :)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Kerry, I love the layered colors and the simplify filter. It works really well with this image:)