Before and After: Tricolored Heron

[WIlliam Maroldo]

I thought I'd post the After image, then post the Before. If I combine to one image the size limits for the one post becomes a problem.
SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1000~F5.6~1/1600 sec~manual exposure~HH~12-22-2009~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4/Redfield Fractalius/Topaz Clean2

Dup base image, apply fractalius to upper layer, merge mode;overlay and adj opacity of top layer to tone down effect. Increased saturation of base layer before flattening image. Applied Topaz Clean2 to smooth things out. comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

My 2009 Snowy Egret Collection
My images posted at BPN

[WIlliam Maroldo]

To repeat techs: SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1000~F5.6~1/1600 sec~manual exposure~HH~12-22-2009~Brays Bayou, Houston, Texas~CS4

[Patti Edens]

Bill, I love it. The detail in the heron is wonderful - I really like the way the feet came out. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the oof top of the LL rock.

[Indranil Sircar]

Bill, very nice frac effect. Good pose and I like how the colors and the effect have come out in this image.

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I like the frac. work very much.The details look good. If it were mine I would take a small bit off the bottom. Very nice colors and pose.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application Bill.

Might be nice to have a little more detail in the top, but nice image.

[Christopher Miller]

Nice colors and pose, Bill. Like the filter effects you used. Agree with Denise on taking a little off the bottom.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bill, I like the combination of filters you used. The colors are really nice but I'd like to see a little more detail
in the bg.