Al's Favourite

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Just for fun.
500
f4
1/2000
400 ISO
AV OEV
Use Frac B and W sketch to bring out the small details.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Jackie, Very nice! Good use of frac where it doesn't show alot of the filter but just enough to give it some pop.
Wonderful backround and nice positioning within the frame. Good one!!

[Peter Farrell]

Very nice image. Prettiest buzzard(?) I have ever seen. Wonderful colors and details and BG.

[Ray Rozema]

Great detail. Not the prettiest bird. the dark outline around the bill causes a cookie cutter apearance.

TFS
Ray

[Bill Dix]

Hi Jackie. Ditto Dave's comments: great use of frac, details, BG and comp. Wonderful portrait.

[Bob Miller]

Great portrait...Really eye catching! Love the detail!! What is Frac B and W?

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Bob join us in OOTB:). Fractalius is a plug-in filter by Redfield and it is a ton of fun. http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFractalius.htm

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet bird and what a good looking representative :) Would just take a little form the back but love the way it turned out !! Sharp as a tack and and excellent use of the filter !! Just enough !! Big Congrats !!! .... btw they are still barking wooofff !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Tried a rework. Desaturation, but same Frac filter.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Jackie,
The repost makes this a whole different image to me. I really like both but think I like the original better! Strong base image and very tasty use of the filter in both cases. Do like the second crop. Well done!

[Richard Waas]

Very nice Jackie..... I like the crop in the repost, but for some strange reason the the image looks better in the OP. Best looking vulture I've seen! Al should be proud... Congrats!!

[Harold Davis]

the crop worked out well in the repost!! i think you could go somewhere in between the op and the rp with the colors. the frac worked magic with this one, jackie. i like it!!