Anhinga Chiaroscuro
Used Topaz Remask to extract the bird. Put on a black BG. Purposely made the bird darker because I like the rim lighting to give a hint of an outline. Tried to make the bill lighter than the light parts on the wing because I thought they were competing. Don't know if I am successful on this one or not but it was a good learning exercise. Comments/ suggestions appreciated.
Nicely done. Ligthing on the bill is perfect. COMP is loverly. Two things bug me: the grayed out feathers in the llc and the grayed out feathers of the crest (especially where it seems that you can see the outline of the head behind the crest...
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Really like this Jackie! Love the "just enough" hint of the neck and the way the composition brings my eye around in a spiral. I think you could even crop a tad more from the right. Very nice!
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Jackie, I love the lighting and agree with Kerry that you could crop from the right a bit.
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Jackie, Very nicely done. I think you got some great suggestions already. I really like the lighting on this. Very dramatic feel.:)
I think you succeeded in making the bill the central focus. That is where my eye went first. I'm wondering how it would look with Arthur's suggestions.
Jackie, I think the chiaroscuro technique works really well with this image. The lighting brings out enough of the features of the Anhinga to spark interest, but hides enough to provoke mystery.
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Thanks for the comments. I agree with all of the suggestions, but don't have time for a repost. I appreciate all the feed back.
Love this a lot, Jackie. The lighting and comp are just perfect. :)
Very nice one! Lovely lighting effects.
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