Chiaroscuro cockatoo

[Cheryl Slechta]

I took this at the Alligator Farm in April. The bg was kind of dark to start with so I burned it to completely darken it. I used Topaz Adjust - Dark Night, partially masked back in the beak and eye, then used Nik Skylight filter, then
slight Fractalius (rounded I think) and then added another slight skylight filter. I also added a little canvas on the top.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions welcome:)

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, Nice work w/ the filter and cute capture. I might add a tiny bit more sharpening to the face and eye if it were mine. Very nicely done.:) I think a little off the bottom to tighten up the crop could look nice also.

[Hilary Hann]

Very nice image, would love a bit more detail in the eye. Agree on a bit more sharpening.

[Paul Lagasi]

Cheryl..good choice for C/S, nice PP work..I can't comment much on the rest my laptop resolution, screen are bad...