Lil' Blue

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1600~F5.6~1/1600 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~5-9-2010~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS4/Redfield Fractalius
I felt that the slight greenish cast sort of brought out the blue of the subject, but then again I might be rationalizing... In any case I like the balance created by the vegetation. My usual fractalius treatment. Comments and critiique welcomed.
regards~Bill

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[Paul Lagasi]

Bill another good job, like the high key look. sharp, decent head turn..thanks for sharing

[Deborah Hanson]

The feather detail on the wings and neck is wonderful. The vegetation on the foot - very nice touch. I like the warmer (green-yellow) cast to the background - it softens what may otherwise be a starker background (for me, anyway).
I like the image very much.
Deb

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I like the soft green color in the background also. Seems to be a hint of noise in the bird. I like the pose and the composition w/ the vegetation. Nice work as always w/ the filter.:)

[Patti Edens]

Bill, In addition to everything else that has been said, I also like the way the wings are posed - adds a great dynamic feeling to the image!

Patti

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great pose and I love all the algae over the foot. If it were mine I would clone out the OOF plant underneath the chest area.

[Kerry Perkins]

Excellent image Bill! I really like the fract treatment on this one and the blending of the background and foreground is very interesting visually. Nice one!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks Paul, Denise, Deborah, Patti, Jackie, Kerry! Appreciate the feedback! regards~Bill