Heron Reflection

[Mark Fuge]

The image of Heron was taken at Merritt Island NWR a few years ago. It was previously shown here in another form. I used it for the placement of the subject in the frame, which proved to work in this case.

Modifications in CS4 included; Multiple Extrude Filters, both blocks and pyramids, Highlight & Shadow, Brightness & Contrast and Hue & Saturation adjustment. Filling of the frame layers created the patterns in the BG, which were further added to, for effect.

Enjoy!

[denise ippolito]

Very unusual color palette. I find the graphic lines interesting. I do wish there was some more definition in the head and bill.

[Indranil Sircar]

Nice OOTB composition, Mark. I like the graphic quality of this composition. The colored heron with b/w bg is an interesting choice. Good use of filters.

[Cindy Cone]

This is a very interesting composition, Mark. Nice job with the various combinations of filters, and I like the colors. I do think I would also like a bit more definition in the beak.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mark, I really like the graphic look but also wish there was a little more definition in the beak area.

[Kerry Perkins]

Mark, I really like the bg effect and wish for more definition overall on the bird. It seems to get lost in the processing.

[Patti Edens]

Mark, I love all the patterns and lines with the motion seeming to go with the bird's motion. Very intricate graphic design here!

[Mark Fuge]

Thanks all for viewing and comments. Appreciate it.