White Pelican Chiaroscuro

[Indranil Sircar]

I have been busy with work all week and did not get the opportunity to post anything new. Here is one of a white pelican taking-off taken late in the day. Used Topaz remask to separate and darken the bg. Cleaned some white spots. Cropped and applied usm on the final image for web posting. Hope you like it...

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice takeoff image Indranil...I like the effect and colors..only thing I might do is remove the stuff in the background, make it all black..just me though..TFS

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks Paul. Here is a repost with darkened background..

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, Ther repost looks better to me. I like the pose and the composition. Might try to soften the shadow on the belly just a tiny bit. Fabs recently posted a blog that gives some basic instruction on how to.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I like the original Indranil with some of the BG left in. (Would probably just get rid of the branches in front of the face) Think you have great light here and a nice Chiaroscuro effect.

[Lance Peters]

Dramatic lighting - and nice feel.
Definetley OTB - Like it!!

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks all for the feedback. Here is another repost with lightened belly just as Denise has suggested...

[Indranil Sircar]

I like the original Indranil with some of the BG left in. (Would probably just get rid of the branches in front of the face) Think you have great light here and a nice Chiaroscuro effect.

Thanks Jackie. Here is another version removing the branches in front of the face...

[Kerry Perkins]

Indranil, nice job on the capture. I prefer the version in pane 7 although I feel that the shadow is still a bit prominent. Nice light and color and a good example of the theme.