IR Swamphen portrait
I did some toying with this image I just posted in avian. At first I played in DAP since I just revisited the software for the first time in about a year, then added a frac Glow100 on another layer and masked the eye and nostril back in. Now that was not enough and I looked at what the theme was this week so I applied a Nik FX IR filter to taste and tweaked the settings and tried to ensure that some watercolor feel from DAP and a little frac are still visible. Hope you like this fella. :)
Akos, I especially like the textured look to the BG and the IR look worked out well for this. That's a good combo-fract/ DAP. I will have to give it a try soon. The original looks sharp and full of details.
I agree with Denise that the background is fantastic. The effects really worked well, and that eye just goes right through you. An excellent image.
Beautiful work, Akos. I love how you combined the various effects, it gives the image a very interesting feel and texture. Lovely IR look and I like the eye. The only thing I don't entirely like is the blank white area to the right of the head. I think if you added some texture to that area it would be perfect.
Nice! You achieved a complex and appealing effect! Good pp work! Keeping the eye and nostril sharp gives my eye someplace to settle. Agree with Christopher about white area.
Thanks folks. I will redo tonght. It's a pain to have to go to work. Just gets in the way of OOTB! :o
Akos, nice effect created here, agree with the above comments regarding white area. I think it will look great once you apply some texture to that area.
Akos, a great combination of filters - I'm not sure I've seen it before. I love the eye which is so piercing and the textures you created.:)
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