Cardinal dances in the snow

[Jay Sheinfield]

Shot taken last winter during one of the many snows............I was trying for a different snowing effect, using Topaz simplify then define in a reduced opacity...............final version included surface smoothing.............may try a blur later.

Nikon D3s
500mm
iso 1600
1/6400 @ f/5.6

Comments welcome..............

[Patti Edens]

Love the translucent wings. For some reason, my brain thinks this cardinal is swimming through the water on a sandy beach bottom.

[Jay Sheinfield]

I guess I should have just left it alone..........:)

Here is the original.

[denise ippolito]

Jay, Sometimes there is nothing like the real thing. Beautiful original image and something to be proud of. I love the wings.:)

[Jay Sheinfield]

Denise,

Thanks......

[Paul Lagasi]

Original rocks Jay, lovely wing capture....I like the idea you had in 1st posting, don't give up on it, try poster edges....

[Judy Howle]

Love the original! Very unique capture!

[Arthur Morris]

I too like the in the box original very much :) Part of the problem with the Pane 1 image is that the bird looks cut out (especially the back).

[Jay Sheinfield]

Thanks for the feedback everyone...........


Artie,

I now see the cut out "look". Rush job on my part :). In this case, maybe I just shouldn't fool around with mother nature, when she offers up something nice.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Jay, the as captured image is beautiful. Much prefer it to pane #1

[Christopher Miller]

Jay, I agree with everyone else...the original capture is just beautiful. Love the pose you captured with all the wing feathers fanned out. I like the idea of the first posting, but the cardinal looks a bit too smooth and without detail.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Jay, the original is really, really nice. Mother Nature was indeed kind:)