Nesting Anhinga

[Maureen Allen]

For this, I applied pixel bender/oil, then a texture I found online that I liked and a warming filter. Eye was masked to retain detail. The crop was a bit difficult because the anhinga has that huge long tail :eek:

Comments appreciated!

[Paul Lagasi]

Wow...nicely done, all the birds done in this style have an eerie Audubon look to them...

[Cheryl Slechta]

Maureen, this created a really nice, kind of abstract image. It does have an Audubon aura to it
Wish I had PB but I don't have CS5 so guess I'll have to wait. Nice job with this one!

[Indranil Sircar]

Awesome effect, Maureen. You are now our PB wizard! these are looking really good. Love the pose and the colors.

[denise ippolito]

Maureen, Very creative and the filtering is lovely. The BG adds so much to this. Nicely done.

[Richard Lovison]

Nicely done Maureen. I like the effect you got with pb/oil... after experimenting with the filter a bit I find pb/oil my favorite of the options. I love the curve of the birds neck as well as the overall color and textures.

Richard

[Maureen Allen]

Thank you for the nice comments

I'm definitely not a PB wizard, Indranil. Just spending lots of time playing around with it!

Richard - If you haven't already, there are a number of additional extensions you can download for PB. Lots of fun to explore the various effects. I think today's favorite is 'fractal explorer orbit traps'.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Maureen, really nice PB look and the colors are super. I know what you mean about that tail, I have the same problem with magpies!

You are so right about the extra PB filters. I have a total of 48. You can find them HERE .

Cheryl, PB is available for CS4 if you have that. You can download it HERE . Look on the upper right part of the window under "Archived downloads".

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful work, Maureen! The pose and color tones are gorgeous. It looks like a masterful painting. Well done!