Anhinga Preening

[denise ippolito]

I used Fractalius for the B&W sketch look. I masked back in the original eye and added a tiny bit of texture to the BG. I put the eye in the ROT.

[Kerry Perkins]

Wow, what a contortionist! Great looking image Denise. Excellent use of Fractalius in just the right amount. The comp works great. I would be curious to see if just a smidgen of saturation in the eye would make it pop a little more.

[WIlliam Maroldo]

A excellent shot of a male anhinga with a raised crest using fractalius to its full potential. Good job! regards~Bill

[Andrew McLachlan]

Denise, an awesome pose with a wonderful fract applied. Love the eye!

[Brendan Dozier]

Great looking illustrative effect you got with this Denise. Love the comp, and just a touch of color to highlight the eye and upper bill area. Nicely done!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Denise, Strong graphic quality within the image which to my eye has great appeal. The HK effect helps to make the detail pop out at the viewer and is very effective. Agree on brightening the eye some which will only add to the overall. Well done...

[Steve Adkins]

It's cool how frac can change my preconceptions of "normal". Wonderfully processed/captured. Love the effect!!

[Maureen Allen]

Very nice effect. I've never seen an anhinga done in B&W (or mostly so.) The touch of color is perfect.

[Indranil Sircar]

This is excellent, Denise. Love the b&w look along with the fract.

[denise ippolito]

Thank you all very much, I appreciate the comments.

[Stu Bowie]

Fantastic effect Denise, and the red eye against the black, puts this over the top. Great work.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Stuart!!