Cowbird Revisited

[Judy Howle]

I posted this as a non-theme image without looking ahead to this week's theme. This was my re-working of the image which came late and many probably never saw it. I selected the bird and branch and placed it on a textured background and added a 2nd texture to the background and over the branch. I removed the branch behind the bird's head and lightened the corners a bit.

[denise ippolito]

Judy, I think this works well for the theme. Lovely work w/ the texture overlay and the image composition.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Denise!

[Hazel Grant]

Beautiful work. When you selected, did you use a mask?

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Hazel. I used the quick selection tool. It works well when you have a high contrast background of just light sky. I also used refine edge brush around the edges in a few places.

[Richard Lovison]

Judy,

Beautiful work on the re-post. Were those fine threads of bark on the branch part of the mask? You did an exceptional job with the selection tool but the addition of those threads takes it to another level. Well done.

Richard

[Christopher Miller]

Excellent work, Judy! Even more beautiful than your original image.

[Judy Howle]

Judy,

Beautiful work on the re-post. Were those fine threads of bark on the branch part of the mask? You did an exceptional job with the selection tool but the addition of those threads takes it to another level. Well done.

Richard

Thanks Richard. They were selected with the tool and refine edge brush.

[Judy Howle]

Excellent work, Judy! Even more beautiful than your original image.

Thanks Christopher!

[Steve Adkins]

Still love this one, Judy. Beautiful job of processing and presenting!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Judy, beautiful work on this one. Love the tones!