Mourning Dove Peek

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Sitting in garden this morning with vivid blue sunny skies, a low of 72 F when I looked up and saw this Morning Dove sitting on the edge of the roof giving itself a feather bath with feathers ruffled and detailed in the sun. Captured the below photo, tightly cropped it in CS5 and color corrected it with a little USM before framing it.

See what you think. CC's very welcome and appreciated.

Warm regards

Gus

[denise ippolito]

Gus, It looks like we are peeking into a small window. Very nice creative use of composition.

[Gus Hallgren]

Thanks Denise . . .

Here's a B&W using Topaz Detail 2.

Keep smiling

Gus

[Gus Hallgren]

Tried for first time: Vintage in free Fotoskertcher 2.0. I sorta like it

[Cheryl Slechta]

Gus, I really like the crop and the larger framing to set it off. I kind like the vintage also

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice composition, Gus, and the large frame sets off very nicely. I like the color version, but I LOVE the vintage version! Well done!

[Paul Lagasi]

Didn't know fotosketcher was up to version 2, I also like the image as presented but love the vintage one best...TFS

[Steve Adkins]

Great perspective, feathers and shadows. Fun to see the Fotosketcher options.

[Maureen Allen]

Lovely composition, Gus. I vote for the OP!

[Gus Hallgren]

Thanks folks for looking & your kind words that help me in pursuit of something OOTB.

Warm regards to all

Gus

[Indranil Sircar]

Very nice composition, Gus. I like the perspective of closed crop you have used. For me the vintage works the best as the colors and texture on the border blend very well with that of the bird. Nicely done.