Tricolored Heron-Topaz Simplify

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA850~Sony70400G@400mm~ISO1000~1/1250 sec~F6.3~manual exposure~overcast~HH~4-14-2011~Bryan Beach(near Freeport), Texas~CS5/Topaz Simplify3
Not much to the processing; used Topaz Simplify 3's "Painting Harsh Color" preset, dropping the simplify size slider. Thats it. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[denise ippolito]

Nice capture and processing. I wish for more room on the bottom. Nice work.

[Brendan Dozier]

Looks good, Bill. Nice work!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Very nicely done Bill. I would like to see a smidge more room on the bottom also, but is very nice as is too!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thank you Denise, Brendan, Andrew. I just noticed something. When I post an image and look at it here at BPN I go into critique mode, just as I do with other images. Before posting I don't seem nearly as critical. For example with this image, I didn't see any major problems, but right after I posted it and looked at it again I noticed the problem with the room at the bottom, as mentioned by Andrew and Denise, and this was because the "virtual" legs are clipped. I guess I could fix it pretty easily, but my problem is I have so many images, and not enough time for all of them. Appreciate the feedback as always. Bill

[Christopher Miller]

Excellent capture, Bill. I love the pose and sharpness. Agree with just a little more room on the bottom. Very nicely done.

[Steven Kersting]

Nice pic. I don't see it as being OOTB really....it seems very "traditional" overall to me, and quite nice...I do think the BG is a bit noisy.