Anhinga Taking Off

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A850~Sony 70-400G@400mm~ISO 1000~1/1000 sec~F8~manual exposure~HH~overcast~5-16-2011~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS5/Pixel Bender~NIK Color Efex Pro 3.0(Indian Summer)

Pixel Bender and Indian Summer in Color Efex. I know it is tight on the left, but the strong diagonals fit a square format. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

Slideshow of images posted at Texas Photo Forum

[Indranil Sircar]

This is excellent, Bill. Almost in the style of Van Gogh!! love the pose and the eye contact. The bg effect and color are excellent as the your framing.

[Paul Lagasi]

The effect and colors are amazing, only thing I'd like to see is a little more canvas, all around the bird.

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Very different and I like the filtering. I agree a bit more canvas.

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Bill! Has a very Audubonesque look to it. I love the pose and processing, and the colors are gorgeous. I agree with the others it looks a bit tight, but I think you're right that the comp lends itself to the square format. Well done!