I photographed these snow geese at Bomby Hook NWR last fall . I have struggled to shoot flocks of geese and am usually disappointed so I decided to play with Fractilius. I dropped the opacity of the layer some and painted back in some detail.I liked the sense of life the filter gave it.
Nikon D-300
1/400 sec at f5.6
ISO 800
80-200 mm
I really like how the flock is wide in front and drifts back to the right corner. The fractalius gives it a great feeling of motion. All those layered shades of blue with the warm brown contrast of the reed bed make a beautiful background. I would consider cropping from the bottom to eliminate the bit of grass and garyish thing in the LLC.
Bob, I lie your exploration of the filter! Neat colors and glow. I think that Nancy makes a good suggestion. Alternately you could clone, patch or layer mask that area out if you wanted to retain the crop. I have to agree w/ Hilary's comment "Fractalius certainly makes the image sparkle".
Hey Bob,
Another vote for the crop but also a good alternate suggestion above. I like the flow of the overall image with the fract giving it a cool look and glow!
Snow geese with Fractilius
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