Eagle Take-off

[denise ippolito]

From Homer Alaska, I added some snow and lowered the contrast and saturation so that it looked more like a light dusting or beginning of a light snowfall. Seeing these birds in such a beautiful place was amazing.

[Dennis Bishop]

Very nice, Denise. I like the added snow, and lowering the saturation and contrast was a great idea.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Denise, very nice work! Love the addition of the falling snow. I t looks like you have lots of great shots from this trip so far. Glad you're back and had a great trip

[Nancy Bell]

Denise, you have such a great sense of creativity to take this scene from reality to art and conveying a great sense of place and feeling. Love the lines of soft blues and browns as the background for the flying eagle. Very well done.

[Indranil Sircar]

Awesome composition, Denise. I love the inclusion of the mountain and foreground grass. Pano crop really brings out the dramatic decent of this magistic bird... very nice!!

[Bob Miller]

HI Denise.....your idea of lowering the saturation and contrast worked well here to go with the snow motif. A very nice artistic image!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks so much everyone, I appreciate the kind words.

[Julie Kenward]

Denise, I think the lowered saturation really adds to the beauty of this. It also gives it almost a pencil sketch feel to it.

[John Storjohann]

Hi Denise; this reminds me of a pencil sketch with a watercolor toning over the top....really nicely done. It'd make a great canvas print..the texture of the canvas would complete the look of a sketch/watercolor.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and applocation Denise.

Guess we go for the oposite ends of the saturation spectrum! But this works here.

Only thing regarding my first reaction was the placement of the eagle in the vertical. Would have preferred off-center. But ... Y.I.Y.V!

[denise ippolito]

Nice image and applocation Denise.

Guess we go for the oposite ends of the saturation spectrum! But this works here.

Only thing regarding my first reaction was the placement of the eagle in the vertical. Would have preferred off-center. But ... Y.I.Y.V!

Confused, the eagle is off-center??

[Mark Fuge]

Confused, the eagle is off-center??

Not in the vertical, but as noted ... Y.I.Y.V! No probelm... just would have preferred it a little off-center vertically if it were mine... but ...