Fracted Gull!

[Indranil Sircar]

I started with a blur of a Glaucous-winged Gull from Homer. This was taken at 1/8 sec just as the gull was flapping its wing while landing in water. Applied Fractalius on a separate layer to bring out the white edges on dark water bg and then reduced opacity. Applied adjustment layer for selective colors and saturation. Hope you like it...

[denise ippolito]

I love it Indranil! Beautiful angel wings and sharp face. The dangling feet and the swipes in the water make this special.

[Steve Adkins]

Amazing, Indranil! It is angelic. Great job of processing.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Great mood here Indranil! I'm debating if I would like the water swirls a touch brighter......might want to try it for yourself for comparison. Nicely done overall!

[Brendan Dozier]

Real nice one, Indranil, wonderful mood to composition. Definitely has angelic quality to it. Excellent job on blur and processing!

[John Storjohann]

One of your best blurs to date, Indranil....like others, what struck me was the almost angelic quality...and, like Roman, I think it might be interesting to bring out the water swirls just a bit. Well composed....great lighting...just the right balance between blur and detail....good job on this one!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Indranil, love the wing blur here. Ditto on one of your best blurs so far. Nice one!

[Indranil Sircar]

Thanks folks. I appreciate it. I will try to extract from the water swirls... thanks for the suggestions.