Flying into the New Year

[Mitch Carucci]

remask, adjust & simplify

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mitch, I really like this. I especially like the pinks from the clouds reflected on the wings and in the water. I also like the Topaz effect on the water. Nicely done

[Mitch Carucci]

Thanks Cheryl,

The sunset was on Dec. 23rd (most of my photos are of sunrises, but his sunset wrapped all the way to the south so I could see it). The mallard was from this morning...

Mitch

[Indranil Sircar]

Nice composition, Mitch. I like the sky and the bg... it almost has a watercolor effect. The mallard stand out well. I can see a bit of halo around the wings.. probably artifact from remask which can be fixed easily. I also thought of another alternative with reduced brightness on the duck. That would create a different mood. TFS.

[denise ippolito]

Mitch, Very nice bold colors. I like the in-your-face look here. Beautiful clouds and I do see the artifacts that Indranil mentioned. I too like the pink color reflected in the water.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Very nice creativity for this in your face look Mitch.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Nice job with Remask on this one, Mitch. Agree with the suggestions above. Really like the Simplify treatment on the water, as Cheryl pointed out. Good job keeping the details.