Topaz Clean and Adjust -a wacky and fun image!
Egret
Topaz Clean and Adjust -a wacky and fun image!
Judy, I love the raised foot and the fish! I wonder if the bird were just a touch more white. A fun image indeed! The fish however does not look like he is smiling
Thanks Denise! It looks darker this morning than it did last night. Here is a re-work, lightened the bird by layering with the version before Topaz Adjust and desaturated and altered the colors on the bird a bit.
Nice image and appliation, Judy.
I like the first one, I like the contrast of the colors from the norm. But different strokes ...
I understand Mark's preference for the unexpected colors in the original post, but I like the re-post better. I think that has less to do with the colors of the egret than with the fact that the background is less intense and doesn't compete so much with the subject.
I'd suggest flipping the image horizontally to help keep the viewer's eye in it rather than encouraging it to exit on the right. If the image were flipped, there would be shorter and fewer reflections on the right, pointing out of the image. In addition, the eye would follow the curve of the egret's head and back down to the reflection that would, now, be in the lower right. That reflection would, in turn, guide the eye to the curve of gold/green reflections leading back up to the fish.
Very nice and interesting picture, especially the sour look on the fish's face.
Thanks for sharing
Gus
My vote is for the 2nd version for the same reason as Dennis explains, that the bkgd is not so overwhelming. Dennis' suggestion about flipping the image sounds interesting.
This is definitely OOTB! I prefer the repost.
There are many important variables in capturing an image, and I figure we most often can't control all of them for one reason or another. Certainly, walking around to the other side of the subject for reasons of composition isn't feasible -- or is just plain impossible -- much of the time. Therefore, we're usually get what we get in terms of the flow from left to right when we click the shutter release. However, we can easily control it in post-processing, and I always check that when I start working on an image. (I will make some exceptions. Hank Aaron batted right-handed. I'd never flip an image of his statue at Turner Field -- making him look left-handed -- no matter what it meant in terms of composition.)Originally Posted by Nancy Bell
Wonderful work Judy. I love the processing and the birds pose...nice fish pose too
I'm not sure how a simple flip would do all that, LOL, but I have no objection to flipping it so here it is. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks everyone for the comments! I was afraid it might be too over the top but I tried other ways to make it OOTB and they were too blah, plus I love a lot of color! Bring on the "bling" I always say!
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