Riding the wave!

[Indranil Sircar]

This one is from Morro Bay, CA. This common loon was close by and I ventured into the water! The loon tolerated my presence and allowed for some cool images :) Here is one that i liked just as it rose above the wave. For processing, I used fract on one layer and then used mask to paint over exposing the lower layer. I also used adjustment layer for saturation and selective colors. Hope you like it...

[Steve Adkins]

Jewel like! Great job with Frac and masking back just enough detail, Indranil!

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, I love the moody look, the filtering and the wave! Nice to have you back!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Indranil, nice fract work and composition too. I like the effect the fractalius had around the loon's eye.

[Dan Brown]

Nice, Indranil! Sounds like a great opportunity and the species!

[Paul Lagasi]

Very nice image and effects, these birds don't usually tolerate us up close...nice angle

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Indranil, nice job on this one - I love the glow and the motion of the image. It's nice to see a different image of a loon!