Brugge Swan

[Douglas Bolt]

Canon 7D, 24-105@55, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/200s, HH. PP: Not as much as it might first appear. CEP Tonal Contrast @ 60% Opacity, some sharpening and a bit of vignette.
I liked the painting look (nature's filter) provided by the slight ripple in the water, the swirls and fish-like design in the brown reflection off a nearby building.

[denise ippolito]

Douglas, Very , very cool. I love this one! Does it need a slight rotation? Colors and lines are all fantastic!

[Judy Howle]

I really like all the texture and patterns in the image and it's quite amazing that most of it was in the original capture!

[Douglas Bolt]

Thanks, Denise. It could be off a fraction. I lined up the tip of the bill with its shadow.

Thanks, Judy. I'm afraid this image would not make it in the before/after motif. But, I thought the image still had a bit of an Out-of-the-Box look. Not your usual swan in a pond look.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Douglas, not your usual swan in the pond I love the reflections of the building in the water - I think they could stand alone as an outstanding image with the swan.

[John Storjohann]

Douglas, there are some wicked patterns and lines in the reflections on the water...the "fish" really catches your eye! The reflections alone, with the processing done, would make a very strong image...the swan offers a start contrast to the surrealism of the reflections.

[Mitch Carucci]

Love that fish reflection.