I like the crop and the image too
Thank you ShazzyCo. Compare it to the one I just posted and let me know your thoughts.
@fotoman HArry, I prefer the first one … for me it is much more striking … if I was cropping I would possibly add some black negative space to the top and a little to the right … just a thought
Nice work Harry. For me the crop is too tight. With the dark background the bird will stand out anyways.
Part of my problem with this tight shot is I don’t have the room to add a little negative space. I guess I could use P.E. 15 to resize the canvas and try that.
Thanks Peter. I’m leaning to using the larger photo.
@fotoman, Harry I use Topaz Studio … I make a copy (duplicate of the image … on this image add a Color overlay (color it black and make sure it is … then add the original image as an image layer adjustment and you can size size this layer … might need to use a layer mask around the edges to blend in fully with black background. Ta-Da
I will definitely try this technique. Thanks for the info.
I guess you need to click on the image to see the full frame.
Here is the final image I used for the club monthly competition. The theme was the “S” curve. I used mostly Topaz Filters on this shot within Photoshop Elements 15. This photo took first place in last night’s competition.
Congrats- well deserved!
Yep - you deserve it! Congrats and I am glad you could add a little space to the right and removed the watermark. Well done Harry!
Thanks Peter.
I like how you filled the frame…well done.
Thank you, Marty.
Great photo. I like seeing your thinking as the photo evolved and reading everyones comments. I do like the final version the best
Thank you, Ken. Apparently so did the judges. I value the technical opinion of many of the artists that post here. I’m humbled just to be in their company so I tend to listen to their critiques and observations.