Originally Posted by
Elinor Osborn
Beautiful colors. The OOF branches (which do frame the image), don't bother me-- after all it's a bird in busy branches. Your PS work did just the right amount, without excess, of pulling the bird out of the busy stuff.
When I enlarged the image, I too, see the thin white halos and black bit on the back. Artie, can you give the info on those?
The white sky, to my mind, enhances rather than lessens the image. Looks as if there might have been a blue sky with some clouds, if I read the upper left corner correctly. That would have been more busy stuff. I used to think the rule of never including a white or gray sky was good. Not any more, after I photographed an owl with a white sky and was very surprised and pleased with the result. Nature's Best liked it too, it was just a winner in the Backyard competition. And I think I remember, Artie, of your liking flying birds against a white sky. Another vote for white skies was an image posted here some time ago of a chickadee ? {can't remember which bird) but it was a knock your socks off image.