Midnight at Noon (PLEASE VIEW LARGER)

Darkened background. Comments?

I like it. I don't know what it looks like when not darkened soo much. I think it looks great teh way it is though. The reflection is very nice.

 

Hey take a look at some of my photos. I just uploaded a whole bunch. Thanks

 

-Mike

Kim, I like what you've done with darkening the background. The bird is majestic and the shadow with ripples is better than a mirror image..for me. I might have cropped some of the darkness to the left, but that's just personal preference. Well done.

Chiaroscuro effect,Kim. It's very effective and beautiful.

Thanks, guys. I didn't care for the original background and thought it was more effective darkened. I seem to be in a dark phase right now. :)

original presentacion del ave , un saludo

Excelente luz, color y un bello encuadre, un fondo perfecto, un cordial saludo Kim.

Wonderful play of the white and black dear Kim!

Love the obscurity around the Bird!

 

B:l:ana

Hi kim, this is really one stunning image i like it a lot. How did u do that effect? did u use spot metering on the bird or what exactly? please let me know, great reflection and composition, bravo and welldone, best regards!

Thought I should post the original so you can see what I started with. Rafik - yes, spot meter on the bird, then did a layer with Gaussian blur, selected soft light (I think) and brought back the bird from the layer below.

Very nice Kim but I really like how the birds back is at the same angle of the branch and I think there is a little too much empty space on the right, here is my take to emphasize the angles.

Yeah, that works, Tim, although perhaps isn't as apparent with the darkened background version. I guess I could lighten the posted image somewhat to bring back the form of the branches a little more. A fun one to play around with! Thanks for the suggestion.