"Leap of Faith"
May 25, 2019 13:17:50 #
Here's an interesting look at a crane in a tree near our home in Montana. With the background, I was going for an effect like "Creation" or "Stepping into the Void" or something along those lines. I just took all the color out of the crane and trees, and superimposed over a stock background. Very little processing other than that, but I did use a bit of Topaz Precision Contrast and AI Clear. Enjoy, and comments and edits always welcome if you wish!
May 25, 2019 13:35:53 #
May 25, 2019 14:27:04 #
Super eye-catching. I'm often drawn to simple, graphical-type silhouettes against textured backgrounds or other dramatic colors and design. This is energetic and memorable.
May 25, 2019 20:42:07 #
Cool idea. I especially like the bird's foot in the air as if it's just stepping into flight. For some reason the rays seemed too distracting from the great silhouettes, so I softened them. I like it, but then I don't know your exact intent.
May 26, 2019 08:16:40 #
May 26, 2019 14:47:33 #
Your silhouette against the red/orange/yellow background has a huge impact. Bev
May 26, 2019 15:02:43 #
May 26, 2019 23:10:01 #
May 27, 2019 07:31:56 #
Interesting choice of background. It kept me looking. Very nice.
May 27, 2019 08:04:43 #
artBob wrote:
Cool idea. I especially like the bird's foot in the air as if it's just stepping into flight. For some reason the rays seemed too distracting from the great silhouettes, so I softened them. I like it, but then I don't know your exact intent.
Looking at the two pictures I think that the op picture had a much greater impact with the sharper rays as the silhouette stands out much more...
May 27, 2019 11:31:27 #
Thank you to each of you who posted your comments and input. I truly appreciate your insights and suggestions, and am learning a great deal from this forum. Now if I could only master "blend if..." 
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