A male Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Brasilianus) relaxing at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA.
[Nov. 14th, 2017 05:04:49 PM]
All I did for this edit was use the Wet Rocks preset (did add a filter but can't remember which color)in Silver Efex Pro 2. Well that is after doing my normal editing in LR first.
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The stark high contrast between the bird and the white background is very effective indeed. The tones and detail in the feathers is beautiful and this is what gives the image its impact. So was the original background snow and the processing has pushed it to this pure plain white backdrop? My only minor point is that I may have been tempted to clone out those small white spots on his neck just to complete the birds perfection. Nice one Ronnie.
Thanks for the wonderful critique sidpixel. The background was heavily overcast skies, so basically pure white. I probably should have cloned those few spots out and most likely would have if I didn't have the flu while editing. I actually was hoping to find a Cormorant when I went shooting because they are my favorite bird to convert to B&W because the of wonderful texture in their wings.
The stark high contrast between the bird and the white background is very effective indeed. The tones and detail in the feathers is beautiful and this is what gives the image its impact. So was the original background snow and the processing has pushed it to this pure plain white backdrop? My only minor point is that I may have been tempted to clone out those small white spots on his neck just to complete the birds perfection. Nice one Ronnie.
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