Not sure what kind of a bird this is, maybe cormorant? Anyway, I've always loved roz's pelican images where she duplicates one pelican like this
This image is my inspiration, although I only added one duplicate bird. Maybe I'll try a version with more...
Processing:
Copy bird from other image and paste into this image, clean up edges
Crop
Color Efex Pro tonal contrast filter
Adjust Hue/Saturation
Resize
pixelpig's cool frame layer in overlay mode
lol .. when i saw this as a thumb i did think of my pelicans ...!!
i would never have known it was a composite .. its such a fantastic image and the border is great .. :)
Love the watery greens in this--lovely w/that frame. Well done (though the original is also lovely). I'm glad you post your steps, it makes interesting reading.
Great post processing!!! and I love the border! Maybe we should have a post processing party where we learn new workflows! You have a great eye and great post processing techniques. I love this!