Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Painted Geese

No, not a painting, but an image of geese over an outcropping of trees. It took a lot of patience to get this shot with the geese as the sky was mostly clear of birds though we could hear them in the distance. Fortunately for me (unfortunate for the geese) hunters scared them up from a few miles away and they flew over the wildlife refuge I was at.

The image has been heavily processed in Topaz Adjust and Photoshop. I had no idea of how I would process this image but thought it would be good to play with Topaz with. I'm still experimenting with that software and I really like what it can do.



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22 comments:

  1. Tina´s PicStoryJanuary 24, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    great shot!

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  2. theconstantwalkerJanuary 24, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    A wonderful image to see...

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  3. UnknownJanuary 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    Nice shot!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. mickJanuary 24, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    Beautiful photograph.

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  5. eileeninmdJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    Cool capture of the dramatic sky and the flock of geese.

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  6. Suburban GirlJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:17 PM

    Great mood in this photo. Well done!

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  7. JimJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    A very pretty capture you have, Perry. I got a picture of some of our birds this morning.

    Part of gaggle of blackbirds swooped down on the neighbor's tree on our property line to visit a busy woodpecker. The rest settled on the bush next to the tree.

    They had just gotten there and I probably spooked them with the camera. At any rate they all flew off leaving the wookpecker now away from his hole and up on top of the tree.
    ..

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  8. 2sweetnsaxyJanuary 24, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Well, whatever you did I love it. Love the colors and shadows. Its kind of dreamy and not in a bad way.

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  9. JudyJanuary 24, 2012 at 6:43 PM

    It does look like a painting - the dark clouds give it a very moody feel!

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  10. Carole M.January 24, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    lovely colours in your photograph/setting is beautiful

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  11. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsJanuary 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    Beautiful mystery of light and shape in this lovely scene!

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  12. Chubskulit RoseJanuary 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    Beautifully captured!!

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  13. Brian KingJanuary 25, 2012 at 1:07 AM

    Wonderful job, Perry! I love the overall feel of the scene.

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  14. Tanya BreeseJanuary 25, 2012 at 3:45 AM

    it's beautiful!

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  15. Beth FJanuary 25, 2012 at 4:07 AM

    Nice capture. I rarely play around with different effects ... I should give it a try sometime.

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  16. KayeJanuary 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Beautiful shot! Thanks for being so patient.

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  17. Fashion MommaJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Lovely capture.

    My entries are here and here.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    What a lovely and moody shot.

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  19. ArijaJanuary 25, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    A beautiful shot!

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    Beautiful shot - I like the threatening sky!

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  21. SpringmanJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Very special shot, I love the way it has a kind of sheen to it. A wonderful atmosphere!

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  22. LarryJanuary 26, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    A beautiful landscape with the geese Perry! I love the effect the trees contribute to the image.

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