I had a few moments to goof around. I grabbed a recently taken shot and played a little with it. I don't normally alter my images (except for SillyTuesdays). Just a little enhancing and edge definition. Let me know what you think.
Two weeks ago there was still a multitude of these birds around here. Their numbers seem to be diminishing as springs draws near. This bird was perched looking down on the feeder, probably thinking, do I really want to leave this feast of seed behind and start heading north for the summer? Slowly they disappear as the northward migration happens and the summer birds fill in behind. The cycle repeats itself every spring and fall.
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@Elora: Thank you Elora. I'm not sure what I was trying to accomplish here.
@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine.
@"Marie" :-): Thnak you very much Marie.
@Marion: Until you look at it closely you cannot see the edge definition. Thank you very much Marion.
@Evelyne Dubos: It is a different appraoch. Thank you Evelyne.
@Eric Cousineau: Thank you Eric.
@bluechameleon: Thanks Sharon. A feathered selection with radial blur on a seperate layer.
@john4jack: Thank you Jack.
@Sarah: You are right, Thank you Sarah.
@Viewfinder: Many thanks. I was thinking of framing this one.
@Ajay: Thanks Ajay.
@EYES WIDE SHUT: Greatly appreciated Paul.
@Ca†≈: Thank you. I just could not get by the look. The birb was central, but the look. I did what I could.
@Veronique: Normally I do not alter my shots. When I do, it is obvious. I just had some time on my hands. Thank you for the constructive criticism.
@Tracy: After I was finished and saved the result I noticed the same thing. It is a light coloured branch. And yes it is distracting, Thank you Tracy for your openess.
@mats: Thanks Mats. Yes I did notice the feathers and branch were the same colour and texture. It still did stand out though.
@LauraS: Thanks Laura. I did wish for the bird to be the central focal point.
@Dogilicious: Thank you very much.
@Shar: Thanks Shar.
@Ben: Thanks Ben
@Denise: Thank you Denise.
@jamesy: Thank you Debbie.
@Magda: Thank you very much.
@Photosanity: Many thanks.