The Lovers, The Dreamers, and me
by vawendy

Comment by TrollMan:
You got me. Nice colors though. Very 80's with the neon type of colors. 7

The Lovers, The Dreamers, and me
by vawendy

Comment by h2:
way oversaturated, hurts my eyes

Prothonotary Warbler
by vawendy

Comment by scooter97:
Very nice capture of this bird. The boy in the BG adds some extra interest. I've never seen a Warbler of this species. Nice to see it here.

The old barn door
by vawendy

Comment by NikonJeb:
Good find, nice decay......6......love the tree that's taking over the scene.

At the salon
by vawendy

Comment by CoreyFitz:
I like this, bright colors, sharp, tells a story. Nice capture 8

funnky-heron-in-fog.jpg
by vawendy

Comment by aliqui:
He looks positively wicked. Your other shot is the more typical kind, and this is one many would have trashed because he didn't look "perfect".

I would suggest completely dropping the contrast though. The foreground branch in the lower right corner is really distracting, as the bushy bit on the left. I think if you grey everything out the heron will almost appear closer, and he definitely won't be fighting for attention from objects. Those objects will just be shapes if you take away their contrast and texture, which in this case would be an asset. I'd almost suggest cloning the bottom right branch out to create a more simplified flow.

I just noticed the arrow his body is making pointing down. Now if an Arrow challenge comes up I'm going to find myself stalking herons for a week trying to get them to make that shape with their bodies, heh.

funnky-heron-in-fog.jpg
by vawendy

Comment by TrollMan:
Nice profile! Looks like he's in the act of swallowing a fish.

At the salon
by vawendy

Comment by kiwinick:
well done this made me smile. Its almost a Norman Rockwell idea 8

The old barn door
by vawendy

Comment by Ammie:
Good shot

A Study in Red #23
by vawendy

Comment by bassbone:
Very graphic in feel - good stuff and i like how you stepped outside the comfort zone for this