Day of the Great Blue Heron

© Cary Rogers

Day of the Great Blue Heron

Uploaded: April 01, 2008

Description


Composite photo of a GBH silhouette (mask layer) combined with a BG bottom layer I created for this image. The original photo was taken last year in hazy light, near sundown.

Comments

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic April 01, 2008 0

Amazing creation, Cary!!! A wonderful work of art! #890940

Tarun Bose April 01, 2008 0

Outstanding silhouette and excellent PS work for the background. Great work Cary. Namaste. #5728963

Stan Kwasniowski April 01, 2008 0

Cary, awesome #5729090

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 01, 2008 0

Excellent!! Jeff #5729141

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic April 01, 2008 0

Beautiful work Cary!,
Amalia #5729318

Cary Rogers April 01, 2008 0

Thank you, Lisa, Tarun, Stan, Jeff, and Amalia! I appreciate your encouraging feedback! :-) It's around this time of year that the several herons (and cormorants) nest in a tree on an island in a nearby lake. I really enjoy watching them fly to and from the tree, but often the lighting, or the sky in the background, is not optimal. Thanks again, everyone! #5729451

Colette M. Metcalf April 01, 2008 0

BEAUTIFUL!!! #5730061

David Phalen April 02, 2008 0

Awesome creative work Cary!! Love the colors and silhouettes! #5730500

Cora Miller level-classic April 02, 2008 0

Excellent vision in creating this. Very nice work. #5731111

adrifil April 02, 2008 0

Wonderful!
It looks like those 17th century japanese illustrations. #5731407

Tiia Vissak April 02, 2008 0

a great image! #5731826

Daiana Kelly April 02, 2008 0

This is beautiful and the colors are perfect. Love it. #5732182

Eivor Kuchta April 02, 2008 0

A wonderful creation, Cary!! Great silhouette, and the background you created is amazing. #5733261

Cary Rogers April 02, 2008 0

Thank you for your great, supportive feedback, Colette, David, Cora, Adrifil, Tiia, Daiana, and Eivor!! I really appreciate it! #5733615

Colleen Farrell April 02, 2008 0

Fantastic composite, Cary! Amazing capture to begin with (how I'd love to get a photo of one of these birds!), and perfect PS work. This is a winner, imho! #5733904

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic April 02, 2008 0

Cary.
This is a amezing work.
Ysa #5733970

Cary Rogers April 02, 2008 0

Thank you for your encouraging and supporive comments, Colleen, and Ysa~! I appreciate it! :-) #5735130

Cheryl E. Molennor April 03, 2008 0

Nice work Cary #5735582

Cary Rogers April 03, 2008 0

Hi, Cheryl! Thanks for dropping by and leaving me your comment! :-) #5738694

Jennie A. Dillman April 05, 2008 0

WELL, THIS ONE DIDN'T SPEAK TO ME,, BUT IT JUST REACH OUT AND GRABBED ME.. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL..J #5746154

Cary Rogers April 05, 2008 0

:-D Thank you, Jennie! I'm glad it had that affect on you, and even happier that you told me! #5746198

Joan E. Hoffman April 08, 2008 0

Carey this is positively outstanding! Love every detail, the colours ... just everything! #5758757

Songbird Cline level-classic April 08, 2008 0

WOW!!!! awesome!! terrific! #5759456

Cary Rogers April 08, 2008 0

Thank you Joan, and thank you, Songbird! I appreciate your comments and positive feedback! I'm glad that it spoke to you. :-) #5759539

Corinne M. Thompson April 08, 2008 0

Fabulous work with fantstic results! #5762584

Cary Rogers April 09, 2008 0

Hi, Corinne....and thank you for your gracious comment! I appreciate it! :-) #5766299

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 12, 2008 0

Beautiful graphic design and colors Cary! #5777481

Cary Rogers April 12, 2008 0

Thank you, Donna! :-) I appreciate you stopping by and leaving me a comment! #5778779

Sirsendu Gayen May 12, 2008 0

Stunning image.Excellent PS work Cary.Namaste. #5910855

Cary Rogers May 12, 2008 0

Thank you, Sirsendu~! namaste. :-) #5911047

Teresa Norris May 19, 2008 0

Cary, big congratulations on this gorgeous finalist!!! #5942428

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe May 19, 2008 0

Brilliant! Congratulations on your talent!! #5942855

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic May 19, 2008 0

Cary

Congratulation

Ysa... #5942872

Cary Rogers May 19, 2008 0

Thank you, Teresa, Theresa....and Ysa~! :-)

And CONGRATULATIONS to ALL this month's Finalists! #5943025

Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008 0

Congratulations! #5943621

Janet McNeil level-classic May 19, 2008 0

Congratulations and good luck in round 2 !! #5943651

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic May 19, 2008 0

Big, beautiful congratulations to you, Cary! A great finalist!
~¢¾~Lisa #5943677

Mitch Spence level-classic May 19, 2008 0

Congratulations to you, Cary. #5944914

Cary Rogers May 19, 2008 0

Thank you, Tiia, Janet, Lisa, and Mitch! I appreciate it! Hopefully I will get some time soon, to look at all the Finalist entries and leave my congratulations. In the meantime, CONGRATULATIONS to all this month's Finalists, and best of luck in the next round! :-D #5945959

David Phalen May 20, 2008 0

Congratulations Cary!! #5950105

Joan E. Hoffman May 20, 2008 0

I knew this one was a winner! Congrats Carey! #5950303

Cary Rogers May 20, 2008 0

Thank you David! Thank you Joan! #5951316

Sam Britt May 20, 2008 0

Congratulations Cary! #5953692

Eivor Kuchta May 21, 2008 0

Congratulations on your wonderful, well deserved finalist, Cary! #5954420

Cary Rogers May 21, 2008 0

Hi Sam, Hi Eivor! Thanks for your supportive comments! :-) (This has been my worst month EVER--so far--for EPs, so getting a Finalist is very nice!) ;-) #5954593

ALLEN O. HOWARD May 21, 2008 0

Excellent Cary! Congratulations! #5955035

Michael G. Marshall May 22, 2008 0

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Cary! Michael #5959162

Cary Rogers May 22, 2008 0

Thank you Allen, and thank you Michael....I appreciate you stopping by! Congratulations to all this month's Finalists and Winners! :-D #5960016

Janet McNeil level-classic June 11, 2008 0

Congrats for being featured in Digital Darkroom!! Nice work, Cary!! #6046437

Cary Rogers June 11, 2008 0

Thank you, Janet! I hadn't opened-up my DD newsletter prior to reading your comment, so it was a pleasant surprise! #6047692

Hendrik Storme June 11, 2008 0

Congrats on this wonderful finalist!!!
Thank you for the nice comment,Hendrik! #6047840

Cary Rogers June 11, 2008 0

Thank you Hendrik! I appreciate you stopping by and commenting! #6049129

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