The Conductor

© Diane M. Schuster

The Conductor

Uploaded: April 16, 2016 | Entered: April 30, 2016 12:52:24

Description

Meet the conductor of the Pelican choir. A motley crew of sea birds with an attitude and a fondness for fish. Original image of pelicans on the rocks taken at Brookings off of highway 101 in Southern Oregon. I added several textures by using layers in Photoshop CC. The large foreground pelican and seagull on the rock were added as composite images. The flying birds and bird feather were added by using a photoshop brush.This image was processed in Topaz Restyle and Photoshops Oil Paint Filter.Large pelican from the Morgue files web site. Photoshop brushes by Design Cuts and Obsidian Dawn,Textures by Jai Johnson and Kim Klassen and mine.

Comments

Gord MacEachern May 03, 2016

Perfect stop action and timing Becky ! #1656906

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe May 03, 2016

Great title for this amazing capture, Becky. #11469726

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic May 03, 2016

Wonderful timing and detail, Becky. Love it. #11469776

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic May 03, 2016

Fantastic capture and title Becky!,
Amalia #11469939

Terry Cervi level-deluxe May 04, 2016

You timed this perfectly, Doris! Detail on the bird is fantastic! #11470410

David Crown May 15, 2016

Great capture. #11474345

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