Alternate process

[Bobobird]

How to achieve this... is an interesting thread.

Ahhhh, it is about pretty girls (yes, next to birds pretty girls will do). Great!

Then it was not about pretty girls but about messing with them (in post).

Started wondering what that would do for the pretty birds.

Here is the result. In the spirit of that type of processing have only done a bit of ACR tweaking, minor NR and minimal sharpening. A teeny bit of oil painting effect.

Will this be called the BB Effect? Will BB be as famous as David Hill?? Will...??? Questions, questions.....

Views/comments always appreciated.

Thanks.

[Otavio]

And you got a great result, Bobo. Nice soft/smooth processing.

[Wavelength]

WOW again; i really like very much the fan like feather seen behind

[ajohnw]

That looks like what I call "posh colours" It would be interesting to see it pre the bit of oil painting effect just to see how posh that made it.

John
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[deetheturk]

Thats no feather Nandakumar,Bobo has left his paintbrush in the frame when he was oilpainting, Great image Bobo

[Bobobird]

Thanks Otavio, Nandakumar, John.

The oil painting effect is very very minimal 10% opacity and applied only to the front feathers of the bird.

I normally save all layers but did not this time. Will try to reproduce.

[Bobobird]

Thanks David. That paintbrush is the what you experts like to call the "interest factor".

[Shadowman]

Now if you can get the birds to look longingly at you....

Nice shot.

[Bobobird]

Haha, Mr Boyer tried that and got his wish. Let's see if yours can be fulfilled... But later, I have to go out and run some errands.

[Digital]

Bobo, nice image.



Bruce

[Bobobird]

Thanks Bruce.

[Karm Redland]

Nice processing. I do have one question for you. Why did you make blurry the front of the piece of wood the bird is on? At least for me, it's a bit of a distraction?

karm

[Stagecoach]

I saw a girl with hair that colour the other day Great looking bird Bobo and well captured.

Grahame

[Bobobird]

Thanks Karm. That is where the pic fails unfortunately. I did not notice another stump that was closer to me until later but the bird was gone by then.

Thanks Grahame.