I took two photos next to each other and blended them in Photoshop. Then I added texture and, lines and a vignette. Bryant Park is an odd place — migrants of all sorts wind up there.
Created in Photoshop. NIKON D750, f-stop f/5.6, exposure time 1/125 sec. ISO 2200, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.

love this one!
the mood of blue
I like the first one,
I would like to see the white in flowers just a little lighter
to enhance the flowers as the main subject and depth
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This one works very well for me. I enjoy the blend of color, and also the composition itself is of interest to me.
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Stunning. A perfect urban nature blend.
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I love the bright lilac-colored flowers, offsetting the Grey Catbird. It centers my attention. Both pictures are beautiful. The muted background also adds to a sort of impressionistic look.
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Beautiful work, Sherry. I like the way you fused the two photos together seamlessly. Excellent technical work and the composition is perfect. Look forward to seeing more.
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Thanks Joe. More comming soon
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I get the color contrast. The flower really jumps out but then the bird as a background could have been anything. For me it’s not quite in keeping with the rest of your work. I almost feel there is a hand holding the flower for the bird to smell…which is playful, but it draws to the fact that they are not “really” together.
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The focal point is the flower. The flower jumps out because it has color. The bird is just a gray pointer to it. He could be thinking “Wow that’s purple !” Thanks for helping me to put my intent into words. Something I am not used to doing.
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I like the point you make about the bird “pointing”!
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My thought here was that I might like to see more color contrast between the bird and the background – but perhaps the sameness in color is a major point of this image.
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Just exquisite!!!
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