Eastern Phobe on Canvas

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted June 10, 2009375 views9 comments

Hi everyone....... it's been quite awhile since I've been over here. Just got a bee in my bonnet to try some things. So Here goes-
Every year we get at least 2pair of phobees in our yard and one set has a nest in the rafters of the overhang over the deck. This year I had fun for a couple of days trying to get a decent shot of one of these guys. This was not one of the better shots so thought I'd see what I could do playing around with various filters in PS.

Canon 40D Tamron 200-500, @ 7.1 ISO 320 HH

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9 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM

Barb this is a beautiful image. I love the soft pastel colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 11, 2009 at 7:20 PM

I agree with David Barb. It is a beautiful image. I have no idea what processing treatments you used but I like the finished results very much.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 11, 2009 at 9:07 PM

NIce work to create this. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Barb Hansen on June 11, 2009 at 10:36 PM

Thank You David, Pat and Morris, can't tell you how much I appreciate your kind comments. This is not an area I have a huge amount of experience and over the last 1 1/2 yrs it's been difficult enough to just get back into just doing basic proccessing. But things are getting a lot better now.
Pat as best as I remember I used the following 1. a reverse vignetting to soften it up, 2. I used a colored pencil filter but I also used the Edit/ fade-filter & 3. the Texture-craquelure filter to give it the canvas look. Somewhere I used the brighten/contrast adjudgement and that about it.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on June 14, 2009 at 9:44 AM

Beautifully crafted and presented. Love the soft colors and detail.

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Comment posted by Mary Christopher S on June 15, 2009 at 10:31 AM

Barb, nice soft effect on a lovely subject. Congratulations!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 15, 2009 at 1:20 PM

Just delightful!
Congrats on he EP !

Sandy R

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 15, 2009 at 9:58 PM

Congrats on the EP Barb. Very nicely done.

Pat

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 17, 2009 at 12:38 AM

Way to go, Barb! With the EP for this sublime creation, I think you should "play around" more often!

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