Chickadee + Detail

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted December 16, 2010148 views5 comments

Captured this image a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d mess around with it. The background is a real hodgepodge of images and treatments, the branch is a layered combination of edges, paint daubs and a watercolor filter with some blending and erasing, and the bird is a layered image with a slight watercolor filter on the top layer. I think it came out “okay”, but I wish the bird had been facing the other way – into the light.

Thanks for looking, C&C more than welcome.

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5 comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 16, 2010 at 8:45 AM

Very creative Ron.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 16, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Nice use of textures... my only nit is the black outline of the branch near the right hand side.... eliminate that for a smoother look.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Pederson on December 17, 2010 at 5:47 AM

Thanks for the feedback,Luke. The line you mentioned was intentional, but it may not be as evident in the smaller image. What I was trying for was a linear transition. Here's a detail that shows the transition on the branch both left and right. Perhaps a little adjustment that enhances the lines on the left and subdues the ones on the right would be in order.

Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 17, 2010 at 2:06 PM

I think your suggestion is spot-on

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on December 19, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Thanks for the feedback, Cindy. I squeezed all I could out of it I think, but I agree with your comment about lightening the face. I completely lost the eye when I first processed it and have already reworked it as much as I thought I could get away with - that's one reason I wish the bird had been facing the other way - better light.

Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments