The Little Jackhammer

Thanks for taking a look !





Take care,
Dwayne Oakes

As usual Dwayne,

I love the soft texture. Audubon would have thrown away his paints and followed you to learn your gentle approach. The most on the right side is a good tool to pull us that side of the image and the bird is just so beautifully drawn. Are those leaves between the large boughs of the tree and did you render them unimportant especially for this image presentation. I happen to think it's a good idea, but I'd still like to know.

Asher

Interesting image, Dwayne. My initial reaction was to think there was too much 'dead' space on the left side of the frame, but after letting the image sink in a little, I'm not sure I feel that way anymore. The wonderful texture of the wood seems to enhance the overall feel of the image, bringing the observer more fully into the world of the woodpecker.

I'll be interested in others' comments on this photo.

Don Cohen said:

The wonderful texture of the wood seems to enhance the overall feel of the image, bringing the observer more fully into the world of the woodpecker.

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In complete agreement with Don's comment. Beautiful shot Dwayne.

Thank you very much for the comments everyone ! I appreciate it !

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes

I find the faux soft filter effect particularly distracting here. Dwayne I know that you have a thing about applying this effect like ketchup. Sometimes it's constructive (ex: some of your damp forest images, although a bit overdone) but sometimes it's destructive. Here it's the latter. This image is not about birds or trees. It's about contrasts in texture and form. The vaseline detracts from observing those relationships.

Just my opinion.

It's intriguing but I tend to agree with Ken. BUT...it still has some wonderful qualities.