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Dwayne Oakes
November 2nd, 2009, 03:51 PM
Thanks for taking a look !
http://dwayneoakes.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p515368525-4.jpg
Dwayne Oakes: The Little Jackhammer
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
Asher Kelman
November 2nd, 2009, 03:58 PM
http://dwayneoakes.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p515368525-4.jpg
Dwayne Oakes: The Little Jackhammer
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
Don Cohen
November 2nd, 2009, 04:22 PM
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.
janet Smith
November 3rd, 2009, 12:23 AM
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.
In complete agreement with Don's comment. Beautiful shot Dwayne.
Dwayne Oakes
November 10th, 2009, 06:00 AM
Thank you very much for the comments everyone ! I appreciate it !
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
Ken Tanaka
November 10th, 2009, 11:20 AM
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.
Rachel Foster
November 10th, 2009, 11:24 AM
It's intriguing but I tend to agree with Ken. BUT...it still has some wonderful qualities.