chrisvest

October 12, 2009

thanks for posting this-- i feel your rage and frustration. it is indeed despicable that a race of this international profile would so unapologetically initiate a pogrom against area wildlife for something so frivolous and blatantly invasive.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/02/2702753.htm

October 12, 2009

very artfully done-- suggestive of woodblock printing. excellent blend of detail and soft impressionism.

October 12, 2009

love it. what a warming glow. nice capture of the turtle as well. splendidly captured.

October 12, 2009

very cute with a strong background too. getting low always helps on pet pics, this guy is a real charmer!

October 8, 2009

why thank you!

October 4, 2009

gorgeous bird and exquisite detail, the palpable water droplets are particularly evocative. the background textures are rich and interesting, however i'd tone down (darken) the slightly distracting lower white spots. excellent!

September 18, 2009

thank you folks-- you're a great encouragement to me. cheers!

September 17, 2009

hi kim

so glad you stopped by. (i had to resist the urge to paint a bird into this one). thanks for your comment. see ya!

chris

September 11, 2009

thanks for your comments, ross and sheryl. i was reminded of this poem:

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself.

A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough

without ever having felt sorry for itself

--DH Lawrence

September 7, 2009

cool. sadly amusing and thoughtful piece: the contestants line up, each with fairly conspicuous flaws, yet still so earnest... filled with patina, pathos and an almost mondrian-like geometric scheme. bravo.

September 7, 2009

great detail and delicacy in a beautifully captured piece. subtle at first, then rich and rewarding. bravo.

September 7, 2009

your entire chinese portfolio is just amazing. you sought out the old and elegant, and this one-- being one of my favorites-- tells of the most magnificent and alluring patina and exotica that i relish. excellent.

September 7, 2009

very skillfully done. lovely neo-interpretation of the original photo-secessionist objective.

August 29, 2009

skillfully done, especially the maelstrom of water. it's rather like thomas cole's paintings depicting the passages of life. bravo.

August 17, 2009

good, moody piece. the odd dust-storm-like upper part somehow blends a slightly disquieting feel with what one guesses is a quiet serenity. the foreground is a gentle hogarth sweep that reinforces the focal point. i enjoy it very much.

August 17, 2009

very nice. combining an air-brush pin-up look with very sharp photography and clever but restrained digital techniques, this is a winner. (owing a bit to the fetching model as well!)

August 17, 2009

complex and varied, yet engagingly so: not cluttered. the textures and tiny glimpses of things recognizable amid elements that don't quite "resolve" make it at once pleasing, perplexing and fascinating. bravo.

August 11, 2009

gorgeous pic, and indeed evocative: we can feel the dampness and smell the perfume of the tidal flat.

August 11, 2009

great composition and fascinating capture overall.

August 11, 2009

thanks for commenting folks. i was thinking that this one might benefit from a bit of brightening, but perhaps i'll just leave it-- based on your kind thoughts. cheers.

July 29, 2009

Wow! how nice seeing your comments this morning! i photographed this loggerhead shrike near where i live in southwest colorado, and typically it was very soft focus with a dull background. so, merging and hand painting brought us to this point. i'm really happy you like the result. cheers-- chris

July 28, 2009

sweet composition that achieves both asthetic quality and in the viewer elicits pangs of hunger. truly in the pastry shops of france we know that we reside for that moment in the presence of greatness. i like the "venetian gondola" design of the tongs too. good work!

July 23, 2009

good drama and compelling model. one can hear the music. it might need a little boost in the brightness. well taken.

July 23, 2009

pretty clever. i like the idea, saturated colors and the wide format. the composition seems to be pulling upward, almost like gravity is inverted. nice.