chrisvest

sweet. this will show up someday in a text book on photography demonstrating how powerful negative space can be. great bird, great pic.

thanks charles-- it WAS an amazing day to be out shooting: great fog and blowing snow. i tend to agree that the bird is not a pivotal part of the picture, except to suggest the starkness as the hawk might perceive it. if i rework the image i might add a inch or so to the right and thus move her lower and further in that direction. thank you!

thanks for looking folks, i appreciate your comments. 
claude-- yeah, i wonder if i need some mid-ground element? there's the foreground bird and background but nothing to ease that transition. maybe a branch or part of a hillside.... 

outstanding. dramatic and well wrought. there are hints of some golden yellow-- i'd like to see those brought out a bit more-- especially in the foreground. also there is a suggestion that beams of light are coming from the upper right, i might dodge that area and similarly with a few of the upper edges of the falls. congrats on a great piece.  

hi. thanks for viewing.

sweet. it tells me just enough to elicit a kind of longing for things scarcely remembered-- almost dreamlike. mingling with the dank wood may be the aroma of southern cooking. lovely. 

i like. it's electrified and somehow mysteriously animated. there could be more subtle etching in the background-- like what we see in the upper right. 

cute name. sweet composition and lighting. it breathes spring, subtle perfume and warmth. 

why thank you sir. i concur with you. while i do honor the efforts and rewards of "the purists", i tamper with my images to the extent that no one should assume that they're anything but a work of pure creativity. all of my images  (the vast majority anyway) are blatantly manipulated. i'm not attempting any ruse whatsoever; the goal is just to make an alluring image. for what it's worth tho, like any good naturalist, i'm out there with my binoculars and camera immersed in nature a couple of hours a day, rain or shine-- as i'm sure you are too. 

 

thanks again for your kind thoughts. cheers tony.  chris

thanks for stopping by jack, it's an honor. mr audubon may be disappointed that i didn't blast the critter ;-) (he was famous for wiring dead birds into position for painting). i photographed this feller at an art fair where a raptor rehabilitation center was showing off it's clientele. when he opened his wing, i knew i had a good shot. thanks again and happy spring!

it doesn't try to be glamourous but it's marvelously evocative-- i can feel the burn! yum. a more neutral background would probably help, although i can appreciate the geometry of the louvers.

all kinds of interesting shapes meld perfectly-- great flow and detail mixed with a delightful moment of mirth.

hi.

this flows beautifully, a cascade of splendid shingles in amazing colors.

thanks trisha! it's wonderful that you've helped so many cats. i really wish more people would get a clue about the pet overpopulation epidemic. i'm up to 25 dogs now but the adoptions continue to go pretty well (thanks in part to the excellent website "petfinder.com"). keep up the good work, it's good to know like-minded folks are out there. cheers, chris

your technique is amazing. this looks like a painting: the ones we call "photo-realism". at once sensual, riveting and a bit perplexing. i'm reduced to saying simply "wow!" and doing a great deal of staring. bravo!

drop dead gorgeous. the glow of a tiffany lamp and the exquisite detail of a dollar bill. this is what bird watchers see in their dreams.

as it does to me. the sweeping shadow across the foreground compresses the focal point nicely. well done! airy and springy!

very cool and thought provoking. and what a steady hand! ;-)

stunning emerald green contrasts wonderfully with the rock. great composition. looks like a place where anyone would enjoy a thoughtful respite. cheers.

thanks for your comments, everyone. cheers. this one was changed on impulse at the last minute before i uploaded. the original was darker and less blue.

cool. i love manhole covers and this one is a gem: nature is creeping insuperably into the iron and pavement, cracking, ever gnawing, oxidizing. a wealth of colors and rich texture. bravo.

wow, splendid balance, treatment and interest. great abstract at the same time great as a subtle capture of the natural world.

trying to add a more "pictorial" aspect to bird photo-painting.

wow. a sight to draw any camera! a marvelous quilt of textures and color.