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Bluebird in flight
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Bluebird in flight

by Dan Harbour

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted April 8, 2010182 views10 comments
I really liked the flying pose in this photo. Unfortunately the light was harsh and the bird was soft. I posterized the image and darkened the background.
This is just for fun. All comments good and bad are welcome.
Mountain Bluebird male in my backyard.

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 8, 2010 at 9:36 PM
This is one of the joys of photo art. The beginning image needs to be a pretty good one, but no need for perfect. Then you can play with the filters and see what inspires you.
Really nice -
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 8, 2010 at 11:00 PM
I like the bg color Dan and the posterization certainly sharpened up the bird and increased the contrast. Good looking blue bird image to me.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 8, 2010 at 11:12 PM
Very well done. Great blue bird.
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Beautiful catch Dan - This works really well.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Nichols on April 9, 2010 at 5:11 PM
What a nice save for this bird Dan. The position of the bird is exquisite and looks terrific as photo art.
Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments
Comment posted by J. Lee Reynolds on April 9, 2010 at 8:43 PM
Well done Dan this is a very nice image and I like the colors. Look's like a wall hanger to me. Jack
Registered on January 12, 2008, 206 Posts, 474 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on April 10, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Great idea to salvage a photo. I like the result.
Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on April 12, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Great image. The posterizing works very well.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Dave Renwald on April 19, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Great way to treat the colors of this guy. I like the results.
Registered on March 2, 2007, 0 Posts, 2 Comments
Comment posted by Cheyenne Howell on July 26, 2010 at 2:41 PM
Love this, Dan. This is one of my favorite filters. If used on the right photo, some beautiful art can be produced. This is one of them. :toast:
Registered on March 20, 2007, 190 Posts, 678 Comments