How to explain this one... Well, uh... More experimentation with panning on different subjects, this time a Big Leaf Maple. Well, uh... a wild idea struck me that it needed a bird. So I found a woodpecker from an image shot in AZ, and I stuck it in my tree.
Please, Spring, come soon!! I can stop this foolin' around and get out and shoot flowers!
(Disclaimer: This is totally contrived. I expect this woodpecker would not be found in this kind of tree in this State ever! This is pure artistic tom-foolery.)
Just throwin' it up here for fun, but feel free to say what you think one way or the other...
Posted by David Cobb on February 17, 2008 at 1:04 AM
Kind of fun Catherine, the bird looks a bit fake, but I like the mood of the tree a lot. You'll be happy to know that the early spring wildflowers are blooming in the Columbia River Gorge: Grass Widows and some small Desert Parsley. They'll be on the sunnier WA side, where I plan on shooting tomorrow morning, before the wind picks up around sunrise.
David M. Cobb
Posted by Darren White on February 17, 2008 at 1:06 AM
I first opened this and thought, wow......then I saw the bird and lost interest.......the bird does not fit in this image in my opinion.....the image is great without it!!!!
Oh, I know, you guys, it's just a silly thing, that bird. Here's the shot without it, then: just the Big Leaf Maple, panned with a 105mm, f29 @ 1/5, ISO 100. ACR in CS3, accentuated the branches and trunks, adjusted the color a bit, threw on a curves layer, high passed it, sharpened for web. There you have it. No bird.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on February 17, 2008 at 1:34 AM
Very good without.. this looks very cool! Glad to see you around again, Catherine...
Posted by Janet Bentley on February 17, 2008 at 1:40 AM
This is very fun Catherine. Love the verticals. Better w/o the bird!
Posted by Cliff Dodge on February 17, 2008 at 2:56 AM
Better without the bird. nice and soft looking to me.
Posted by John Williams on February 17, 2008 at 11:43 AM
I opened this and immediately thought "Hey, where did she find a Ladder-backed?" I have to agree it is a great art shot, and best without the bird (despite how much I enjoy Ladder-backeds ).
Posted by David Cobb on February 17, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Much better without the bird. By the way, had a great morning shooting the first wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge.
David M. Cobb
Posted by Mary Dempsey on February 18, 2008 at 5:35 PM
I really like this. The bird was fun though... kind of a "where's Waldo" feel.
Posted by Marc Dilley on February 19, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I don't quite know what to make of this. It's like a Maple imitating a Weeping Willow. Well, the effect is beautiful anyway.
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10 repliesPlease, Spring, come soon!! I can stop this foolin' around and get out and shoot flowers!
(Disclaimer: This is totally contrived. I expect this woodpecker would not be found in this kind of tree in this State ever! This is pure artistic tom-foolery.)
Just throwin' it up here for fun, but feel free to say what you think one way or the other...
David M. Cobb
David M. Cobb