I wanted to put together both the huge numbers of snow geese with the Bosque "colors", in an abstract way creating more of an impression than photographic detail. Something like if you stood in the middle of Bosque, spun around and pictured your overall impression.
First I used Topaz Impression, Da Vinci sketching, then Topaz Simplify paint III, Topaz Clean 3, cartoon. And some adjusting stuff & opacity changes.
12-16-2014, 01:29 PM
Diane Miller
This is REALLY different, and oh, so cool!!
12-16-2014, 02:40 PM
Kerry Perkins
That is cool Nancy! I get an Escher vibe from the way the birds fit into the background like puzzle pieces. Nice job!
12-16-2014, 03:01 PM
Dennis Bishop
There are enough recognizable snow geese to give a hint of what's happening but still leave it abstract. The distribution of distinctly different colors is remarkable. (To me, at least.) Did you use a single photo or several?
12-16-2014, 06:12 PM
Steve Adkins
Wow! I really like this. Great job of mixing the colors and still retaining detail. Agree with Kerry, very Escher like.
12-16-2014, 10:11 PM
Jackie Schuknecht
Third that, very Escher-like, and as Dennis observed, very nice distribution of colours. Well done.
12-17-2014, 03:08 PM
gary ellwein
I like this most creative image very much.
12-17-2014, 11:26 PM
Wendy Kates
Love this, Nancy!
12-18-2014, 01:07 PM
Nancy Bell
Thanks everyone! Appreciate the Escher-like reference, I love his use of repeating patterns. This is a single image, 1/8000, f8, ISO 800. Too bad I can't add sound as it is somewhat like a roaring tornado!
12-19-2014, 05:00 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Fantastic image, Nancy! I can hear the sound now:S3: Very Escher-like and it also reminds me of camo. Love it a lot!