Painting: Broad-billed Hummingbird Oil in B&W

Hi Folks ;

Photographed this female Broad-billed Hummingbird this morning with Flash fill assist. Then exercising some Artistic license I added the Aloe Vera plant to get rid of the feeder using CS5. Oil painting done in free Fotosketcher with finishing in MS Digital Image Suite 9.

Comments welcome and always appreciated

Warm regards

Gus

Here is original. You can see where I was lazy & why I turned it into painting. :eek:

Gus :2eyes2:

Nice effect, Gus. I like how the bg has turned out. You processed it well to remove the feeder. I would have preferred to remove the the three tubular on the right and give some space on the left, if it were mine.

Gus, I really like the B&W sketch. A teeny bit tight as Indranil noted on the right. The border is way cool!!:S3:

Hi Indranil;

Is this a better start?

Gus

Hi Folks;

Complete rework using CS5, add BG space, recrop, remove part of Aloe Vera, colour process in LR3, Free Fotoscketcher, MS Digital Image suite 9 for edges & final cleanup in CS5 using Topaz Detail2

Thanks for looking, most important, your CC's & suggestions

Keep smiling :w3

Gus :2eyes2:

Excellent repost, Gus. Love it...

Looks great Gus!:S3: