This really did start out as a blur... As I was working on it, I thought it might be cool to take the image into DAP and try some different styles on it. This one was the "Sargent" preset with some tweaks made to it. I applied a bit of diffusion to the image and made it a base layer. The egret is from another image, I sized it down and applied Topaz Clean to it to give it graphic look that I was trying to achieve with the overall image. I think it ended up looking more like a graphic design than a photograph.
"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera... they are made with the eye, heart, and head." - Henri Cartier Bresson
I really like what you did with this. The background is wonderful -- both the colors and the processing. Adding the egret was a great idea, especially with the way it echoes the background colors.
I would also call it a great work of art Kerry! Outstanding work on the background, I love it, and the egret puts it over the top. Looks like a wall hanger to me!
I agree its a lovely piece of artwork, I've always said "computers have enabled me to create things that I can't with an easel and brush". A wall hanger for sure, love the background colors and that you took the time to apply some color to the egret...Well done
This is awesome! Love, love, love the bkgd!! The egret is a great counter-point to the bkgd and I really like how it appears he is flying through the colored haze.
Jeannean, DAP stands for "Dynamic Auto-Painter". It is a wonderful program that takes your input image and applies a painterly style to it. It is fascinating to watch it work, as it starts with an underpainting layer, then applies some strokes, uses a dry-reveal brush, and then paints away until you are happy with it. While it can be run in a completely automatic manner, it is much more fun to modify different aspects and see what they do. Big fun.
"It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera... they are made with the eye, heart, and head." - Henri Cartier Bresson
abstract blur possibilities
