painted damsel

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800 e iso 400
ap 1/200 @ 5.6
sigma 150 mm

[Nancy Bell]

Stuart, is this oil paint from PS? I love the swirls in the bright blues of the abdomen and eyes, and the tiny bright lines adding depth to the wings. Great pose & nice clean perch, with nice mottled dark bkgd. This painted damsel took very well to OOTB techniques!

[Cindy Cone]

Great effects, Stuart. Just enough texture, and I agree with Nancy about the eyes and abdomen.

[Diane Miller]

Very nice! You almost had me -- at first I thought this was a new kind of dragonfly for me, then I put on my reading glasses. The light round area in the UR draws my attention -- it would be easy to blur out or burn down.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Funky treatment Stuart. The subtle use of OP is well controlled. The lens flare doesn't bother me too much as the BG gradation goes form dark to light.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Stuart, I like the subtle use of OP. I think I would remove the out of focus blob on the underneath side of the stem behind the legs of the dragonfly.