Merry Christmas to All

[denise ippolito]

Merry Christmas to all my BPN friends and their families.:)

This is my first attempt at using the fractalius program I received as a surprise Christmas gift:D

[Patti Edens]

Merry Christmas to you too Denise.

Wow. You have mastered that program in short order. Very nicely done. I think the key to Fractalius is either going totally wild as in some of Dave's electrified cats which I loved or in toning it way down to just a hint here and there.

Love the birds and the interaction.

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice work...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...I was hoping for a surprise lens under the tree but Santa disappointed me again...guess I'll have to wait another year for 600mm ;)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Merry Xmas to you too D, and best wishes for a great 2010!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks folks. I am looking forward to some great creations by all for the new year!!!:)

[Indranil Sircar]

Merry Christmas to you too, Denise.

[denise ippolito]

Indranil, Thankyou and Merry Christmas to you too.:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Denise - it didn't take you long to master fractalius:)

It looks like you had a good Christmas!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks Cheryl, It was a very nice Christmas :)

[Julie Kenward]

You lucky dog! I can't wait to see what all you do with the new software, Denise. This is a great start. I wish their eyes were a little bit clearer but everything else is so soft and delightful I love looking at it.

[denise ippolito]

Jules, You know I went back and forth on the eyes and felt they stood out like sore thumbs when I masked them back in at 100%. Maybe I can increase to 85%:)I'll give it a try.

[Arthur Morris]

Ah, puffins in love. I cannot recall the exact name for the bill tapping courtship behavior (if there is one ....) Most folks don't know that I am a hopeless romantic. IAC, I love this one including the soft BKGR. And I love the two head angles, the feet, and especially the rocks. I'm with Julie as I would like to see the eyes (and especially the necks as well) a bit less blurred. (Can you work on a layer and then erase small areas?)

For educational purposes I would love to see the original capture.

[denise ippolito]

Artie, Thanks for the kind words. Here is the re-worked version w/ a bit more eye detail and neck area detail.

Here is a link to the orig.
http://deniseippolito.smugmug.com/Ph...08255574_Mz9LL

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks a ton. I love the repost and am interested to hear what others think. And I'd still love to see the original :)

[denise ippolito]

Hi Artie, I put a link to the orig. image I started with in my post. Or are you talking about the CR2?

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Artie, I put a link to the orig. image I started with in my post. Or are you talking about the CR2?

Duh! My speed skimming failed me again. I do need to learn to slow down a bit and smell the roses. Thanks. The original capture is a fine image too.

[Arthur Morris]

Or I could have said that I was so captivated by the repost that I failed to keep reading. That is probably closer to the truth.

[denise ippolito]

I like your second response. :)Thankyou for your kind words and I'm glad you like the repost.

Artie, The fractalius program allows you to make a wide variety of looks. I have just started to fool around with it. I am liking it alot. I just finished a very abstract version of 2 GBH. that I will post.

[Arthur Morris]

I like your second response. :).

I must be getting smarter. I look forward to seeing your GBH. And more.

[Cindy Mead]

fantastic! the fract. program gives the facial lines such great definition. What a great pose you caught the puffins in, very well done Denise :)

[denise ippolito]

Cindy, Thankyou very much for your comments.:)