Grackle, multi textured

[Dave Phillips]

This is a grackle shot from a duckweed covered swampy area.
Extracted the grackle, added a golden cloud bg and then a
multicolor paint texture in overly at reduced opacity and
then a slight canvas texture.

Thanks for looking in and c/c.....see y'all soon

[Julie Kenward]

Wow...I love it, Dave. The grackle's flourescent blue feathers against that multi-colored BG is really eye catching. The swoop of his tail to the ULC is great - it leads your eye down to his eye and back up again. Only thing I see that I might improve upon is the blotch in the LLC - toning it down to match the surrounding area might be nicer.

[Indranil Sircar]

Excellent composition, Dave. Love grackle's posture. To me what makes this standout is your choice of colors.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, Almost like a fire and ice appeal. Very nice colors and great extraction! The super sharp eye and great looking pose make this special!:) I like the sig. also.

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Dave:

No nits:cool:

Perfection needs no explanation.

Thanks for sharing

Uncle Gus

[Kerry Perkins]

Oh, that's nice! Super colors, lovely comp and great detail on the grackle. Did I mention the colors?... :)

[Barbara Kile]

Great composition and wonderful colors! Nicely worked.

[Stu Bowie]

Dave, interesting effect, and of course the colours are amazing. Please explain how you create your "multicolour paint texture"

[Cindy Mead]

what a riot of colors.. love the dynamic pose and texturing. I'd like to see a version with the canvas texture removed from the grackle, just to see if it would add more depth, but this is extra nice as is. Very well done Dave :)

[Arthur Morris]

Count me as odd man out on this one :) The thumbnail looked great, colors and COMP but I just don't get the paint texture thing.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the colours on the grackle, I might tone down the BG just a bit so it doesn't compete with the bird as much. Looks like he is burning up in the netherworld:) Good PP work Dave.