Keeper of Murisk Abbey

[Patti Edens]

Ortonized, Painted in DAP (Illustrator), blended back with the original and Framed in PSCS4.

20D, 400mm prime, 1/320 sec, f5.6, ISO 400

Photo lead in Ireland (several years ago) said this was a Jackdaw. It doesn't look like one to me.

[Anita Bower]

The bird stands out nicely against the lovely textures stones. I like what you did around the edge of the image.

[denise ippolito]

Patti, I can't help w/ the ID. But I do like the edge of the image as Anita pointed out. I think you did a good job separating the bird from the BG and giving it a painterly look.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Patti, I don't know how you did that but I love the edges!:)

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Patti.

Like the effect and will have to try it soon.

[Christopher Miller]

Lovely effect and texture, Patti. The colors of the frame go very well with the image, and nice edge treatment as the others pointed out. :)

[Patti Edens]

Thanks to all. :o Guess I'll have to 'fess up. I wish I could claim some magical hand painting technique, but the DAP 2 program in Realism (in DAP 2.0.4) did those edges. However, Christopher, I'll take credit for those frame colors :).

Patti

OOPS - I worked on two DAP paintings at the same time and got confused. This one was with DAP Illustrator. Sorry about that.
Patti

[Kerry Perkins]

Patti, this looks to me like a Brewer's Blackbird, but what it would be doing in Ireland is beyond me. Definitely does not look like a jackdaw. I have Brewer's Blackbirds in my back yard every day and this is exactly what they look like. If that's what it is, he's a long way from home...

At any rate, this is a very nice image and treatment. I love the pose and what DAP did with the bricks of the building. The frame is interesting, as it looks like a matte on the outside. Good show!

[Patti Edens]

Thanks Kerry and thanks for the mention in the voting!

It does look like a Brewer's. It doesn't look much like the drawings of a jackdaw in my UK bird book. I think I probably got the photo a little too dark which hides the lighter feathers that the jackdaw has. The photo lead on the trip was Kathy Adams Clark and she really knows her birds, so I'm sure she was right.

Patti

[Kerry Perkins]

Patti, I'm sure you are right about that! Upon closer inspection, I can see the lighter plumage and also it seems that the angle of the shot hides the thickness of the bill that the jackdaw has. Would have been one lost Brewer's! :)