Weekly Theme: Fractalius Wood Duck
Attached is a photo I took of a wood duck puttering around on the water. I then processed using the Photoshop plugin Fractalius. I blended in the eye from the original at about 70% and added about 20% of the rest of the body. This blending yielded some nice texture.
Last edited by Mike Rodriquez; 07-24-2010 at 02:44 AM. Reason: add processing details
Nice composition, Mike. I like the colors and fract effect on the duck. The water with the reflection has come out nice too. The only thing I can suggest is to have a bit more space on the left.
Mike this is pretty and different and I like it as presented - as you say, nice textures :)
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Nicki
Nice sketch effect and colours. I think I might add a little more canvas to make him more off-center. Well done.
I struggled with how much water to leave visible on the left, and in the morning light, and in light of the feedback I created a variation that has a bit more water to the left. Thanks for the comments!
Mike, Nice to see you posting again. Great use of the filter and I love the playful look to this. In addition to the added canvas on the left I might have kept the room on top and ditched the reflection since it really isn't complete and competes w/ the duck. This would place your subject a bit lower in the frame and would help to anchor the image more IMHO. Looking forward to more of your creative work.
Mike, great use of fractalius. I like the repost with more room on the left.
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Appreciate the feedback. I learned the trick of keeping the "real" eye visible from one of your (Denise's) earlier works, the fox as I recall.
I've definitely struggled w/the framing on this one. I finally got the courage to drop most of the reflection. When flipping between the versions I do like this one the best (so far :-)
Hi Mike, I really like this - the colors and fract effect are striking and interesting. I think your last post is the best. Looking forward to more!
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Mike, It looks good! I am glad that we can all share our tips and tricks via this website. Keep them coming:)
I love the colors and effects. I like this one best of the 3. I like the ripples in the foreground and he has more space to swim into since he's going diagonally. Nothing wrong with the last one though, it looks good too.
Wood ducks have so much color to them, nice effects and cropping on last one...well done
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