Bee Buffet

[Steve Adkins]

But... Who's for dinner? :)
Overall Pixel Bender -> oil paint layer + desaturated layer for BG. Colorized BG with Nik Color Efex - vignette.
Masked back the bee and flower parts. Levels, dodging and burning in CS5.
All C&C welcome.

[denise ippolito]

Steve, The bee looks fantastic! The filter work is wonderful. I like the colors too. I might take a small slice off the bottom if it were mine. Great job!:)

[Judy Howle]

Nice work Steve! I like the combination of color and black & white.

[Kerry Perkins]

Steve, this one is super cool! Love the slightly tinted background and the selective use of color and sharpness. Super effect on the bee.

[Steve Adkins]

Thanks denise, Judy and Kerry! Appreciate your comments. I trimmed a bit off the bottom... better balance, thanks for the suggestion, denise :).