Tern DAP

[Nick Palmieri]

I having an upcoming "creative nature" competition coming up in my photo club. I was playing with some images and thought I would get some input from BPNs creative minds. This s a tern adult feeding a juvenile a needle fish. Taken this past summer at Nickerson beach in LI, NY. I duplicated the layer applied DAP Benson (on oil canvas) then masked out to reveal a little of the head, eyes, and fish. Suggestions and comments greatly appreciated.

[denise ippolito]

Nick, I think it came out great. I might evict the second catch light in the juvi's eye if it were mine. Near the adults wing is a straight line-I might smooth it out. Both very, very minor. Excellent work w/ the program and revealing the details!!! Good luck in the upcoming competition-you'll do great!:)

[Jay Sheinfield]

Looks very painterly! The only thing I might do in addtion to the catch light suggestion from Denise, is to lighten the outline of the adults eye just a bit, to the level of the juvenile. Nice feeling to it! :D

[Cheryl Slechta]

Nick, this is super - they look like celestial beings:) I love the colors and the lighting. I agree with Denise & Jay's suggestions but think they're both minor. Good luck with the competition - it looks like a winner to me

[Christopher Miller]

Super image, Nick! Wonderful interaction and a very lovely impressionistic, painterly feel. The bit of detail in the birds' heads and the fish is just perfect. Good luck on the competition, let us know how you do! :)

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Nick, I would give you the blue ribbon for this one! Very nicely done. It is pretty tricky to get a good result with DAP and you did a great job with it. I agree with suggestions above and would add that, to my eye, the bills seem just a tad too real for the rest of the image and stand out a bit. I might use just a bit less of the original layer on them. Very nicely done.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is awesome Nick. I cannot add anything but well done! :)