Black-chinned Hummingbird Oil

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Took this little Black Chinned Hummingbir I captured at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ and painted him with Alien Skin Art Rage.

Comments always welcome & appreciated.

Gus

[Joe Senzatimore]

Great concept. I might have done a mask and painted some of the bird back in. Love the BG and what the treatment did to it. Just wish for a bit more detail in the bird.

[Gus Hallgren]

HiJoe;

Is this more along your idea? Might be a little dark as I did it on my laptop in my lap, where else?

Thanks for your kind words and suggestion.

Gus

[John Storjohann]

Gus, the repost is very strong...great color, just enough detail painted back in, wonderful patterns of light and dark in the BG, giving more balance to the image...beautiful oil textures. I wish you had left a little more room on the left, near the wing...and maybe a little more room across the bottom as well. I love tight compositions, but this one seems just a tad "crowded"...great job processing!

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I like the BG in the OP better but the bird in the repost better, I might move the bird a smidgen to the right if it were mine. Nice job!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Repost looks much better. Good suggestions by the others as well.

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Thanks for looking with your kind words, patience and suggestions. Growing up my Dad always said, "Don't ask for suggestions unless you're going to heed them."

It was a good early morning challenge, so I added room on 3 sides and made it a Pano with a bit of difficulty using mostly Quick Mask repeatly, then cropping & a new border.

Comments always welcome and appreciated to help an old dog learn new tricks.

Keep smiling

Gus

[Brendan Dozier]

Great job with the repost, Gus. Love the pose of the hummingbird, and oil painting texture really stands out.

[denise ippolito]

Fantastic!!!

[Gus Hallgren]

Yes, Now here is the stronger bird version. Decisions! Decisions!

Gus

[denise ippolito]

I like pane #7 best. I did just notice a thin straight line on the left hand side of both of your last reposts and in the final repost a couple of color blotches on your frame. Nice work Gus and you continue to be an inspiration to us all.

[Gus Hallgren]

Young Eagle eye . . I should have seen that as it is part of the old frame when I enlarged the space. Easy fix. The last repost was a hurry up, about 5 mins and blotch in frame is a part of new superimposed add on that had everything erased except the bird.

Haste makes waste, thanks for pointing it out

Gus

[Gus Hallgren]

Final . . .

Thanks for all the help.

Gus

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Gus, I love the repost in pane #7 the best. You have mastered this paint-by-number treatment