Red-bellied Fract

[Andrew McLachlan]

Here is a fractalius of the female Red-bellied Woodpecker that is hanging around my home this winter. An oddity around here, but most likely due to the extra warm winter and lack of snow. Photographed this one today from my backyard photo blind / feeder set-ups.

Look forward to comments.

[John Storjohann]

Hi Andrew. I like the Fractalius treatment in this image...it brings out additional definition and form to the head particularly...and I like the pose of the woodpecker. If it were mine I'd be tempted to tone down the highlights in the trunk a bit...and maybe crop a sliver from the LHS. Nice, creamy, warm-colors in the background...a slight vignette in the corners might help a bit, too. Hope to see more of your images of this bird.

[Paul Lagasi]

I like it Andrew, we very seldom see these birds in Ottawa, Lucky you. I might have applied a clockwise rotation ( straighten out the tree) to the image but thats just me...Nice Workl

[Morris Altman]

This is very nice Andrew. I love the textures you created. How do you feel about taking a touch off the left side?

Morris

[Maureen Allen]

Nice, Andrew! These birds are all around here and tend to be overlooked. Yours is gorgeous.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful image and composition, Andrew. I like the effect and the details. Nice processing.

[denise ippolito]

Andrew, I like the comp and the rich colors, the Fract work looks great as always!

[Anita Bower]

I really like the fractilius work you did on this bird. Just the right amount. Lovely colors. Wish I could see the whole woodpecker.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Thanks folks, much appreciated.