European White Stork

Posted by Carol Clarke on Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:49 am

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Interesting to see Danny say that he isn't quite comfortable with digital art conversions on birds - there is no way I could produce the stunning precision artworks that he creates either!

These beautiful storks just lend themselves to a touch of digital art IMO. They have the most beautiful eyes and such elegance.

From an original image I captured a few years ago

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:03 am

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Great example of how an already beautiful bird can be beautifully enhanced! Love the gorgeous background to bring out the beauty of this stork- the eye is so lovely, as is the pose. Top notch, Carol!

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by david fletcher on Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:46 pm

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A beautiful image and treatment Carol. Absolutely gorgeous.

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by SantaFeJoe on Mon Apr 03, 2023 1:55 pm

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Great comp, and the BG color and texture is a perfect compliment to the stork.

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by Danny Young on Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:37 pm

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WOW, this looks spectacular Carol. Love what you've done to this and I'm thinking a decent sized print would be in order. Superb look and work. pat yourself on the back, because I can't reach! Even better get Dave to do it

In this case and seeing this, I might just try this type of work with birds Carol. It feels right. Quite the inspiration going on.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:01 pm

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Great idea and I like the result, Carol.

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by SantaFeJoe on Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:09 pm

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Well deserved EP! Congratulations.

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by Mark Boranyak on Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:54 pm

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As other have stated, this is absolutely stunning. I just love it.

Can you tell us what software programs were used?

Thanks.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Apr 04, 2023 4:57 pm

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Mark Boranyak wrote: As other have stated, this is absolutely stunning. I just love it.

Can you tell us what software programs were used?

Thanks.

Thank you Mark I really appreciate you taking the time to comment on my image.

This was worked on a while back, and was done with Photoshop and Topaz Studios plug ins. The main one was Topaz Impression. I don't know if its still available - but it had some really nice effects that I loved using.

I hope this helps.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Apr 05, 2023 2:39 pm

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Thank you all for taking the time to stop and look - and your lovely comments. They are always appreciated.

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