Dwayne Oakes
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Dwayne Oakes
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
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Diana Catching Rays
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Rachel Foster
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It's a lovely butterfly, and the focus is quite nice, but I find myself wishing it were more distinct from the background.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Dwayne,
"Diana!" How come you're on a first name basis with a young lady?
Isn't this early to find them?
Asher
Clayton Lofgren
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It seems to me that your style works very well with scenes where no small objects are involved, but not so well with bugs, birds, etc.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Clayton,
I'm not sure what this would look like in a large print and viewed from somewhere n an average sized room. I tend to agree that the "look" does not seem as restful as the broad areas in the edges of woodlands where the processing softens and marries different fine structures. Here, as you point out, the softening effect, being uniform, is not soothing as in the other wonderfully tranquil images that give a respite from the particularity of pressing things n our lives.
Dwayne,
Here I ask, what's on your mind? If this is shown in a collection of your landscapes, then this will stand out and maybe that's what you want. Is it that you caught a very early Diana butterfly and she needs to be celebrated?
Asher
Dwayne Oakes
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Thank you very much for the comments Clayton and Asher !
Hi Asher,
From bugs to the stars I really want to cover all the wonder in the natural world. Oops my
bad this butterfly is a red-spotted purple not a diana.
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
Hi Asher,
From bugs to the stars I really want to cover all the wonder in the natural world. Oops my
bad this butterfly is a red-spotted purple not a diana.
Take care,
Dwayne Oakes
Prateek Dubey
New member
I think the graphic quality of the picture is lovely. Inspiring and innovative as well. Somehow the shadows are not too comforting, especially the blacks on the butterfly. Can you not try to pull some more details from the butterfly's wings. Just want to see if it does more to the narrative.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Dwayne,
I agree with the new identification! Now how did that butterfly look before any processing? Here's what I think is an important question, to me at least: -
Is there more detail that you gave up willingly in your process to get some unity over the respective components? I really would like to know and your own view of such things.
Asher