ARTHUR BISHOP
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liking this one Ed
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solitaryVSong
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This reminds me so much of a scene at Heislerville WMA in New Jersey a year or two ago. I remember seeing the birds land putting my binoculars on them and finding nothing but mud, in this case a bit more yellow. Only with a lot of effort did those birds finally show up. This shows that exceedingly well.
Strandman
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hello all- thank-you for comments
waders progressed- a little toning up and toning down to be done here and there where one or two of them have got a bit too conspicuous: the 2 broad-billed sandpipers are meant to be prominent to act as the hook to lead the eye to the spoonie, but I have overdone them slightly so may have bit more of look during the week
but I have resolved to be ruthless about not tidying up the detail witout good reason
waders progressed- a little toning up and toning down to be done here and there where one or two of them have got a bit too conspicuous: the 2 broad-billed sandpipers are meant to be prominent to act as the hook to lead the eye to the spoonie, but I have overdone them slightly so may have bit more of look during the week
but I have resolved to be ruthless about not tidying up the detail witout good reason
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timwootton
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Ah - so we're already 'somewhere else' - apologies. Loving this one big time.
Dave B
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Oh to be in Korea in springtime! It's that time of year again when wader-watchers in these parts start craving cutlery! Beautifully rendered. Are all the stints that bright? They might well be - which makes me even keener to go!
Dave
colleenc
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fantastic Ed.....amazing work, perhaps it may need that upper left dark mass a bit subdued or broken up so it does not pull our eye out of the work...but it may be the photo overdid it there...so astonishing that our eye can move freely over the surface to find the birds there, brilliant
Strandman
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had a break from the waders to reflect on what needs toning down
disastrous birding effort in a couple of free hours as I eschewed the Short-toed Treecreeper at L'guard to head to Minsmere where bitterns were booming and killing toads in full view- to find it raining and Bitterns gone to ground
so instead I had a shot at painting the marshharrier sketch from previous weekend, with a temporary self-imposed ban on use of purple and pink
disastrous birding effort in a couple of free hours as I eschewed the Short-toed Treecreeper at L'guard to head to Minsmere where bitterns were booming and killing toads in full view- to find it raining and Bitterns gone to ground
so instead I had a shot at painting the marshharrier sketch from previous weekend, with a temporary self-imposed ban on use of purple and pink
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solitaryVSong
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I always love seeing initial field sketches and then the painting that comes from them. Looks very good and at least in my experience a bit of a color change. New colors or not it looks very good.
ARTHUR BISHOP
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lovely work Ed. The centre sketch is has it all.
Strandman
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a slightly more successful weekend than last- dropped in to enjoy a Great Grey Shrike, so close to being my favourite bird
this beast
did all the shrikey angles (especially when a guy with tattooed ears tried to stalk it for photo)
had fluffed flank feathers which covered almost all of its back and stuck up like mandarin's sails
had to lean forward to balance in the wind
and caught a lizard
back home some good news too: Barn Owls are back in the garden, with route to nest taking one adult on a swerve between the house and my son's football goal
this beast
did all the shrikey angles (especially when a guy with tattooed ears tried to stalk it for photo)
had fluffed flank feathers which covered almost all of its back and stuck up like mandarin's sails
had to lean forward to balance in the wind
and caught a lizard
back home some good news too: Barn Owls are back in the garden, with route to nest taking one adult on a swerve between the house and my son's football goal
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timwootton
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Seriously good piece of drawing!
timwootton
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For better - definitely. Great composition - all remembered or a few choice ref pics?
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