OK, you guys convinced me to try some texture. Still not sure what I think of it, though the effect of the woodpecker looking at swirling frost is kind of cool. The frost texture is from my Day 2 picnic table macro. I erased it from the bird herself and the tree she's clinging to.
The Downy Woodpecker and her mate and about 20 other birds showed up approximately 2 seconds after I finished filling the bird feeders. They're watching me =:-O
Very nice...it looks like a magical wind has blown in and the woodpecker is sitting it out while it passes by. Perhaps ol' Man Winter is running by and the bird has stopped it's business to watch. I would have loved to seen more detail in the body/feathers of the bird, but the soft lines do add to the dreamy feel of the composition.
You definitely brought out the downy in this Downy - he looks so touchable and soft, and the pastels in the background just heighten this effect. You married the texture very well, I think.
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