Having a Lady for Dinner

wonderful image!

You are so great. Hope it was yummy. Thanks for needing my help .

incredible work Jan. Simply awesome.

Another masterpiece from you, Jan! You’re a genius!

oh Jan! I can’t express how much i love this photo. your bird is just magnificent – i love how the sunlight brings out all the various colours in his feathers which, otherwise, would be eclipsed by the black.
i do feel a little sorry for the ladybug though . . .

HA HA HA!!!! OMG!!! Jan … you are just TTOOOOOO MMMUCCCCHHHH!!!! I’m belly laughing … oh .. your imagination is just over the moon!!!!! This capture with the look on your birdie’s face … oh oh!!!!! LOVE it!!!! I admit I’m glad to hear that the poor lady bug wasn’t really there!!!! Fabulous!!!!! And apart from your sense of humor and the subject matter, once again your textures and colors blow my mind!!!!! WOO HOOOO!!!!

Poor little lady but GORGEOUS processing!

Wooow…..This is almost 3D….......Excellent image Jan, love the composition and presentation.
Great work my friend. – Peter

I am beginning to recognise your work Jan…it has that ‘something special’ about it and this one is no exception. Great work :)

Wow, Jan, this is fabulous. So very artistic.

Oh I really love this Jan, such perfect composition, light and colour.

outstanding work

Exquisite!!!

A beautiful artwork! Hops she decides not to eat the ladybird – I hate violence, rofl! ;o)

totally stunning collaboration!

So beautiful Jan. Another exquisite image and love the title too!!

Jan you let that bad old bird eat Barbara’s Ladybug! You really did a wonderful processing on the two. love the work.

absolutely PERFECT!

:)

you and Barbara are perfect together ~ more collaboration!

Very nice Jan! No do a follow up shot…Close up of the ladybug with a feather hanging out of it’s mouth! LOL!

Stunning piece of work, has to be mounted and placed on a wall. Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fantastic!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely stunning art Jan !!!

Excellent!!!!

Adorable work!

Awesome work Jan, love the texture and tones.

Stunning!

Your work makes me take take a breath. Amazing

ohhhh this is excellent!!

OMG Jan, this is just superb, the tones and the lighting, pure magic….....stunning image!!!

ooooh! It turned out beautifully! Great collab with Barbara, Jan! :)

Amazing composition and treatment

i love your work. Love how you got the irridesence on the grackle.

this is very rich with the texture treatment. love the LB composite. beautiful toning.

This is fabulous – love the textures too

Beautiful golden tones and soft vignette, it is very beautiful Jan. I love the rich textures. It is lovely!
Congratulations on your feature in Dimensions

WOW!!! IMPRESSIVE!!!... I love it..

great work

I would kill to be able to produce an image looking like this: part realism, part fantasy, pure beauty. It just shimmers with light.

Amazing! Ditto what Anne McGinn said, above. This is the kind of work that I really want to be able to do. Fantastic!

Wonderful textures!

I am proud to know you. haha. This is wonderul and creative. I love how your use of textures and lighting. Nice work

it really is perfect and I know my mom was happy to help. I think she feels a little sorry for Lady though. hehe. Cant wait to see what is next from you Jan.
How long did this take you? I wish I could do something like this. Keep shining. :)

very impressive. I wish I could have such a specific vision. All mine come after the fact.

This is really sweet :) Again… the treatment is outstanding.. and your use of colours really adds to the image.

Congratulations on the homepage feature from Huntsville!

This is such an amazing shot! Congratulations.

Homepage Jan. Very worthy. Beautiful work as usual. ♥

Lovely work

Love this. Congrats on the homepage.

Wonderful image….congrats on making the home page!!

Congrats on your Home Page, Jan!

Stunning!

CONGRATS Jan, well deserved, xx

You certainly are very talented…Lovely image.

Outstanding!

Congrats for being on the homepage, this is a beautiful image!

Such excellent work! Congrats on your homepage feature… : )

Perfect, and so deserving of the big stage that is the home page.

Great composition of color shading.

Outstanding. Flawless.