Kerry Perkins
10-19-2010, 11:16 PM
This little guy really needs to look around! :D
Did a lot with this image, starting with saving two different versions in LR2 - one normal and one with the clarity slider all the way to the left. This gave me an Orton effect. I took the resulting mix of the two layers into Nik CFX Pro and applied a blur vignette to give it a bit of an ethereal look. I punched up the blue and neutralized the whites to get the "blue sky" look. Then I made a new layer and used Topaz Clean to make the stylized look of the water. Made a layer mask and brushed most of the Clean effect out of the gull then added a gray gradient border. Whadda ya think? :cool:
Did a lot with this image, starting with saving two different versions in LR2 - one normal and one with the clarity slider all the way to the left. This gave me an Orton effect. I took the resulting mix of the two layers into Nik CFX Pro and applied a blur vignette to give it a bit of an ethereal look. I punched up the blue and neutralized the whites to get the "blue sky" look. Then I made a new layer and used Topaz Clean to make the stylized look of the water. Made a layer mask and brushed most of the Clean effect out of the gull then added a gray gradient border. Whadda ya think? :cool: