Early in April of 2003, freezing rain transformed the landscape in parts of southeastern Michigan. Except that a large oak tree buckled under the weight and put a large hole in the garage roof, it was quite wonderful. After a lot of time on this image, I was still struggling to find something to put on the top. It just needed something there. I came close to tying a ribbon around my wrist, leaving long cut ends and compositing that into the image but decided to go for this new-product-introduction look, instead.
Nikon D-1, ISO 200, f/38, 1/20 sec, 105mm macro lens
post-processing highlights
- subject masked and rotated CCW (45 degrees, plus or minus)
- a Shadowhouse Creations texture was the starting point for the background
- light rays added with Red Giant's Knoll Light Factory and Digital Film Tools' Rays plug-ins
- contrast and outlining
- Fractalius -- two b/w presets based on the old Sketch preset, one masked, both with Multiply blend mode
- Alien Skin Snap Art -- Stylize Line Art (b/w), two masked layers, one with Divide blend mode, the other with Multiply
- ice and icicles on the word, ice -- Alien Skin Eye Candy
