Innocent Flip

I really liked how this young Antarctic Fur Seal seemed so much like a toddler examining its toes that I thought 2 toddlers examining their (flipper) toes would be cute. To the original image I used pixel bender and fractalius, cropped and then a horizontal flip. I really like pixel bender to reduce the many details of an image to something more simple that conveys more the feeling or mood of the image. And I think fractalius reveals patterns that are just not seen in the original reality image.

I like how you processed this. The result looks like it could be an illustration for a children's book, which certainly fits with your toddler reference. In a way, it really does look like two pups rather than a single flipped one. I wonder if part of that is the little mask on which they seem to be pulling.

Hi Nancy ,I have to totally agree with your comments . The piece is simple yet tells a good and complete story , love it !

Thanks, Dennis & Clyde. Dennis, the "little mask" is really the one pup's rear flipper flipped :2eyes2:! The flipper did turn into an object type thing. Here is the original reality image.

Cute Nancy, and I like your narrative regarding how you arrived at the image. Very creative and an excellent use of the filters. Sweet!

I would have never guessed it to be fur seal.... I thought it was mongoose :S3: Excellent use of fract and very effective flip.

Hi, Nancy, I love all the spaces that could be butterflies or hearts or whatever your imagination wants them to be:S3:

Very creative Nancy! I like the simplicity of your filter work and it made a great flip!

Hi Nancy, nice flip, effects are well done...TFS

Thanks all!

This image brought a smile of delight to my face. I like the subtle colors and the processing. nice work.