Fractracks

Bird tracks in the snow in a semi-sheltered area were too cute to pass up. First I converted it with Nik Silver Efex 2. I tried several Fractalius presets with poor results but I finally got this one that I liked. Underneath is a layer with Topaz Stars but mostly hidden now.

Judy, this is very cool! At first I thought it was two barren trees in the snow which to me makes a really nice abstract when you can interpret the image in different ways.:S3:

Definitely cute. And Fractalius was a good idea. I like the contrast in texture between the Fractalius lines and the dark granules below, especially in the tracks. Rather than having the tracks end at the mid-width of the frame, I'd suggest cropping some off the right -- enough to make the frame a square. That would also make the diagonals a stronger element. And it would emphasize the tracks.

This is great! The fractalius on the snow is very effective, capturing that bright crystal look. The black tracks also have a crystal-like look, making the elements work together very well. I think those dark underneath granules give this depth and dimension. You captured and created so much with such nice simple bird tracks.

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Originally Posted by Cheryl Slechta

Judy, this is very cool! At first I thought it was two barren trees in the snow which to me makes a really nice abstract when you can interpret the image in different ways.:S3:

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Thanks Cheryl! I hadn't thought of the tracks as trees but then I knew what they were, but it could be interpreted that way as an abstract.

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Originally Posted by Dennis Bishop

Definitely cute. And Fractalius was a good idea. I like the contrast in texture between the Fractalius lines and the dark granules below, especially in the tracks. Rather than having the tracks end at the mid-width of the frame, I'd suggest cropping some off the right -- enough to make the frame a square. That would also make the diagonals a stronger element. And it would emphasize the tracks.

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Thanks Dennis! I will try the crop. I left it large to be open for suggestions. :w3

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Originally Posted by Nancy Bell

This is great! The fractalius on the snow is very effective, capturing that bright crystal look. The black tracks also have a crystal-like look, making the elements work together very well. I think those dark underneath granules give this depth and dimension. You captured and created so much with such nice simple bird tracks.

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Thanks Nancy! The snow was on a wet wood surface and not very deep so that's why the tracks and snow have black in them.

What I most like about this photo is how clever it is. You created an interesting image out of almost nothing. Simple and effective.

Here is a square crop of the image. I like it!

I like both.

I like the repost, this is one of those time where simple is better. Very nice eye to see this, frac works well here. Well done

Thanks Anita and Paul!

Nice job Judy, this is really nice. I like the composition of the repost and love the simplicity and visual interest. Well done!