When I processed this image, probably two weeks ago or so, it looked like two trees (I can't remember if it was two or a single tree) hugging each other. Upon opening it last night, I saw something a bit different. It wasn't just trees but something like a crane and maybe a horse. Because it hadn't been so apparent before, I burned the eyes a bit.
iPhone 5s, PureShot camera app, ISO 200, two-shot HDR (2 EV apart)
processing highlights
flipped horizontally for composition
Belle Fleur texture for the background (a starting point as it turned out)
Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset
Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light blend mode (at 100% opacity -- unusually high)
Fractalius -- three saved black-on-white presets; Multiply, Divide, Multiply
Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black-on-white edges presets, Multiply
two more Belle Fleur textures for the background -- Darker Color and Difference
04-12-2016, 09:57 PM
Hazel Grant
Good eye, as they say.
04-13-2016, 05:58 PM
Anita Bower
What I most like about this image are the colors and the textures. Wonderful. The bg texture works great--unobtrusive but filling a needed area. I think it is difficult to pull off a good photo of bark/trunks/etc. and you did a good job.
04-17-2016, 12:30 PM
Adhika Lie
Oh wow, this is nice. I really like it, Dennis. The texture really jumps at me and the color works really well.
04-20-2016, 05:06 PM
Cheryl Slechta
I see a shy elephant:S3: Lovely textures and colors.
