A water lily from the shoot yesterday...the light was brutal from about 8:30 or on, so shooting was a bit of a challenge. The image was taken with the 180mm w/1.4x TC attached, f/22@1/320. Processed RAW file in LR; cropped a little from the top, a little from the bottom...then brought the image into PS and evicted a bit of a pad from the LRC. Created a new layer, opened the image in Fractalius and started with one of the presets and tweaked the sliders a bit, then lowered the opacity on the Fractalius layer to bring back a bit of the original image through the applied filter. Enjoying this new plug-in...still very much in the experimenting to learn how to use it phase!:e3
08-14-2011, 06:37 PM
Susan Candelario
Hi John,
Love the colors of the WL and the comp very much. I also like how you processed the image with the frac filter. Your a quick study. Some might not agree but I also like how the center of the image is brighter and darker around the edges. I think it goes well with the filtering effect you did. Nice job!
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08-14-2011, 07:05 PM
Hilary Hann
John, you've made a very pretty image. Like the colour combination and the postion of the flower in the frame.
08-15-2011, 08:01 AM
Indranil Sircar
Beautiful work, John. I like how the center is glowing and its effect on the outside petals. Great use of fract... nicely done.
08-15-2011, 08:14 AM
Dave Woeller
I agree with Indranil, it looks as though the light is coming from inside the flower. A very nice effect.
08-15-2011, 08:24 AM
Mark Fuge
Nice image and application, John.
Like the colors and lighting on this.
08-15-2011, 01:56 PM
denise ippolito
John, Fractalius is one of my favorite plug-ins. You are doing terrific with it for such a short time. I agree w/ Indranil the flower seems to be glowing. Nice composition, I do wish there was a sliver more room on top but that is just a personal preference. Nice work!:S3:
08-15-2011, 09:16 PM
John Storjohann
Thank you for your comments and suggestions. Denise, I'll repost tomorrow with a different crop to see how it looks with more room...I tend towards very tight crops, and sometimes backing off a bit does give the image a more relaxed fill...just too tired to do it tonight and still give it the attention it deserves!
08-16-2011, 08:17 AM
John Storjohann
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Added a bit more to the top per Denise's suggestion...it does open it up a bit! Thanks for input, Denise!
