Took this image of rough surf the other day. After converting to B&W, the spray coming off the waves reminded me a little bit of geysers or volcanos. Decided to take it further, trying for an inhospitable planetary landscape look. Did a pano crop, suggested by Roman, and stretched it down a little using the free transform tool. Added red photo filter, adjusted contrast & levels, added some Nik Color Effects glamor glow and Topaz fine detail to give it some graininess.
02-11-2012, 07:32 PM
Paul Lagasi
Looks like a scene from the upcoming movie "John Carter of Mars" a book by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Very nice work, thanks for the workflow info...
02-12-2012, 02:45 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Hey, Brendan, this really does look like I would expect Mars to look. Very creatively done.:S3:
02-12-2012, 07:33 PM
denise ippolito
Brendan, This is very creative. The image really portrays the rough surf well. I like the color and comp. I do see a very small dust spot 1/3 of the way down towards the center I would evict before print. Nice work as always!
02-12-2012, 08:06 PM
Indranil Sircar
Hi Brendan, this is very dramatic. The surf, angle of light and the pano crop brings out lot of energy... excellent processing. Nicely done.
02-13-2012, 11:06 AM
Michael Gerald-Yamasaki
Brendan,
Greetings. I like this one a lot. I think of something different than Mars, though... not sure what. Keeps me looking. Good show.
Cheers,
-Michael-
02-14-2012, 11:48 AM
Anita Bower
I see what you were after. For some reason, the red doesn't work for me, but........