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    This is one of my photos from the Smoky Mountains, we were in the clouds so it was like fog, very preety!

    I kept playing with it until I finally got something I thought might work for the theme. I used Topaz Simplify, Oil Paint filter and Nik Silver Efex antique photo (minus the heavy grain) and various other tweaks and also a Color Efex slight vignette blur first.

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    This has a wonderful lovely feel to it. Definitely soft and foggy. The subtle bkgd texture is perfect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nancy Bell View Post
    This has a wonderful lovely feel to it. Definitely soft and foggy. The subtle bkgd texture is perfect.
    Thanks Nancy! The texture came from the Oil Paint filter.

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    Nice texture, almost looks like snow! I like the idea of the scene, I'm thinking I would like to see the bottom of the trees. I any case it's a "cool" winter scene as presented.

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    Thanks Jay! I agree about the trees, but I cropped out the low stone wall at the bottom, right in front of the trees. I will post a version including the wall but I started from scratch and it's not exactly the same of course.
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    Nice texture, almost looks like snow! I like the idea of the scene, I'm thinking I would like to see the bottom of the trees. I any case it's a "cool" winter scene as presented.
    Last edited by Judy Howle; 12-04-2012 at 01:27 PM.

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    I really like the soft look of the image and the composition. My reaction about the bottoms of the trees was the same as Jay's, but -- with the wall -- that wasn't possible from that point of view. Your decision to use a vignette blur was a good one in any case, but it also makes it less apparent that the bottoms aren't visible. I wonder if a bit stronger vignette might help even more in that regard.

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    Love the image, Judy. Makes me feel right at home.

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    Judy, I tried the stronger vignette,,,,,,looked good to me. I like it better with the wall than without.

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    Judy, I really like the mood you have with the OP. I'm thinking you could crop out the snow at the base of the wall and use a stronger vignette and it might work better. But I like the OP as well. It would make a nice Christmas card.
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    Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. I might try to add a stronger vignette by painting it on. I had toned it down in Silver Efex from the original preset.

    Cheryl, I could crop off the snow but actually the reason I did it over was because my buddy Jane wants an 11 x 14 print and it has to be as is to get it all in horizontally, but for the web that wouldn't matter. I will probably use it for an email Xmas card along with a few of the other snow photos, but I really like the processing of this one.

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    Hi Judy, this is a wonderful winter scene. I took your second post duplicated it and then flipped the top layer vertically and used an inverse layer mask to reveal the bottom with a hint of the wall. I felt the OP need more of an anchor, hope you don't mind :) After seeing it I might take a tiny sliver off the bottom.

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    That was nicely done, Denise. If I didn't know there was a wall there, I'd read it as snow.

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    Nice base images lead to nice finished products, I think this would make a lovely card (xmas), frame 11 work for me..you've been a machine lately Judy with all these lovely images....hard to think about snow, today was almost 70f here, if not a record close to it.

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    Love the X-mas card mood and Lady D's repost. My thinking was as above....
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    Thanks to Denise, Dennis, Artie and Paul. I will try one more re-do with your suggestions <groan>! I did add more vignette and got busy and forgot to upload it.

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    I like all versions. The processing is just lovely--creating a soft, winter scene. I do think my favorite is Denise's. Lovely work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denise ippolito View Post
    Hi Judy, this is a wonderful winter scene. I took your second post duplicated it and then flipped the top layer vertically and used an inverse layer mask to reveal the bottom with a hint of the wall. I felt the OP need more of an anchor, hope you don't mind :) After seeing it I might take a tiny sliver off the bottom.
    I like the result, but don't understand what flipping did.

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    Anita, when I duplicated the image and then flipped the top layer It placed the top part of the image at the base- by adding an inverse layer mask I was able to put the coverage just where I wanted it. Hope that helps :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by denise ippolito View Post
    Anita, when I duplicated the image and then flipped the top layer It placed the top part of the image at the base- by adding an inverse layer mask I was able to put the coverage just where I wanted it. Hope that helps :)
    I understand the mechanics, but not the effect. I'll have to try it to find out. Thanks.

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    I finally got the repost done. I just painted in the light color on there and added a little texture to it. Then I cropped some off the bottom as there was too much of the "vignette". I still prefer the one with the wall showing, but I'll go with the flow.

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    I like your latest version as well as the one with the wall showing. I encourage you to go with the one you prefer.

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    Thanks Anita! I will stick with the one with the wall for printing.

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