Fractracks

[Judy Howle]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[Judy Howle]

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.

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.

[Judy Howle]

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.

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

[Judy Howle]

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.

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.

[Anita Bower]

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

[Judy Howle]

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

[Anita Bower]

I like both.

[Paul Lagasi]

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

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Anita and Paul!

[Kerry Perkins]

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