sighting of rare Marblehead Peninsula bear
In ancient times, the Erie bear roamed broad areas of the southern shore of Lake Erie. Like most bears, they had a varied diet and fish was their main source of protein. In spite of their size, these bears were relatively timid. They are now nearly extinct, but are occasionally seen along the limestone shores of Ohio's Marblehead Peninsula. Evolution has favored those whose fur is the color of the rocks, and they forage in local vegetation not only for food but to stain their noses green. Because they blend so well into their habitat, an accurate count of their numbers has been impossible.
iPhone 5s, PureShot camera app, ISO 200, three-exposure HDR at 2 EV increments
processing highlights
- Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset
- Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light blend mode
- Belle Fleur texture -- masked to water, Linear Light
- Belle Fleur Texture -- duplicate textures masked to all but the water, Color and Linear Light
- Fractalius -- three saved black-on-white presets; Multiply, Divide, Multiply
- Snap Art and Simplify -- saved black-on-white edges presets; one each masked to water, Divide; one each masked to all but water, Multiply
- All these layers were stamped, flipped horizontally, and compressed from the top. Then, the water and the rocks in the water were masked out of the stamped layer.
- Alien Skin Eye Candy -- An animal fur preset (using the image instead of an animal for color) was masked to include all the rocks and reduced in opacity. A duplicate layer masked to include only the water was applied in Lighter Color mode.
- Kim Klassen texture -- Multiply
- Shadowhouse Creations texture -- Multiply
Originally Posted by Hazel Grant
