White Wood Totem

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Greetings. The same original photo that I used for White Wood Mystery. I liked the original flip as I was working toward the mini-world treatment and went back to take this along a different path.



Flip in place, lighter color blend, toning and detailing and Simplify.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful. I may like this one better than the circular one. Fabulous colors of the wood-grey, blue, tan--they seem to shine. As in the other version, the darks make the wood stand out.
What do you mean by "toning"?

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Anita,

I always appreciate your comments. By toning I mean brightening, darkening, contrast, color contrast, saturation using tools such as curves, Nik Silver Efex Pro (includes detailing with the structure controls) with luminosity blend (to bring back color), and Topaz Adjust.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Anita Bower]

Anita,

I always appreciate your comments. By toning I mean brightening, darkening, contrast, color contrast, saturation using tools such as curves, Nik Silver Efex Pro (includes detailing with the structure controls) with luminosity blend (to bring back color), and Topaz Adjust.

Cheers,

-Michael-

Thanks for answer. I do all that, just didn't know what to call it.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Michael, this is a very cool "entish" look. Lovely colors and designs throughout.