I needed an image that represented "fire" so I let PS do it's magic on a leaf that I photographed at Selby Gardens. I'll post the original later in ETL. I added a fog effect, posterized the image and increased the saturation, especially the reds and yellows. I think it really looks like it's on fire. What do you think?
Richard, I think it looks like it IS fire. I love the added depth that the posterization gives to the image. As an added bonus, there is a strong sense of the "golden rectangle" to this image. This is a very strong graphical element that reflects a mathematical relationship between numbers. Think of the left two-thirds of the image as a square, and the remaining part as a rectangle. Apply that same relationship to the remaining rectangle and repeat the process until the image dissolves into a point where the eye ends up, which is about the third leaf element from the right. Very nice.
Very neat the way your mind took the edge of the leaf and interpreted "fire" from it. Now THAT'S thinking outside the box! Wild colors - and the "spray" above the "flames" really adds to the feeling of fire.
Burning Leaf
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