I wish I had some photos of water but this is the best I could come up with:
poster edged grosbeak photo
pasted in water from duck photo I had
tweeked opacity and fill to get desired effect
used eyedroppers in curves (back first, then white)
saturated image, red and yellow
pasted in just grosbeak from original poster edged image
adjusted levels
using distort, lens correction, remove distortion +41, then edge - background color
I should have read the post a little more carefully, "Only Water"
Last edited by Paul Lagasi; 04-03-2009 at 12:23 AM.
Reason: Add bottom line
Paul, This is OOTB! and terrific!! Still eligible for the regular OOTB -IOTW selection. The reflection lines in the water are very interesting. You did a good job with your PP skills!! Cool frame effect-Thanks for the step by step,it's really great to know what was done to really appreciate the image!!
Really interesting work here Paul. You've got lots of textures and treatments going on and they all work well together. I like the water in the BG - it seems to go with everything else. My favorite part, though, is the choice of frame. I love it!