Lake Horse

[Judy Howle]

Sticks in the water reminded me of a horse. I toned the water more blue with a texture for the theme. Pixel Bender filters used. Painted in an eye!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Judy - or a Viking ship:) I like it!

[denise ippolito]

Judy, It does look like a Viking ship! Very cool and great eye for this. I like your processing work. Nicely done.:)

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Cheryl! I knew it reminded me of something else :)

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Denise! I shot that a good ways out in the lake with the 24 - 105 at sunset and it's a 100% crop. I keep intending to go back with the 100 - 400 and get a much better image but haven't made it yet.

[Paul Lagasi]

Horse or Ship very nicely done Judy...love the effect

[Steve Adkins]

Horse, ship, or how about Nessie? Neat radiation from center in water. Cool eye. :cool:

[Kerry Perkins]

Judy, good abstract to get these different impressions! What I really like is the reflection right in the center of the image. To me the shadow/reflection doesn't look as I would expect it and I find this interesting. Technically, I would suggest boosting the mids with a levels adjustment to give a bit more light. Cool!

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Steve. I created the background texture radiation by using PB Circle Splash on the background layer and then PB Twirl. I did it a month or so ago and I think I used the background as a texture over the image and masked the subject back in. Then for this theme I added a blue texture over that.

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Judy.

Lock Nessie lives! ;) :D

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Judy,

Very nicely done. I'm with some of the others on it looking like the Loch Ness Monster. I am wondering if you should paint an eye on the reflection as well.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions Kerry, Mark and Andrew. I am reposting the image and lightened the mids on the "horse" and in turn had to deepen the blues a bit. I think I'll skip painting an eye on the reflection