Holly in the Yard

[Mark Fuge]

This image was created from a photo of our holly bush that I took recently, after discovering the berries were out.

Image was processed in CS4 and Topaz Adjust, Lens Effects and other normal PP adjustments.

Enjoy!

PS I like the format change to grey-black ... brings out the color in our images nicely! Thanks Jim and gang.

[Mark Fuge]

This is the cropped original, with some minor preliminary adjustment, for your viewing pleasure!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mark, I like the abstract look to this. The edges inside the frame are nice and I like the fact that you can tell that those are berries. I like the earthy tones also.

[Dennis Bishop]

I agree with Cheryl on the earthy tones. And I'm intrigued by the torn look of the edges. As far as I know, none of the steps you listed would accomplish that. Is the procedure for doing it something you'd be willing to share?

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Mark, nice abstract look. I too like the earth tones and the torn edges.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hello Mark, a classic example of the "Fugistic" style. I really like what you did with the image, merging the abstract and the organic. Nice one!

[denise ippolito]

A very different creation. I do like the earth tones too.

[Mark Fuge]

Thanks all for viewing and comments. Appreciate it.

I have to say that I was surprised at the outcome of this one, as it developed. Kind of like watching the image appear in the solution in the darkroom, but smells better here and I can see!

I agree with Cheryl on the earthy tones. And I'm intrigued by the torn look of the edges. As far as I know, none of the steps you listed would accomplish that. Is the procedure for doing it something you'd be willing to share?

Thanks Dennis. Everything was as noted. However, the exact processing details were lost in the process, as my history feature in my computer is on the fritz, so I don't know the exact steps. I will say that Topaz Adjust 5 and Lens Effects have some neat features, if you play with them. There is alot more there than on the older versions of Topaz. As you may note of late, I have been trying different images with the new Topaz to see where it will take my vision.

[Judy Howle]

This is a nice abstract Mark. I like the brown tones and the berries and I really like the edge effect!

[Mark Fuge]

Thanks Judy for viewing and comments. Appreciate it.