Steve, When you said 1000 miles I was like what? then I saw Lake Louise-lucky dog!! I love Banff and can't wait to return. This flower and effect are fantastic. I like the center comp and the light fract effect!
I really like the look of this. The composition, the flower with both open flowers and buds, the out-of-focus background, and the Fractalius effect are all just great. The one thing I wasn't sure about was the balance with the strong blue and brown on the right side, so I thought I'd try something just to see if it'd work. I think it sort of did. In case you do, too, here it is.
I made a duplicate layer, flipped it horizontally, and used the Color blend mode, which applies the color but not the texture. An opacity of 57% seemed about right. Then I masked away most of the pink so it wouldn't interfere with the solitary flower stalk. Unfortunately, all that affected the rest of the image. I played around a bit with Curves and Saturation to bring some of that back.
Hi Dennis, I like your thinking on how to manage the color change. Makes good sense to draw from the pallet of the image. One thing that you may want to play with... starts the same way with a new layer (color blend mode) flipped horizontally... Then apply layer mask with black fill. Then all I did was pick a 125 pixel soft brush in white at about 10-20% and paint the areas to balance the tones. This leaves the subtle flower tones unaffected and no need to adjust with curves or sat.
Both methods are quite similar and I'd be curious if anyone has a different technique.
Steve, My wife says I am obsessed about photography, wait til I tell her, someone drove 1000 miles for a flower (believe me I do understand) . Hope you took a few images of the Clark's Nutcracker's of Lake Louise...I have been through there a few times, one of the loveliest spots in Canada.
The image and effects work well, much to like, Nice Job. I for one really like the dark colors of the flower and the removal of the blue and dark area.
Last edited by Paul Lagasi; 01-25-2012 at 04:04 PM.
Hi Dennis, I like your thinking on how to manage the color change. Makes good sense to draw from the pallet of the image. One thing that you may want to play with... starts the same way with a new layer (color blend mode) flipped horizontally... Then apply layer mask with black fill. Then all I did was pick a 125 pixel soft brush in white at about 10-20% and paint the areas to balance the tones. This leaves the subtle flower tones unaffected and no need to adjust with curves or sat.
Both methods are quite similar and I'd be curious if anyone has a different technique.
Thanks for passing that on, Steve. It's definitely a better way.
Steve, My wife says I am obsessed about photography, wait til I tell her, someone drove 1000 miles for a flower (believe me I do understand) . Hope you took a few images of the Clark's Nutcracker's of Lake Louise...I have been through there a few times, one of the loveliest spots in Canada.
Paul, It was my favorite trip...ever! Something new and beautiful every mile. If you would like to add a bit more to what you tell her... I also drove another 1000 miles visiting the adjacent parks in the Canadian Rockies while I was there!
Hi Steve, I love these wildflowers and the fract work is beautiful. Fireweed grow in large numbers along a few sections of the highway I travel on my way to the cottage in Parry Sound, Ontario...about 100 miles from my home , but then again I have driven 1000 miles for a two day stay in remote boreal forests before. Love the image!
Call me loony but I like the original post best, especially the oof stump.
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. Hope you took a few images of the Clark's Nutcracker's of Lake Louise...I have been through there a few times, one of the loveliest spots in Canada.
Originally Posted by Steve Adkins
, but then again I have driven 1000 miles for a two day stay in remote boreal forests before. Love the image!
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