Seashells

[Cheryl Slechta]

Plenty of rain today so I was playing around with a Lightpad that I just bought. I was experimenting with focus stacking so I did that first, then I used Fractalius Sketch and used a luminosity blend on one image and then a normal blending mode on a duplicate image and merged the two. I'm not sure if I like this one as well as the original image with the luminosity blend but it has more color.
Thanks for looking, comments and suggestions appreciated

[Dan Brown]

Interesting effect, Cheryl. Looks like a fun way to spend a rainy day! The upper left shell looks to me like the entrance to a tunnel, where does it lead? I like that it makes me wonder!

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, I like this a lot. The composition and treatment work really well together. The textures are very nice too. Cheryl, will the lightpad show transparencies?

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Cheryl,

Greetings. Very cool. The patterns, even focus & color are eye catching. I'm just not a fan of the fractalius look, so would prefer the straighter look of the right bottom shell in the middle shell.

Do like it as is, though. Good show!

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Cheryl Slechta]

Denise, thanks. I'm sure it can be used for viewing transparencies. I bought an Artograph about 17x22" I think.

Cheryl, I like this a lot. The composition and treatment work really well together. The textures are very nice too. Cheryl, will the lightpad show transparencies?

[denise ippolito]

Denise, thanks. I'm sure it can be used for viewing transparencies. I bought an Artograph about 17x22" I think.

Thanks Cheryl I may have to look into one!

[Judy Howle]

The colors and textures are really eye-catching! I like the processing and the arrangement of the shells. Very impressive!

[Mitch Carucci]

I think this is a very strong image, and would love to see the original to compare it with. What software did you use for the focus stacking?

[Paul Lagasi]

I wonder what I am more jealous about the rain or the shell image....it snowed about 10 inches here on the 26th, very nice patterns and colors..very well thought out...TFS

[Cheryl Slechta]

Mitch, it was my first attempt at focus stacking and I just used CS5. I had spoken to a friend of mine in the Photography Club that I'm a member of and he didn't think Helicon focus was worth the money. I really didn't know what I was doing but CS5 was a piece of cake and I thought it did a decent job.

I think this is a very strong image, and would love to see the original to compare it with. What software did you use for the focus stacking?

[Cheryl Slechta]

Paul, we're in a drought here so the rain was a welcome sight (except I found out the roof on my screen porch leaks).

I wonder what I am more jealous about the rain or the shell image....it snowed about 10 inches here on the 26th, very nice patterns and colors..very well thought out...TFS

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl, love the image design and the treatment too! very nicely done!