One last post before I leave for India Tuesday am. I'll be bird watching in the north for 2 weeks and then 1 week photographing tigers (my dream come true) with Harshad, from the Wildlife forum. I'm so excited!
For the kudu, I masked the animal and then with the exposure slider in PS overexposed the bkgd until the details disappeared. Then I converted it in Topaz BW, high key III. Then a trip into Fractalius for a very minimalist result. I originally erased the effects from the eye but did not like how it looked with the rest of the simple, bare lines of the image.
Nancy, First of all have a great time in India and tell Harshad I said hello! Great looking image and the minimalistic look is awesome. I do wish that there was a little hint of the grass or ground to help anchor the animal, I might also darken the eye area just a touch but this is a very nice look and you did a fantastic job with it!
Denise, those are the 2 issues I experimented with and just could not find the effect I wanted. But it will be fun to try again. Thank you Christoper, Paul & Steve. I'm just about out the door with my luggage for 20+ hours in a plane. I hope to have lots of photos to share when I return.
Love the minimalist style to this, Nancy. Has an almost pencil sketch look to it, and love the pose and flow of the lines. Very creative and nicely processed. Have a great trip!
Kudu
