There is a song by the '70s rock band, Uriah Heep called "Sunrise:. The chorus goes something like this:

Sunrise,
Bless my eyes.
Bless my soul.
Make me whole again,
Sunrise.

I remember that chorus every time I get up (and out) early enough to catch a scene like this.

The second version is a watercolor done in deep paint2.


Alan

All done by filters; too bad I never outline nor can give a precise step by step since I did so many experimentations and undos. lol

Started out in GIMP with bumpmapping and selective just the black and adding a canvas texture to the black. I then flattened and ran GREYCstoration. I then ported it in CS2 and ran Angled Brushstrokes and Glass Distortion for some subtle jiggling. Speaking of jiggling, I also ran Eye Candy with Jiggle preset. I then added an almost imperceptible Glaze using Paint Engine and then ported the result back to GIMP to do some added variable Canvas work (yes I can do this in CS2, but I still like using GIMP better). :)

OK so there is a downside to not being a early bird, dont get to see the sunrise's :heul:


used the cutout filter for this one

Palms

Sunrise on a winter day.

Steve C.

Wonderful image, Alan! Those tree silhouettes offer a lovely contrast to that colorful sky.

Nice work, Lyle, Palms, Steve! I love sunrises also, but sunsets are available at a more convenient time. ;)

here again I try to simulate Buzz..
I hope, I go in good direction
(I can't compare, I can't have Buzz because they don't think about Linux users)

I used Gimp :happy: on Linux

here again I try to simulate Buzz..
I hope, I go in good direction
(I can't compare, I can't have Buzz because they don't think about Linux users)

I used Gimp :happy: on Linux


Very nice Barbara

Palms

nice, barbara. reminds me of watercolor on construction paper.

palms, Kraellin - thank you both for friendly comments :happy:
I will try again "to buzz some pictures", now I will look for something with trees/plants
- on green trees the result of original simplifier is most specific/recognizable , I'm right ?

[QUOTE=barbara]palms, Kraellin - thank you both for friendly comments :happy:
I will try again "to buzz some pictures", now I will look for something with trees/plants
- on green trees the result of original simplifier is most specific/recognizable , I'm right ?[/QUOTE

Barbara will post a photo of trees etc for you (and any one else) in a moment

Palms

Looking through a glass block wall.

Really neat effect Gerry. I like it a lot and never in a million years would I have thought of making it a scene through a glass wall.

Janet

What a beautiful picture, and all of the renditions are awesome.

I finally had to try it. Modified saturation, and mostly used "Enhance Edges" selectively.

Enjoy!