Fall leaves shot on Sinar 4x5.

Don't laugh (or do). The leaf texture immediately made me think of this one.

Danny,
Who could not love that sense of humor. It's funny, I don't know quite why but it is:)

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One that is a little less silly...

Just a seamless texture from me. :)

Action= ART-Oils via CNC-djr
Developed by: Danny Raphael

Action= ART-Oils via CNC-djr
Developed by: Danny RaphaelI'm honored and flattered... :blush: Been a while since I wrote that action.

You have inspired me to dust it off! :)

There are over 50 different actions listed in the Action Set "AHB_DannyR DPR ver 07A" and another 10 under "DannyR DPR ver 07B." All with excellent instructions
Studying how different aspects in these actions work has been a great learning aid while trying to figure out how to use this Photoshop thingy...

I understand that in your eyes these may be OLD (Vers 7)... but to me and a multitude of new Photoshop users they are NEW and Fresh and I want to thank you for sharing this great body of work! :bow:

I recently downloaded your "Raphael Tiger Sketch" action and used it here on these leaves with a background copy layed on top of the stack at about 50%.. To me it looks like the leaves have been misted

Not totally sure how I got to this but I liked it so I posted it.

Peter

re: I understand that in your eyes these may be OLD (Vers 7)

To clarify they're "old" from the perspective that I put that package together going on five years ago. I still use Photoshop 7.0 today. Functionally most of the actions are upward compatible to later Photoshop versions.

FYI: Those DPR collections were the inspiration for www.atncentral.com (http://www.atncentral.com), developed by Jim Lewis, the site owner/admin. He did not like waiting for each new package / collection, hence the birth of a self-service download site dedicatedd to actions.

re: ... to me and a multitude of new Photoshop users they are NEW and Fresh and I want to thank you for sharing this great body of work! :bow:

Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad you are finding them useful. Putting together those packages was a great opportunity from which I learned a great deal. "New" is indeed often times a function of what one learns, not when an action was crafted.

re: Studying how different aspects in these actions work has been a great learning aid while trying to figure out how to use this Photoshop thingy...

Couldn't agree more. You're following a similar path as me.

Dissecting an action, regardless of when it was written, is a great way to learn about Photoshop. Been doing this for years myself. Each action is a little capsule of someone's knowledge.

Some fabulous texture in this image which I have enhanced using layer blends.

Since she went away the days grow long,
and soon I'll hear old winter's song.
But I miss her most of all
when autumn leaves start to fall.

"Autumn Leaves"...Johnny Mercer

Steve C.

Great work everyone!
Danny- loved the brownies :) So true, and you had me really craving chocolate!

Photoshop filters and Impressionist

I love swappin' words with Danny:) !

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
- Robert Frost -

I love swappin' words with Danny:) !

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
- Robert Frost -

Very nice quote Sweetlight......and from my wife's favorite poet!

Steve C.