Here is a photo I took today of some apple blossoms. And I also used some filters to try to make it look like a painting.

what do you think, it is kind of small to see the details. :depressed

Here is a photo I took today of some apple blossoms. And I also used some filters to try to make it look like a painting.

what do you think, it is kind of small to see the details.Like you said... "Too small to tell." :(

Nice pic to work with, though.

Thanks Danny.
I tried to do the same steps to the lower res photo to see if it would show up better on the here.

Cathy, beautiful photo...really nice

...Glass. :)

My shot at it.

Kathy, Let me say what a beautiful shot. The perfect shallow depth of field, deep saturation because of the open shadow setting which gave you that great saturation. It all clicked, nice shot!

c

Here is my meager attempt at art. I used a modified version of Swampy's Watercolor Tutorial.

Jim

Colite,

Don't sell yourself short. That actually looks pretty sweet. I might bump up the contrast a bit, maybe a find a true black and white using curves?

Looks good though,

c

Cathy, beautiful photo...really nice
Thanks amica
...Glass. :)
That is really nice lkroll, I like the bright spots and flares.
My shot at it.

Kathy, Let me say what a beautiful shot. The perfect shallow depth of field, deep saturation because of the open shadow setting which gave you that great saturation. It all clicked, nice shot!

c
Sweetlight thanks for the complement I'm just practiceing with the new camera I got, and I really like yours it is real dreamy, did you do it with a blur or smudge?
Here is my meager attempt at art. I used a modified version of Swampy's Watercolor Tutorial.

Jim
Hi Jim I have used her watercolor tutorial a lot it is neat how it comes out different when you change the brushes. I like yours too.

I'm really glad you all took the time to work on the photo. :bigthmb:

lovely picture. gotta love springtime :)

some clone painting, erasing, air brushing, smudging, edge finding, blend modes, all in Paint Shop Pro xi.

Hi Craig, that is pretty, and very delicate.
Spring is my favorite time of the year.

cathy, i'm glad you like it :)

and spring in southeast michigan is often quite gorgeous, so i do understand. i used to live in ann arbor/ypsilanti :)

Cathy great pic, you inspired me to take a pic of my own Apple Blossoms, I hope you don't mind me posting here, I'm not intending to Hijack the thread at all just wanted to share.

Peter

Hi Peter, I don't mind at all, I think yours is great and the flowers are so different than may flowers and leaves. Must be a different verity of apple.
How did you do the painting? it has nice color and brush strokes.
cathy

Hi Peter, I don't mind at all, I think yours is great and the flowers are so different than may flowers and leaves. Must be a different verity of apple.
How did you do the painting? it has nice color and brush strokes.
cathy

Thanks Cathy, I don't know what variety it is but it gives large cooking apples 4 - 5 inched across, heavy if they land on you, even heavier to carry when cropping them.

This was done with the smudge brush using Trimoons #23 presets in Photoshop.

Peter

I will have to try those brushes Pete, because it gave a nice effect.
My tree is old and has small uneatable apples, although the squirrels like them.
cathy