[patriciakay]

Hi there,
This is the first thread i have posted so i hope its as it should be....

The photo i took in Spain a few years ago,it will be fun to see what can be done with it or too it should i say....

Kind regards Patricia Kay

[lkroll]

Impressionist, Paint Engine, DCSpecial's 1969, Cybia's Eliminate Black, and a few other layer property settings along with GIMP's Bumpmapping for texture and applied canvas on the Eliminate Black layer.

[lkroll]

Used my Impressionist Thread filter for this one. Some Retinex equalization and Blur Subtract sharpening too.

[patriciakay]

Hi Ikroll,
Lovely bright colors on the simple oil....see you have been busy stitching again..very nice..

Kind regards Patricia Kay

[palms1]

Just been messing around again a bit of this and a bit of that

Palms

[patriciakay]

Lovely Palms...the colors are bright and lots of detail...patricia kay

[Swampy]

Well, it looks like a very intimate moment for these lovely birds. I wanted a secluded place for them to preen. More manipulation than artsy work here just softened the saturation, re colorized the water at their feet, cloned the reeds on the right over to the left to cover up the murky water, left a bit of "civilization" show in the upper left and set a soft spotlight effect on the ladies and then ran a lighting effect on the same general lit area.

[patriciakay]

Hi Swampy,
You certainly worked your magic on this photo, its lovely....need a camera that takes them that way...any ideas?????

Kind regards Patricia kay

[Swampy]

Thank you Patricia Kay! It was a fun picture to work on. :-)

About cameras... I have a pretty good Canon PowerShot Pro and I turst its auto functions for the most part. I never understood F stops, apertures, etc. Most of the time I get the shot then rely on PhotoShop to correct my mistakes.

From time to time I do have to be on my best behavior when a client asks me to take a photo that they will incorporate into an ad. Not a thing in the world I can do when an office staff group shot (6 of them) all come out with the same person with eyes shut!! Arrrgh..

[patriciakay]

Thanks for your reply Swampy....i also have a canon but the A300...since i have got totally into the digital art thing, i want to buy a camera with a good lense...i intend to read up and pick brains before i decide...Peter has a Sigma film camera...seldom used..so i will play with that too although i love digital..its so instant...

Kind regards Patricia Kay..

[Nanls]

Very nice swampy... I love Spain. Spent Oct there. My sister lives in Barcelona, and I get there every chance I have! Having fun with buzzzzzzzzzzzzz. /wish it was a higher res.

[Swampy]

Nice, Nan. The painterly versions work well with this slightly blown out photo.

[patriciakay]

Hi Nanis...love the painterly effect you have done...in Spain just now enjoying the winter sun..a bit further down from Barcelona in the Costa del Sol..It is a great place to be..

Hi Swampy....a question...what is blown out and what can i do not to do that?

Kind regards Patricia Kay

[Swampy]

Patricia Kay

Blown Out referrs to white areas that have no pixel information because it's "off the chart". Over exposure of light areas. For example a light blue sky, that looks "white", but you know it had some color in it is said to be "blown out" and any existing color gets blown away.

Some of the highlight areas in the birds picture had very little color information in them to work with when setting a curve or level adjustment.

[Nanls]

Thanks swampy and Patricia...
ahhh Costa del Sol, I love that area. Malaga has some outstanding wines, and Marbella is soooo beautiful. Can't wait to get back there. You are sooo lucky to live there, what a lifestye. Do you know this area from Costa Brava (pic attached, right above Blanes?
~Nancy~