Scotland

[palms1]

Well i thought you were mad trying to smudge this picture too much detail and so i thought i would have a go at it, and yes i can confirm you are barking mad to try it (although you havent done to bad)
first of all ran the action effie basic (download from here http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~mikefinn/action.html it is free but i use it sometimes when i am in a hurry before i smudge it speeds things up and you can see where to smudge (the squiggly lines ) ) then i started to smudge then gave up added a find edge layer and overlayed and reduced opacity

Palms

ps Craig i am going to have to have lessons of you for cleaning up are you as good with housework ?????

[Steve Conway]

This is such a nice quiet scene...almost took a snooze while playing with it.

Steve

[Britsdad]

Love all the versions you lot have come up with, and yes palms you were right. (bad idea..lol).....
Littlecoo: Try this site for the action, it's about half way down the page http://www.kolbotn-fk.com/artikkel05.htm There's lots of stuff there, and Danny had a hand in the sketch action as well......John.

[Britsdad]

This is my earlier smudge with a Draganizer action applied, strange this one...John

[Kraellin]

Craig i am going to have to have lessons of you for cleaning up are you as good with housework ?????

housework? we dont talk about that around here if only i could clean the house as easily as i clean an image...hmmm, photoshop for housecleaning...now that i'd pay money for!

love your piece, palms

craig

[palms1]

Gary's bit of scotland

Palms

[Gary Richardson]

Nice interpretation.

Just as a point of info, the picture is of Loch Lochy (just N of Fort William in the great Glen), taken at about 05.00 am.

[barbara]

very nice photo to play,
amazing how many various green tones in one small lane

here my watercolor version
I used Gimp

[Kraellin]

barbara,

very interesting rendition. i may have to pull the gimp or gimpshop back up one of these days due to your work

craig

[PhotoVagrant]

My attempt using one of 1ClickActions sunset filters

[Gary Richardson]

Interesting effect. Bit monotone, but with a little variation has definite possibilities.

I haven't started playing with this picture yet, kinda liked it as it is, but you've given me a few ideas for manipulating it a touch.

Thanks.

[barbara]

thanks Craig for nice comment,
and of course thumbs up for your Gimp adventure !!
btw lkroll makes very interesting renditions with Gimp , so its not only me

[kiska]

A little crop and SA gradient clone brush.

[Kraellin]

kiska,

interesting crop. really changes the perspective.

craig

[lkroll]

Dup, ran Color to Alpha on top layer and set this layer property to Screen. Dupped this layer to taste and flattened. Dupped, ran Flaming Pear's Mr. Contrast on Top layer and blended to taste. Flattened and ran GREYCstoration, adjust sat/color and saved (well some cleaning smudges were required).