bad holiday snaps ! ! ! ! !

[palms]

I have finally got round to sorting out some photo's from my holiday last year,
These are probably a good advert on how not to take photo's but at the time they seemed like a good idea i have played around trying to correct them but getting nowhere added to the fact they could be artified i thought i would post here and see what happens ( beware there may be questions asked )

have fun and really anything goes

Palms

[Steve Conway]

Good shot and composition IMHO. I tweaked the brightness/contrast and added some brush strokes.

Steve

[Steve Conway]

Here's a shot at the first one. Also a nice shot.

Steve

[palms]

Steve Brilliant that is more what i had in mind when i was taking the shots On the second one i love the texture on the rocks but not so sure of it on the sky

Palms

[pindaro]

I've learned that no picture is a bad picture.

cheers

[Steve Conway]

Always complaining... ...you've got to remember the "eye of the beholder" thing.

I do thank you and appreciate your comments.

Steve

Originally Posted by palms1

Steve Brilliant that is more what i had in mind when i was taking the shots On the second one i love the texture on the rocks but not so sure of it on the sky

Palms

[byRo]

Originally Posted by palms1

.... that is more what i had in mind when i was taking the shots.

So this is definitely NOT what you had in mind.

I used an Equalization plug-in I'm working on to pump up the image.
Cropped to make use of the strong diagonals.
Took out the top of the far hill which wasn't helping.
Sharpened the rocks at the front.
More equalization and tweaking etc...

For the "art" did a very rough Artistic>Cutout for the colours.
For the luminosity, a couple of sharpened "aniso" overlayed by a high-pass layer.

Is this beach in Wales?

Rô

[byRo]

Originally Posted by pindaro

I've learned that no picture is a bad picture.

You're right there - it's the tweaking of the good picture from out the "bad" picture that is all fun.

Nice work!
(I was going to do that )

Rô

[palms]

Pindaro Love it, it gives quite a mystical feel to it super
By Ro, No it is not what i had in mind but better, I think its great when all the different interpretations and styles turn up. They knock my thoughts right out of the window. The beach is at Perranporth in Cornwall we went for the first time last year and will definetely go again

Palms

[printmeister]

Hi palms

watch they don't get cut off by the tide!

[kiska]

Painted in Studio Artist. Added an orange photo filter in PS, masked areas in.

[Janet Petty]

I don't think these are bad snaps in any way, shape, or form. I'd say keep up the good work.

I had a lot of fun processing your picture. It was a definite break from the boring work I've been doing lately. Thank you for sharing!!

I did the "painting" with the AHB after color enhancing the original.

Janet

[palms]

Very good Printmeister like the sky now Funny thing here? you are from my neck of the woods and i am married to a litho printer (about the same age too ) oh no twilight zone

Lovely painting Kiska i do so admire your work

Thank you Janet my problem with taking photo's is i see what i want to take but dont think about weather conditions etc ( proprer snap happy )
glad you enjoyed painting your work is excellent

Palms

[printmeister]

Originally Posted by palms1

Funny thing here? you are from my neck of the woods and i am married to a litho printer (about the same age too ) oh no twilight zone

Palms

Ha... You are my wife....and i claim my five pounds..!

[palms]

Originally Posted by printmeister

Ha... You are my wife....and i claim my five pounds..!

Hubby says thats to much

for every one else's info printers sense of humour is very very weird

Palms

[kiska]

Thanks Palms. You're kind.

[Janet Petty]

Thanks Palms. You made my day.

Janet

[lkroll]

Yes, I'm experimenting with Autotrace again. Lazy I am.

[palms]

Ikroll lazy ? no i dont go with that inventive maybe, i like the simlicity of your post but i dont think a certain other person will he was worried about the bald head before

Palms

[lkroll]

...I think bald is beautiful. lol

[Jackdaniel1947]

My first post. Comments welcome.
Jack

[palms]

Jack welcome enjoy your stay here, i think you have forgot to add your post any problems don't hesitate to ask someone will help

Palms

[palms]

Thought i would have a try myself
Palms

[Kraellin]

..I think bald is beautiful. lol

hehehe

i like that last one, palms. kinda weird, but then, i tend to like weird

craig

[pavel123]

My rendering.

Pavel

[palms]

Excellent post and idea Pavel
I am really glad i posted these photo's the standard of work and creativiness has been absolutely fantastic

to you all

Palms

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by palms1

Excellent post and idea Pavel
I am really glad i posted these photo's the standard of work and creativiness has been absolutely fantastic

to you all

Palms

Palms, thank you.

I did a quick 10 minutes job. Then I looked at the posted picture and finally saw all those jagged edges. Try to re-post the corrected verion (edges blirred).

Btw, I think the approach sort of get around the "baldness" problem. One can always say "there is lots of hair, you just can't see..."

Pavel

[berwin]

Started with a tweaked copy from the blue channel to get a sky mask, a water mask and a rock mask. Worked on each section separately to enhance contrast, detail.

[Kraellin]

pavel,

very nice. i really like that.

berwin,

excellent enhancing.

craig

[palms]

[QUOTE=pavel123
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Btw, I think the approach sort of get around the "baldness" problem. One can always say "there is lots of hair, you just can't see..."

Pavel[/QUOTE]


Berwin super enhancement

Palms