Porthmadog

[palms]

A couple of photo's taken last year, hope you enjoy them,

Palms

[Gary Richardson]

Your pictures bring back some happy memories.

Been a few years since I last visited Porthmadog, last time we were staying in Beddgelert, which is not a million miles away.

Love the Blaenau-Ffestiniog railway, a train for which I can see in the background of one of your pictures. Looks like a Double Fairlie, which is quite a historic engine, being the first to use bogies as a way of mounting its wheels, enabling it to negotiate the tight bends on the railway.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Gary Richardson

Your pictures bring back some happy memories.

Been a few years since I last visited Porthmadog, last time we were staying in Beddgelert, which is not a million miles away.

Love the Blaenau-Ffestiniog railway, a train for which I can see in the background of one of your pictures. Looks like a Double Fairlie, which is quite a historic engine, being the first to use bogies as a way of mounting its wheels, enabling it to negotiate the tight bends on the railway.

You are right about the train( although i wouldnt know which one) i tried to get it in shot, we were standing opposite the station, Lovely area although we only visited there, we were at Harlech, if you have seen the other thread "window" that is shell island which you can see through the window, and the best part of the holiday was to see dolphins swimming in the bay

Palms

[palms]

A sort of watercolour

Palms

[Peter S]

I'd like to join in this conversation, but I can't understand a word.

Gave one of the pics a go though.

Peter

[alexmeta]

Hi Palms.
...Another sort of watercolor...

[sylvia1065]

Thanks for the pictures, Palms.
I too went for the watercolor look (adjustments, pattern stamp tool in Photoshop + adjustment in Painter).
Sylvia

[palms]

Sorry Peter that you cant understand a word but that is as welsh as i get I like you image it has a charcoal feel to it

Alex and Sylvia like your watercolours a lot better than mine ( back to the drawing board )

Palms

[DannyRaphael]

I especially like your interpretations, Sylvia...

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I dusted off Corel PhotoPaint 10 and tried the built-in Watercolor effect. Back to Photoshop for some edge definition, Hue/Saturation, Paint Engine and texture.

[pavel123]

Sylvia,
Very nice watercolor.

[palms]

It was worth doing the dusting Danny
Pavel i knew a b&w would work well but hadnt thought of the selective colour nice one

Palms

[Steve Conway]

With a name like that, who could resist having a go at these images.

Steve C.

[palms]

I like that Steve very tranquil consider yourself forgiven for no flowers

Palms

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

With a name like that, who could resist having a go at these images.

Steve C.

Nice results, Steve. Looks like you used Snap Art on this one. The more I use SA, the more i like it.

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Ran across a PS action ("Solarize on Steroids") I wrote quite some time ago. It really messes with colors, like it did on this one!

[Steve Conway]

Originally Posted by palms1

I like that Steve very tranquil consider yourself forgiven for no flowers

Palms

Thank you very much...a fairly fine finished frameless flowerless fun forum photo.

Steve C.

[Steve Conway]

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

Nice results, Steve. Looks like you used Snap Art on this one. The more I use SA, the more i like it.

Thanks. You are right, it's a very good plugin. Just when I think it won't do something to an image that I want it to, I move a slider or tweak a brush size etc. and get a look I haven't seen before.

B.T.W. A new version of Gertrudis Pro, (MX), is in the works. Will be a good while before release, but am again on the beta team and am trying to get him to include a style similar to the SA style that I used on the boat image. Not sure if it will happen, but would be nice.

Steve C.

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

Nice results, Steve. Looks like you used Snap Art on this one. The more I use SA, the more i like it.

Whew! For a second there I thought you had gone to Mac on us and started using Studio Artist (a paint program to die for from what I've heard).

I like the far out version with the funky colors. Suits my mood right now.

Janet

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by palms1

Pavel i knew a b&w would work well but hadnt thought of the selective colour nice one

Palms, thank you.
Another try, Photoshop. impressionist.

[lcramer53]

I wanted to try this one too. I used the arctic selection in the Paint Engine plugin, added another layer, did a gradient (pink/green), textured w/sandstone, added layer mask to that layer, outlined important features w/dry towel brush, multiplied background layer, added another layer, filled w/white, used dry towel brush to reveal the parts I wanted to keep.

[GerryB]

Line Art with color.

[lcramer53]

Wanted to try the 2nd picture too. Paint Engine in PSCS, texture, some overlays.

[pavel123]

Susie,

I like the colors and soft look of the rendition.

[lcramer53]

Thank you Pavel, I was quite surprised and happy with how it turned out. I never seem to know what anything's going to look like in the end.

[palms]

Phew more great interpretaions so thought i would join you all and do one more

Palms

[patriciakay]

Palms...

Beautiful photos....thanks for sharing them with us...

Everyone has done really great renditions....many different looks all good!!!

I tried a water color with the AHB and adjusted the colors...color embossed a little in PDPRO and painted a border on!!!

Patricia...