Waiting for the sunrise

Janet Petty · #1 10-30-2007, 07:02 PM

While waiting for the sunrise on the Steel Creek access to the Buffalo River this morning (and freezing my fingers into unusable stubs), I shot the fog rising off the river.

The picture is straight out of the camera. Your challenge, should you accept it, is to fix it up, then paint it to your liking. Beware, the fog plays havoc with the settings. Enjoy.

Janet

lkroll · #2 10-31-2007, 12:03 AM

Still perfecting my GIMPressionist oil technique. The trick is the blending of canvas and rendering (selective erasing) to give it the desired dimension. Added some Dynamic Range enhancements (via a Script-fu) as well as some Tone-mapping blends.

Alcar · #3 10-31-2007, 06:24 AM

Ikroll, your efforts are really bearing fruit. I would love to learn more on how you are achieving this excellent effect.
Janet, nice photo and fine work on your interpretation.
Alan

Swampy · #4 10-31-2007, 06:25 AM

Janet, Fantastic photo!! I should knit you some mittens to keep your fingers warm as a thank you for this one. Well done.

AHB and HB. I thought this just begged for a soft watercolor treatment.

Janet Petty · #5 10-31-2007, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swampy

Janet, I should knit you some mittens to keep your fingers warm as a thank you for this one.

Ahh Gee Thanks. Blush. I'll spin the wool. Seriously, the gloves just make it harder to work the controls on the camera and adjust the tripod. But thanks for the sentiment. It is appreciated.

Great work so far on a difficult photo. Let's see some more.

Janet

Alcar · #6 10-31-2007, 07:11 AM

Had to take a stab at this one.
Alan

lkroll · #7 10-31-2007, 07:12 AM

Thanks for the comments Alan. Sort of outlined the technique here (but I keep forgetting to add that I also used Bumpmap filter).

palms1 · #8 10-31-2007, 07:16 AM

Nice photo Janet sorry about the cold hands, you need to get swampy to knit you some fingerless gloves then you can still work your camera then

I too have used the ahb on this one

Palms

Swampy · #9 10-31-2007, 07:51 AM

Excellent, Palms! Another great painterly look.

dkcoats · #10 10-31-2007, 09:50 PM

Janet - beautiful photo; thanks for the play. Lyle, Palms, Alan, Swampy - these are all great.

Did mine in PainterX with Den's brushes. Tune-up and texturing in CS2.

palms1 · #11 11-01-2007, 06:50 AM

Thank you Swampy and dc, And great renditions everyone

Palms

Marinpix · #12 11-01-2007, 09:53 AM

I found some mittens at REI that the fingers and thumb pull back to let you do fine work. I always take them with my gear when it might get cold.

John

oltenius · #13 11-01-2007, 10:33 AM

Very nice picture and versions!
I used dodge, burn and color adjustments.
Dan

GerryB · #14 11-01-2007, 12:55 PM

This is my first attempt after installing Leopard. I had to do an "erase and install" so I had to reinstall and configure all my software. What a pain. There was something wrong with my Tiger setup that wouldn't let me do an update. At least I had all my data and stuff on my two external drives.

Steve Conway · #15 11-01-2007, 01:11 PM

Sketchy...foggy....chilly......wonder if there are trout in that stream.

Steve C.