Creative Interpretations: Prague

[JustChecking]

This is a crop from the photo i took today. This sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch is on top of National Theatre, Prague.

Hope this will be inspirational for you.

[JustChecking]

very simple one...

the imp - pencil sketch had "orientation" changed to "optimally", number of angles 4...

[Neve]

Marvellous architecture and yes, I was inspired. Thank you.

[jaykita]

Beautiful piece of sculpture.
Very nice renditions, J.C., Neve. Neve, i'm always floored by your gorgeous frames!
I used a art-history brush, which I modified based on a tip from Jay Arraich, and blended it with a layer of smartblur-edge only.

[JustChecking]

Neve - very nice, love the simple look
jaykita - the smart blur-edge only gave it just the right touch

[Duv]

Nice pic. I like the angle of the shot. Inspired by Neve's lovely rendition. Here's an infrared effect with a hint of Impressionist.

Cheers
Dave

[jch71566]

I *LOVE* the picture!

I went for a post-impressionist look, sans strokes.

Used adaptive equalization, and a lot of stuff to change colors and add/subtract detail. (PSP Edge Preserving smooth, Adobe variations, Polaroid Dust&Scratches, PSP Salt&Pepper, AmphiSoft Convolution Shaman, buZZ, ???)

Thanks for the pic!

-Jeff

[JustChecking]

wonderful rendition, Dave... looks like night-vision shot during the moon-rise
Jeff - great one love the boldness of it


i got almost run over by a tram while taking that photo... unfortunately, almost all sights in prague can be shot in interesting angle only while standing in the middle of the road here's a small view of the whole national theatre... front shot is almost impossible... there's a river there :

[Neve]

Jaykita, the frames come bundled with PSP8 Love your result, very pleasing.

Duv - Great result - it's fun experimenting. I just used the User Defined Filters in PSP8.1 (7x 7 laplacian ??)

JCH - Well done - I like using the AE filter quite a bit.

[raniday]

JustChecking, I'm very glad you survived your photo-taking adventure. I Buzzed your photo, ran VP on watercolor w/ stucco background, made 2 layers w/ one in softlight blend, then put an edge mask on it.

http://www.pbase.com/image/39394646

[Con Looymans]

Hi,

Hope you like my rather tardy attempt.

I sellected the sculpture and copied it to a new Layer. I then created a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer, merged them when I saw a result I liked and ran the Radial Blur filter over that.

Finally I used the Render Lighting Effects again on the Background to emphasise the sculpture.

For the final step I used a Mask on the Sculpture Layer to help merge the two into one image.

Regards

Con Looymans

[SWEngineer]

Thanks for the great photo, JC. I tried your game of making an AHB mess (well, an Elements2 "Impressionist Brush" mess, same tool I think, but it only works on a real layer, not a hidden snapshot). I've yet to get anything likeable from this tool. So, here too, I had to add a bunch of other effects (random walk mode - don't ask for a "how to"), to try and get something interesting. I still didn't like the look, so I put it aside. Today, playing with different layers on/off, blending modes, etc, I chanced upon something agreeable. I think the AHB layer is off, however.

So far, I especially like the creations from Duv, Raniday, and Con L.

Con - I think your image could go from great to awesome if you blend the edges of the statue (esp the chariot rider) into the background some more.

-Mark

[Con Looymans]

Hi J.C, S.W.,

I've had a bit more time today and have just reworked my attempt.

Hope you like it.

Regards

Con Looymans

[jaykita]

Line art?? Desat, render lighting (modified pencil sketch), usm.
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I didnt see Jeff's rendition. Seems similar to mine though yours is in color. And so very different techniques.

[Duv]

Man, what a terrific potpouri of wonderful renditions. Isn't this a hoot!!
Con, I'm really captivated by your creation! It has such a powerful, mythical quality to it, like the gods exploding out of the sky. It seems reminiscent of something I've seen before but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe "Back To The Future?"

Cheers
Dave

[JustChecking]

thanks raniday, i'm also glad i survived

wunderbarful results, people


Con, reminds me of the Clash of the Titans... cool

[Swampy]

J.C. Great photo. I just took a quick digital camera course offered by the local art league (and taught by a fantastic photographer) and she stressed the need to bend, twist and contort to get the great shots and always have a spotter to keep you from stepping into traffic! LOL

Con.. That is just too cool! The radial spokes adds so much. As said before, it has power and depth beyond just a painterly rendering. Taking an idea from you, I've done a variation.

[JustChecking]

great one, Swampy... i guess you've got exactly what the sculptor wanted to get

Originally Posted by Swampy

J.C. Great photo. I just took a quick digital camera course offered by the local art league (and taught by a fantastic photographer) and she stressed the need to bend, twist and contort to get the great shots...

thanks

yeah, i'm always impressed by the power of perspective... when i sometimes start doubting that ('cause it doesn't seem so through the view-finder, does it? ), i rem the 2 photos i took few weeks ago [see the attachment]... and there was enough to kneel for the left one, and cross the street for the right one it's not that visible in this small pic, but it looks like 2 different sculptures in full size

Originally Posted by Swampy

...and always have a spotter to keep you from stepping into traffic! LOL

L L... yeah, that'd come in handy... well, i've been in the middle of the road, but that's like "tram only" zone... i just didn't expect one to go around at that moment

[Swampy]

J.C.

Great photo! I love architectural photos and sculptural pieces. I've not seen many challenges on perspective, but some "great" shots often need some bending and twisting of their own to set the story "straight".