carlysue Loc: Columbus

I love the changes you made, Jim! I agree that the pitcher is not as much in shadow and the pearls are more defined. My original intent was to have pitcher appear to be mysteriously floating there, as in posts I did in 2016, Pouring Petals and Pouring Pearls. Because this pitcher was clear glass/crystal and quite a bit larger, it was a bit more difficult. I truly appreciate how you've enhanced this and made it better.
carla

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

You did a great job Carla

carlysue Loc: Columbus

Thank you, BUT your's is certainly superior! As to how I did it, tho' it might take the magic away... I had the pitcher hang from an extended tripod using fishing line. Had to let it hang there overnight to finally stop moving/swaying/twirling. I used a duplicated image and cropped out the pearls that were "pouring" (they were several necklaces on strings) and blurred that cropped imaged to where I thought looked "right". As for the splash, I used liquify on several of the single pearls that were scattered about. Now that the magic is gone, I hope you are still liking the final image!😊

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

I've been thinking about using pearls for some shots. This is most imaginative and well done.

carlysue Loc: Columbus

I'd love to see what you come up with, Vicki. I needed to step back from this as I can now see where I should emphasize a bit more rim light on the pitcher. Thank you so much for your encouragement.