iwejin Loc: Iowa

Normally I am not a fan of converted photos to filter effects. I took this photo of a streetcar in San Francisco and thought it to be a rather boring picture. Before I deleted it, I thought I would give PS a shot. My question is, did I over convert or not? Or is still a boring picture?

Poster effect

notnoBuddha

If you like it, then no. I too try to use Photshop and the filters and the over use of both is something I try to avoid. In the photo you added I would say no - I actually like very much how you got the silver to show up. I have an issue with golds and silvers. I don't think there is a thing in the world wrong in using a photo editing program as long as it is understood that the end results may have not been as they appeared. I have went to more an extreme - to the point of being abstracts. As to be expected I get mixed reviews - and that is fine. Please keep a sharing.

phoneguy55 Loc: upstate NY

sometimes a basic "snapshot" just doesn't have any artistic appeal, unless you tweak it a bit. A perfect shot may not need any "effect" added. I was picturing the original train shot being tweaked with a motion blur of the background, in addition to the effects you added.

jojo Smith Loc: Northern Michigan

Hi Im New To This Site ,, And I Have To Agree With Phone Guy55,, There Is Nothing Wrong With Tweaking Your Photos.
Im Putting Two Of The Same Photos On, One Is Blah And The Other Is Tweaked ,, By The Way Your Bus Turned Out Nice