my local forest (everywhere): Well after an incredible amount of snow (2ft) I went for a walk in the forest, I was blessed by a shaft of sunlight coming through the trees. I am...

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

Well after an incredible amount of snow (2ft) I went for a walk in the forest, I was blessed by a shaft of sunlight coming through the trees. I am intrigued by form and color so I took this and added a little Frac.

Comments welcome.

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Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

I'll make an a#$ of myself and assume Frac is some kind of filter. I like the image overall but feel the filter should be masked away on the lower portion of snow.

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

Frank2013 wrote:

I'll make an a#$ of myself and assume Frac is some kind of filter. I like the image overall but feel the filter should be masked away on the lower portion of snow.

Fractalius is the filter, I also have a "virgin" shot of the same scene I am working on.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

randomeyes wrote:

Well after an incredible amount of snow (2ft) I went for a walk in the forest, I was blessed by a shaft of sunlight coming through the trees. I am intrigued by form and color so I took this and added a little Frac.

Comments welcome.

The composition of limbs is intriguing, and reminds me of a fairy tale (the scary kind out of Brothers Grimm). The sunlight is a fortuitous addition, doing a little light-painting it appears. I'll be looking for your other version, as I'm yet to be drawn into the curlicue effect of fractilius and several other programs including PS, which can be forced to do this. I agree with Frank that it works much better on the trees (which already have a bit of their own curlicue going on) than in the lower part of the image. Just containing it along the dark area at the bottom may make a huge difference.

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Think I'd dump frac and try a bit of glow, it might be tamed to help the snow covered branches?

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

I actually did that.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Unlike Topaz Simplify, which I loved from the beginning, I've never quite found the appeal of Fractalius.

However, I've come back to your shot a couple of times. The slashes of sun make me think of lightning bolts and the snow-covered branches are beautiful against the darker forest. A bit of mystery and interest definitely (even if my personal preference would be for a bit less of the effect here and there

).

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

Linda From Maine wrote:

Unlike Topaz Simplify, which I loved from the beginning, I've never quite found the appeal of Fractalius.

However, I've come back to your shot a couple of times. The slashes of sun make me think of lightning bolts and the snow-covered branches are beautiful against the darker forest. A bit of mystery and interest definitely (even if my personal preference would be for a bit less of the effect here and there

).

Here is the original with a little cropped from bottom, I have not finished looking at it, so there may be more done to it.
While I was taking this series of photos unbeknownst to me there was a coyote just off to my left, when I saw him/her it took off into the trees before I could even raise my camera to eye level. I followed him, but it was just another missed shot. It was also -14C so old fumble hands had no chance anyhow!

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minniev Loc: MIssissippi

randomeyes wrote:

Here is the original with a little cropped from bottom, I have not finished looking at it, so there may be more done to it.
While I was taking this series of photos unbeknownst to me there was a coyote just off to my left, when I saw him/her it took off into the trees before I could even raise my camera to eye level. I followed him, but it was just another missed shot. It was also -14C so old fumble hands had no chance anyhow!

I see why you tried the fractilius, and agree it does something unique with the branches. Using masking to control where and how much it shows may give you something special here.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

randomeyes wrote:

Here is the original with a little cropped from bottom, I have not finished looking at it, so there may be more done to it.
While I was taking this series of photos unbeknownst to me there was a coyote just off to my left, when I saw him/her it took off into the trees before I could even raise my camera to eye level. I followed him, but it was just another missed shot. It was also -14C so old fumble hands had no chance anyhow!

Wow, there's more of a difference than I would have thought. Thanks for the comparison.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

randomeyes wrote:

Well after an incredible amount of snow (2ft) I went for a walk in the forest, I was blessed by a shaft of sunlight coming through the trees. I am intrigued by form and color so I took this and added a little Frac.

Comments welcome.

Effect is not overdone. I like the sparkle. Gives the woods a magical feel. Of course there is magic in a fresh two foot snowfall in the woods even without Frac. Well captured.
Erich

randomeyes Loc: wilds of b.c. canada

ebrunner wrote:

Effect is not overdone. I like the sparkle. Gives the woods a magical feel. Of course there is magic in a fresh two foot snowfall in the woods even without Frac. Well captured.
Erich

Thanks Erich, there would have been a coyote in the shot had I moved the camera to the left a bit, or maybe not. The one thing I noticed on my 35 minute walk was the incredible silence.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

randomeyes wrote:

Well after an incredible amount of snow (2ft) I went for a walk in the forest, I was blessed by a shaft of sunlight coming through the trees. I am intrigued by form and color so I took this and added a little Frac.

Comments welcome.

I like how the sunlight highlights those branches.