Experimenting
Oct 22, 2018 13:33:50 #
Was worth the try. There's a certain quality about it that I find hypnotizing if you really stare at it. Thanks for sharing your experiments!
Oct 22, 2018 13:44:39 #
What's good: the original shot, with a lovely variety of colors, shapes, and textures, having a focal point.
What's bad: the filter jiggled everything the same, making it jarring and boring (a surprising possibility!) at the same time. I think if you alter some things, perhaps making some areas more blurry, overlaying parts of the original-----just playing around until the variety of the filtering complements the variety of the forms, you will have something that pleases you and others.
What's bad: the filter jiggled everything the same, making it jarring and boring (a surprising possibility!) at the same time. I think if you alter some things, perhaps making some areas more blurry, overlaying parts of the original-----just playing around until the variety of the filtering complements the variety of the forms, you will have something that pleases you and others.
Oct 22, 2018 14:58:56 #
I appreciate what you are trying to do but it hurts my eyes to look at it for long. Not for me.
Dennis
Dennis
Oct 22, 2018 15:58:19 #
Oct 22, 2018 16:21:26 #
Absolutely stunning, John! This is one for the wall. Reminds me of Monet and the other painters of the late 19th century. 
Oct 23, 2018 00:38:45 #
Oct 23, 2018 00:39:06 #
Oct 23, 2018 00:44:39 #
AzPicLady wrote:
I like the effect in the water, but not in the trees themselves. I do think the image is pretty busy, and this effect seems to make it busier. So maybe a lighter touch, perhaps? I also like reality, but when I first looked at this, my immediate thought was, "what a great way to 'fix' my shaky shot!" Not sure I like it enough to do that, though!
So how did you do that?
So how did you do that?
I took a shot of a riverbank with a reflection in the water, cropped off the bank with the trees, leaving only the reflection in the water, processed that part of the photo, then inverted it and re-edited. In short, what you see is an upside down reflection in moving water. My wife is the artsy one in the family, and this was her idea with my photo and processing.
And, I’m not sure I’ll do this again.
Oct 23, 2018 00:45:16 #
josephl1331 wrote:
I like it. It resembles an oil on canvas more than a snapshot.
I agree--thanks for looking.
Oct 23, 2018 00:45:53 #
cambriaman wrote:
Was worth the try. There's a certain quality about it that I find hypnotizing if you really stare at it. Thanks for sharing your experiments!
Thanks!
Oct 23, 2018 00:46:54 #
artBob wrote:
What's good: the original shot, with a lovely variety of colors, shapes, and textures, having a focal point.
What's bad: the filter jiggled everything the same, making it jarring and boring (a surprising possibility!) at the same time. I think if you alter some things, perhaps making some areas more blurry, overlaying parts of the original-----just playing around until the variety of the filtering complements the variety of the forms, you will have something that pleases you and others.
What's bad: the filter jiggled everything the same, making it jarring and boring (a surprising possibility!) at the same time. I think if you alter some things, perhaps making some areas more blurry, overlaying parts of the original-----just playing around until the variety of the filtering complements the variety of the forms, you will have something that pleases you and others.
Thanks for the suggestions, Bob.
Oct 23, 2018 00:47:31 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I appreciate what you are trying to do but it hurts my eyes to look at it for long. Not for me.
Dennis
Dennis
Thanks--that’s what I think sometimes.
Oct 23, 2018 00:47:56 #
Oct 23, 2018 00:48:55 #
CathyAnn wrote:
Absolutely stunning, John! This is one for the wall. Reminds me of Monet and the other painters of the late 19th century.
Thanks, CathyAnn. Apparently you and my wife think a lot alike.
Oct 24, 2018 10:57:18 #
If we don't have some fun playing with our cameras, what's the point? Enjoyed this.
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