An Old Farm House and my first time using a Texture: Taken with a Canon 6D Lens: 24-105 f/4 @ 24mm ISO - 100; f/10; ss - 1/200 Thanks for looking. This is my first time using a texture...

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Taken with a Canon 6D
Lens: 24-105 f/4 @ 24mm
ISO - 100; f/10; ss - 1/200

Thanks for looking. This is my first time using a texture in pp with a photo. C&C welcome, especially regarding the use of the texture: too dark, too grungy, just doesn't work; I am open to whatever suggestions you may have. Please use the download.

RAW to jpg
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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

angler Loc: StHelens England

Nice work Cotondog.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

I think the texture augments the look --adds a different 'dimension' to the image-- but wonder whether the darkening and the overall difference couldn't have similarly been done, but done a little more selectively. Literally, selectively, using either one or more hard edged selections and applying your texture/filter either to that area or in a selectively inverted region. Or alternately, something similar but using one or more masks instead. (For me) the bottom line is your texturized version seems unnecessarily dark. But then, maybe that's what you intended?

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

The second one is a bit dark; but I like the image.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Welcome to the addictive world of textures! I have had so much fun learning about them since MinnieV hosted a topic a few years ago: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-404543-1.html

A more recent discussion (several participants demonstrate): https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-584844-1.html

There are lots of free textures online, and you can change their colors and smoothness, and, of course, you can make your own

Several of PP Forum's regulars use them. Here's a recent topic: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-626869-1.html

For me, the yellows of the texture you added do not really go with the white snow, but you have a great subject to work with. Enjoy your explorations and visit us in PP Forum soon:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-116-1.html

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Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Longshadow wrote:

Thanks for the thumbup, Longshadow.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

angler wrote:

Nice work Cotondog.

Thank you, Jim. I appreciate your look and comment.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Cany143 wrote:

I think the texture augments the look --adds a dif... (show quote)

Thank you, Cany, for your in-depth analysis and suggestions. Much appreciated. My attempt did turn out darker than I had intended or hoped, but when I played with the lighting and saturation, I just seemed to mess it up. So, this is what I was left with. I am going to take your suggestions, start over, and hopefully come up with a different, and better version.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Kmgw9v wrote:

The second one is a bit dark; but I like the image.

Thank you, Kmgw9V. I appreciate your comment. It is a bit too dark for me as well.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Linda From Maine wrote:

Welcome to the addictive world of textures! I have... (show quote)

Thank you, Linda for your helpful comments and these links. I need to play more, so I will check them out and keep plugging away. And, I will post my next attempt in the PP Forum.

Cany143 Loc: SE Utah

Cotondog wrote:

Thank you, Cany, for your in-depth analysis and suggestions. Much appreciated. My attempt did turn out darker than I had intended or hoped, but when I played with the lighting and saturation, I just seemed to mess it up. So, this is what I was left with. I am going to take your suggestions, start over, and hopefully come up with a different, and better version.

Whatever, but please don't lose/degrade the luminosity in the sky (and/or in the foreground snow). It's that that gives the image depth.

<added note:> Oh, btw, you already know --or you ought to know I already really like your Saskatchy-works. Subject matter, composition, shooting when conditions are interesting rather than anything else. Those things matter.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Cotondog wrote:

Taken with a Canon 6D
Lens: 24-105 f/4 @ 24mm
ISO - 100; f/10; ss - 1/200

Thanks for looking. This is my first time using a texture in pp with a photo. C&C welcome, especially regarding the use of the texture: too dark, too grungy, just doesn't work; I am open to whatever suggestions you may have. Please use the download.

I like both.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

Cany143 wrote:

Whatever, but please don't lose/degrade the luminosity in the sky (and/or in the foreground snow). It's that that gives the image depth.

<added note:> Oh, btw, you already know --or you ought to know I already really like your Saskatchy-works. Subject matter, composition, shooting when conditions are interesting rather than anything else. Those things matter.

Thank you kindly, Cany. Much appreciated.

Cotondog Loc: Saskatchewan, Canada

photophile wrote:

I like both.

Thank you, Karin. I appreciate that.