Inspiration, Brush Making, and Following your Bliss (Page 3): Linda, I love the colors you worked with in this image as well as the texture. Looks like it's a dream. Bev...

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

Linda From Maine wrote:

Here is something I did with Lynn's first tree (an... (show quote)

Linda, I love the colors you worked with in this image as well as the texture. Looks like it's a dream. Bev

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

NikonGal wrote:

Linda, I love the colors you worked with in this image as well as the texture. Looks like it's a dream. Bev

Often the dream world is preferable to the reality of our times. Many thanks Bev!

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

Linda From Maine wrote:

Often the dream world is preferable to the reality of our times. Many thanks Bev!

Linda, you are so right!! Bev

EOB Photo

Hi Linda

Sorry about the delay... I'm still working and not retired yet so my hours are sporadic. I believe I am referring to the moonset with the Moon, silhouette tree and house. https://static.uglyhedgehog.com/upload/2020/2/18/620419-ture_and_lynn_and_my_brush.jpg

At least on my computer, the texture (especially the blue & pink sky) appears full of striations with a lot of noise.

I like the denoise program from Topaz which allows you to denoise based on camera and then ISO.

Great Concept.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

EOB Photo wrote:

Hi Linda br br Sorry about the delay... I'm still... (show quote)

No worries, no hurry. These smaller forums move more slowly than Gallery or main discussion

The original moon pic is #1 below. All the striations and most of the "noise" are from the texture file I added.

#2 below is the same moon, but a wider focal length. No texture added to the sky in this one, just the stamp brushes + a texture file that makes up the green in foreground. I think this one needs some moonlight shining on areas of the scenery, but I don't know how to do that (hint, hint

).

One last note: after I stamped the brush that has the large building on right side I noticed quite a few stray black spots. That is from not cleaning up the file after doing the "threshold" step and prior to making it into a brush. I can re-do that.

Thanks so much for your comments and feedback!

(Download)

Whitewater11 Loc: Ellensburg, Washington

Linda From Maine wrote:

No worries, no hurry. These smaller forums move mo... (show quote)

Wow, this is a great composite and I like this version a lot. If you intend to sell this image, a very faint shadow from the inverted lower part of the backlit big tree angled slightly to the right anchors the tree across the foreground. Moonlight creates subtle shadows and the building and bushes seem to support that shadow already.
Your contributions are inspirational.

EOB Photo

Ah yes, beauty & creativity is in the eye of the beholder. I like this version a lot as well. Now if we apply the rule of thirds and the idiocy of our subject matter cant' be too centered or the photo too symmetrical, then what do we have? Perhaps a cropping left of the tree and some of the foreground grass.

But I digress. Thanks for providing a cleaner version. Either way its a nice composite.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Whitewater11 wrote:

Wow, this is a great composite and I like this version a lot. If you intend to sell this image, a very faint shadow from the inverted lower part of the backlit big tree angled slightly to the right anchors the tree across the foreground. Moonlight creates subtle shadows and the building and bushes seem to support that shadow already.
Your contributions are inspirational.

Thank you for the shadow tip, Lynn!

Have never had the desire to sell any of my photos. That would take a lot of the joy out of the hobby. Which photos, what size print, what mat, what frame, where display or advertise. Even worse would be exhibits or other places where I could hear people talking about them

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

EOB Photo wrote:

Ah yes, beauty & creativity is in the eye of the beholder. I like this version a lot as well. Now if we apply the rule of thirds and the idiocy of our subject matter cant' be too centered or the photo too symmetrical, then what do we have? Perhaps a cropping left of the tree and some of the foreground grass.

But I digress. Thanks for providing a cleaner version. Either way its a nice composite.

Many thanks.

calla Loc: California

minniev wrote:

What a cool thread! Here's a tree I shot last week during that same 52 Project assignment, to use as a silhouette. It has a flaw, where the sun came through, but I thought it would be fun to play with. I haven't had time to really give it attention so this is pretty rough edged but anyone is welcome to play with the tree and see what else they can do.

Very nice!!

calla Loc: California

Linda From Maine wrote:

No worries, no hurry. These smaller forums move mo... (show quote)

Another beauty Linda!! You are incredibly talented!

Pam

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

calla wrote:

Another beauty Linda!! You are incredibly talented!

Pam

I appreciate your compliments, Pam. My creations are more simply constructed than what many others do. I don't think too deeply and I get bored easily