Pipe Dream: No elements were added or removed, just edited for colors and softer look. Feedback would be much appreciated. Clicking on the photo itself will show it in a new window...

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

No elements were added or removed, just edited for colors and softer look. Feedback would be much appreciated.

Clicking on the photo itself will show it in a new window, with black background (you may need to activate this feature on your profile page).

Many thanks!

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jaredjacobson

The title is very fitting. Everything in the frame leads to the pipe, so the subject is visually clear. This is a strong example of texture; it almost feels like a composite with a grainy texture layer. The nearly monochrome color scheme adds to the stark feeling.

Overall, an intriguing image!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

jaredjacobson wrote:

The title is very fitting. Everything in the frame leads to the pipe, so the subject is visually clear. This is a strong example of texture; it almost feels like a composite with a grainy texture layer. The nearly monochrome color scheme adds to the stark feeling.

Overall, an intriguing image!

I'm so pleased you found interest, Jared! I was looking for "minimalist," and went a bit off track

Someone asked about the origin of this cocktail of existing textures. I'm guessing it's a combination of peeling paint, cracked concrete, bird poo and mineral stains from dripping water.

I'm definitely planning to use a chunk of the pic as background texture in another image.

Thanks again!

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Beautiful Linda. Your artist's eye continues to amaze me. I would never have recognized that as a potential shot. A little about your work flow please

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Curmudgeon wrote:

Beautiful Linda. Your artist's eye continues to amaze me. I would never have recognized that as a potential shot. A little about your work flow please

Thank you, Jack! For about a year I've been really enjoying the challenge of seeing objects in a different way, stepping outside the comfortable and familiar. Even when I fail, the reward of having tried is there.

Here is the original image uncropped, and before rotating. Note that I upped the clarity, but then in PS Elements went with Nik Color Efex Classical Soft Focus, and then back into Color Efex for one of the High Key presets. Finally, a dab of levels adjustment for tonal separation.

I never apply more than one filter at a time, because it's much easier to adjust or delete when each is on a separate layer, as well as to selectively apply the effect to areas of the photo via layer masks.

Your interest is much appreciated.

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Thanks Linda

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

You do very creative things with ordinary elements. I like this image, it's earthy colors, and adding the softening touch. I never would have guessed you rotated it. Appreciate listing your workflow. I agree about using a different layer for each filter. Many a time I've had to go back and readjust something.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

NikonGal wrote:

You do very creative things with ordinary elements. I like this image, it's earthy colors, and adding the softening touch. I never would have guessed you rotated it. Appreciate listing your workflow. I agree about using a different layer for each filter. Many a time I've had to go back and readjust something.

Many thanks Bev!

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Interesting. What is the item in your composition?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

SoHillGuy wrote:

Interesting. What is the item in your composition?

Don't know, but I posted the uncropped shot in the thread, so maybe take a look? Some kind of liquid or gas release??

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Linda From Maine wrote:

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Good eye, Linda! On my screen, I like this 2nd version of the final product better than the original. I'm not sure why, but I think its because the brightness is slightly lower, and thus the whites slightly less jarring to my ancient eye.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

cbtsam wrote:

Good eye, Linda! On my screen, I like this 2nd version of the final product better than the original. I'm not sure why, but I think its because the brightness is slightly lower, and thus the whites slightly less jarring to my ancient eye.

Thanks very much for your time and interest, Sam. The second pic of the second entry is straight out of ACR

It's a screenprint of the PS Elements main workspace and you can see on the right side which edits I've shut off in order to show the basic.

Since one of those edits is "high key," I understand your comment about the whites being less jarring.

Thanks again!

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Linda From Maine wrote:

No elements were added or removed, just edited for colors and softer look. Feedback would be much appreciated.

Clicking on the photo itself will show it in a new window, with black background (you may need to activate this feature on your profile page).

Many thanks!

I know I should not make so much of the title. I get the pipe; but not the dream. Anyway, back to the image. This seems to have a bit of an abstract feel to it. I like the bright almost lightning like highlights on the left of the composition which balances things our a bit. The texture and the color also work really well for me. I like it.
Erich

cbtsam Loc: Monkton, MD

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thanks very much for your time and interest, Sam. The second pic of the second entry is straight out of ACR

It's a screenprint of the PS Elements main workspace and you can see on the right side which edits I've shut off in order to show the basic.

Since one of those edits is "high key," I understand your comment about the whites being less jarring.

Thanks again!

Can you run that "high key" at say 50%?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

ebrunner wrote:

I know I should not make so much of the title. I get the pipe; but not the dream. Anyway, back to the image. This seems to have a bit of an abstract feel to it. I like the bright almost lightning like highlights on the left of the composition which balances things our a bit. The texture and the color also work really well for me. I like it.
Erich

Thanks very much for your time and interest, Erich.

I think the dream part is that it is somewhat abstract and we don't see the origin of the pipe or know its purpose