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I captured this at the St Patrick's Festival and Parade day, this weekend. And what a very wet and cold day it was for the St Patrick's Parade and for the characters who joined in for this!
I used AKVIS Sketch Plugins for Photoshop, that converts photos into pencil sketches and even creates watercolour paintings. And also, blends Photos and Sketch Drawing together.
Now having some fun in with these and creating some new effects on my images!
If I could paint I might paint something like this...... but unfortunately, I have no talent for painting and marvel at people that do. Instead, I've relied on a series of sliders and filter choices, a form of push button painting that I'm unsure of but remain paint curious. I've been trying to develop an image that relies on the genius of van Gogh's art for inspiration and although I believe I've failed in that endeavor, I do feel like I've produced a pleasing paint image. This image was posted back in 2013 (see comments) and reprocessed with Akvis Paint software.
Texture help by Lenabem-Anne.
Paint help by Akvis
Happy Slider Sunday! HSS - Been a bit out of sorts with family matters but I'll be back up to speed shortly! Thanks for all the kind thoughts along the way!!
This picture was taken during the 826th Port Anniversary in Hamburg. The nature effects are the result of digital processing. The rain, fog and rainbow are done with Akvis NatureArt
Had to have a play today. This is Crummock Water, electrified ! Now, let me think, what did I do? No, can't remember everything. But this involved Topaz Simplify, and a new bit of software I'm trying out before committing myself to a financial outlay, AKVIS Neon. Finished off in Picasa and then PicMonkey for the final touches. The starting photograph was really rather dull, but the sky was nice, I like the dead tree on the shore and the drystone wall, and this is the final result. Some of you will hate this, so .... apologies to you for neglecting you while I played :o)
The title is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, for those of you who are confused. Don't worry - I am confused most of the time !
Tryptych of daisy with 3 treatments: Virtual Photographer(Golden girl), textured with a texture by Tota & that run thru Akvis Sketch.
Using AKVIS package again ( it is addictive, I confess).
We had and enjoyed a really low tide yesterday coupled with a hazy sun locally but bright skies all around.
My visitor had chased a squirrel up this tree and was waiting very patiently for it to try to sneak down.. It didn't realize that the squirrel had gone thru the branches to the other tree in my yard and was long gone.. I tapped on the window to get it to look my direction and it almost looks like it's mad.. Maybe because I disturbed it's concentration.. LOL!!
"She wants to go home, but nobody's home. That's why she lies, broken inside. With no place to go, no place to go, to dry her eyes, broken inside..."
— Avril Lavigne
Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X7 plug-in (blow up), then numerous edits with built-in Photoshop tools, then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI, shadow, sharpen, dramatic, structure, small detail, medium detail, large detail, highlights, midtone contrast, color contrast adjustments), then the Exposure X7 plug-in (Fuji Reala effect), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (highlight contrast and luminance adjustments), then AKVIS ArtWork (oil paint effect), and then multiple edits with built-in Photoshop tools and the Photoshop paintbrush.
Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X7 plug-in (blow up), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI, saturation, vibrance, white, black, smart contrast, dramatic, structure, medium detail, large detail, face light, skin, highlight contrast, midtone contrast, shadow contrast, brilliance, and color contrast adjustments), then numerous edits with built-in Photoshop tools, then AKVIS Oil Paint, then Exposure Snap Art 4 (oil paint), and then extensive edits with built-in Photoshop tools and the Photoshop paintbrush.
Re-engineered HDRed photo with AKVIS SKETCH s/ware by blending AKVIS Sketch effect with HDRed photo using photoshop.
AKVIS Sketch is software for conversion of photos into pencil sketches and watercolor paintings. Great software. Easy to use and work well with photoshop as Photoshop filter. You can get it here at akvis.com/en/sketch/index.php
Explore July 1, 2009 #478
Idiahus @ 2009 - All Rights Reserved. Let me know if you intend to use my photo, thanks!
Jonathan's Woods, Morris, NJ: a rework of an older picture. Now that I understand post-processing a bit better, I've gone back to some previous work and made proper adjustments to them. How do those sayings go? "I wish I knew then what I know now" or "Better late then never".
-CS6_Piccure+_TL Clarity-DeNoise_ Akvis.
After this one, no more seagulls for a while but with all the file digging I've been doing I couldn't help but run into a few gulls. Whenever I've left the camera in the closet for a while I get back in practice by taking pictures of seagulls at the lakeshore, so there are more than few of these scavengers in the photographic warehouse that is my computer.
This fella stood out to me because of the way he was strutting along the sand. While all the other gulls were making a racket loud enough to draw a crowd as they fought for the bread I was tossing in their direction, he was calmly but arrogantly marching about as if he 'ruled the school'.
On another note, I've been busy getting ready for Camera Camp! Adora and Shiloh will be arriving on Friday for a visit during their March break and over several days I'm going to help them learn a bit about photography along with some editing basics. My old computer is still functioning quite well so I've set that up and along with my present computer, the girls will each have their own workspace.
My mother has given me her camera kit because she says she'll never be taking pictures again---she never did get comfortable with digital--so that means each girl will have a dslr with kit lens and they will also each have a telephoto lens. Like most kids their ages (9 and 11) they're pretty saavy about electronics so it's not going to be difficult to get them used to some of the aspects of camera and computer. I have to say though, I'm not sure who's more excited about Camera Camp....me or them.
Maybe I'll take them down to the lakeshore and they can get their own seagull files. :-)
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Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X6 plug-in (blow up), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI, noiseless, exposure, saturation, vibrance, smart contrast, color and luminosity noise, dramatic, structure, small detail, medium detail, large detail, depth, face light, skin, highlight contrast, midtone contrast, shadow contrast, color contrast, and color balance adjustments), then AKVIS Arkworks (oil paint), and then numerous edits with built-in Photoshop tools.
Created with Mandelbulb 3d, using a texture by Tota as a background. Edited with Akvis Nature Art and Paintshop Pro with a texture by Fench Kiss. The dragon is a tube brush, but I can't remember where I got it from..=o[
Two iPhone pictures stiched together, geometry corrected by DxO Viewpoint, and manipulated by NIK's Color Efex and Akvis' Neon filters.
Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X7 plug-in (blow up), then numerous edits with built-in Photoshop tools, then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI, shadow, sharpen, dramatic, structure, small detail, medium detail, large detail, highlights, midtone contrast, color contrast adjustments), then the Exposure X7 plug-in (Fuji Reala effect), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (highlight contrast and luminance adjustments), then AKVIS ArtWork (oil paint effect), and then multiple edits with built-in Photoshop tools and the Photoshop paintbrush.
The heat was intensifying rapidly and my usual haunts were not accessible so conventional (after a fashion) beach photography became my thing for an hour. It is a lot more difficult than I had previously imagined. Enjoyable though.
These are from the distant pass and I guess I should go out and drive the back roads again to see what has changed over the years... If anyone knows the name of the flower it would be nice to note!!!
Thanks to Bill for the name Clustered Bellflower....
Saturday, August 27, 2022 is the 246th Anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, also known as the Battle of Long Island. The Huntington Militia commemorated the anniversary with a memorial ceremony at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building in Huntington Village. Witness a wreath laying, flag raising, and a musket salute to honor Huntington's Patriots who fought in the Battle of Brooklyn.
The Battle of Brooklyn was the largest land battle of the American Revolutionary War and the first major battle after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It has been said that American Independence was signed with ink in Philadelphia and signed with blood in Brooklyn. The Battle of Brooklyn is also the single major engagement in which a detachment of the Huntington Militia fought during the American War for Independence, before the British Occupation of Long Island. The unit of Huntington Militia was a part of the 1st Regiment of Suffolk County Militia which was deployed with General Sullivan's Division during the Battle of Brooklyn. This regiment's colors was the Huntington Liberty Flag which is still the official flag of the Town of Huntington.
Public domain photo of a Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert that was altered with AKVIS ArtWork (oil painting effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (fire dipped waves effect), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (color wash orange and color wash blue effects as well as saturation adjustment), then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (vibrance brush), then Luminar AI (sky enhancer AI and accent AI effects), then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (vibrance brush), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (saturation and warmer brushes as well as landscape pop and dynamic contrast effects), then Luminar AI (sky enhancer AI effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then a layer color adjustment, then the Photoshop paintbrush, then Luminar AI (accent AI effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then Luminar AI (accent AI effect), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (landscape pop and dynamic contrast effects), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Impression plug-in (pastel 2 stroke 4 effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Public domain photo of a gondola approaching a Venice bridge in the late nineteenth century that was altered with the Topaz DeJPEG plug-in, then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in, then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (contrast boost edgy effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (hint of blue light effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush (base image), then the Topaz Impression plug-in on the base image (da Vinci sketch effect), then the AKVIS Sketch plug-in on the base image (charcoal high effect), then the da Vinci image was overlaid and merged with the charcoal image, then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (medium contrast boost effect), then the Topaz Glow plug-in (soft bloom effect), then the Topaz Adjust plug-in (dodging), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure plug-in (crush blacks effect), and then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (streaming afternoon light effect). Public domain image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X6 plug-in (blow up), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI, saturation, sharpen,smart contrast, color and luminosity noise, dramatic, structure, small detail, medium detail, large detail, highlight contrast, midtone contrast, shadow contrast,and color contrast adjustments), then the Exposure X7 plug-in (blue and yellow effect), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI and saturation adjustments), and then AKVIS Arkworks (oil paint).
Photo of the Bear Glacier that was altered with the HDR Effects Pro plug-in (winter dream effect), then the Viveza 3 plug-in (sharpen eyes), then Topaz DeNoise AI, then the Exposure X7 plug-in (light and airy effect with contrast and central contrast effects), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (russet toned b&w effect), then AKVIS OilPaint (oil paint effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, and then the Exposure X7 plug-in (darkened skies effect). Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Photo of the Fiery Furnace that was altered with Akvis HDRFactory, then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI and foliage enhancement effects), then the Exposure X7 plug-in (blue and yellow as well as central clarity effects), then the Alien Skin Snap Art 4 plug-in (oil paint), then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (vibrance brush), then the Exposure X7 plug-in (saturation, dynamic clarity, and clarity adjustments), and then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (HDR brush). Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Public domain photo of Medano Creek that was altered with the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (heavy blue violet stain effect), the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (sparklers and star trails effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (violent violet effect), then the Topaz ReMask plug-in, then the Topaz Detail plug-in (soft and dreamy effect), then the Topaz Impression plug-in (Cezanne 1 stroke 4 effect), then AKVIS OilPaint (high detail effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Public domain photo of a Quay in Newry in the mid-nineteenth century that was altered with the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz DeJPEG plug-in, then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in, then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Topaz Detail plug-in (skin smoothing effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (central clarity effect), then the Luminar 2018 plug-in (impressive effect; base image), then the AutoMagic Creative Art Effects Gen2 plug-in (watercolor effect; watercolor image), then the AKVIS Sketch plug-in on the base image (clear lines effect; clear lines image), then the watercolor image was overlaid and merged with the clear lines image, then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (bald eagle effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (dodging), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (beach shore effect), the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (dynamic contrast effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (blue and yellow effect as well as clarity brush and luminance, tone, and saturation adjustments), then the Topaz Lens Effects plug-in (graduated neutral density effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. 8 in. x 10 in. Public domain image courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Public domain photo of Fifty Mountain that was altered with Topaz Restyle (emerald city), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (blue and yellow effect), then Luminar AI (AI sky enhancer effect), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (exposure, luminance, and saturation adjustments as well as darkened skies and central clarity effects), and then AKVIS ArtWork (oil painting effect). Public domain image by the National Park Service.
Stockholm Gamla Stan, Sweden
About 1992 taken with Olympus IS-1000.
Scan of Kodak Kodachrome 200 slide.
Image created with Midjourney that was altered with the Topaz Gigapixel AI plug-in, then the Exposure X6 plug-in (blow up), then multiple edits with built-in Photoshop tools, then AKVIS ArtWork (oil paint), then the Luminar Neo plug-in (accent AI effect as well as shadow, black, sharpen, small detail, medium detail, large detail, white, and saturation adjustments), then the Exposure X6 plug-in (luminance adjustment as well as dodging and burning), then numerous edits with built-in Photoshop tools, and then the Photoshop paintbrush).
Public domain chromolithograph of the ruins of Thebes in Luxor the mid-nineteenth century that was altered with the Topaz DeJPEG plug-in, then the Topaz DeNoise plug-in, then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (crusta veil effect), then the Topaz ReStyle plug-in (ash gray and eggshell effect), then the AKVIS OilPaint plug-in (short strokes effect), then the Photoshop paintbrush, then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (angel glow effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (contrast, highlight, and saturation adjustments and vignette effects), then the ON1 Photo 10 plug-in (vibrance brush), then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (dodging), then the Topaz Clarity plug-in (low contrast and color pop effect), then the Alien Skin Exposure X3 plug-in (golden hour effect), and then the Photoshop paintbrush. 8"x12". Public domain image by David Roberts courtesy of the Library of Congress.