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This is my first faceup ever!
I originally tried to use watercolor pencils, but they wouldn't show up! So in the end, I bit the bullet and just painted them on.
They turned out pretty though~♬
This image is not mine, it was taken by SeaMowse and put up on one of the Critque groups where I downloaded it and did some post-processing. Original belongs to SeaMowse who took the picture. This is the original:
www.flickr.com/photos/10016860@N02/9735172811/
I liked SeaMowse's original for composition but there were issues. First the background was dominating and second, the lighting on the cat was somewhat flat. In PP I darkened the background and cloned out the bright lights there. This was pretty fast and sloppy and you can see some of the original background brightness above the cat's head as a halo. Anyway, the next step was to add lighting effects. Here I dup'ed the image and darken it using gamma curves (in GIMP). The right (bright) side of the curve was simply reduced by 20% and then an exponedial curve was made to increase constrast in the middle tones. A layer mask was placed on the original and using a large soft brush I darkened the right side of the face (assumed a light source at 10:00) and darkened along the bottom except the paw and progressive darking of the rear of the cat. The goal was to focus attention on the face. Using smaller brush I dab'ed in darkness in the pockets of the curls. I darkened in some areas under the chin and along the inside left part of the ears as well to help with 3D effect. I cloned out reflections in the eyes. Made the tip of nose a bit more orange and brighter. Finally I adjusted final image using s-curve for gamma and reduced the color sat by about 15% (to match the lower overall luminance) and warmed the image up a bit by increasing the red channel and reducing the blue a bit. I knew the result was stunning (well I had a good image to start with!) but didn't think it would go Explored!
I took a stroll yesterday about a half mile from where I live and took this on my phone - heavily processed but an image nevertheless.
Office end of a former meat processing buisness that would process your cow, chickens or just about anything you brought to them, start to finish. A mom & pop buisness that closed years ago and now that mom and pop have passed the family is selling all of the property off to developers.
Night, near full moon that was just coming up, 180 second exposure, handheld light producing device set to red, blue and green, large streetlight behind and to camera left.
Click on the image, because it's best BIG on BLACK!!!
The giant, flesh-eating pelicans of Kiama. We once saw one eat an entire fish and chips lunch off an unsuspecting tourist in a single bite. They're about 4 feet tall, so she didn't put up much of a fight.
The famous glass house at Lalbaug, Bangalore. I keep coming back to my night photography. This one shot on a Saturday, 630-730 when this structure is lit up as you see it..above.
Please - no awards, photos, group invites or graphics!
Please do not use this image on a website without explicit permission from me. Thanks.
Light HDR processing in HDR Efex Pro 2. Not much better than the original, IMO, although it does have a vintage feel.
Woke up and headed out while it was still dark and cold this morning to watch the sunrise and get out while the world was still quiet. This one snapped after I'd already been out a few hours. So is this my worm?
ODC - Making Tracks
This shot is another PP I've been practicing. This is the only time I've got to show it. I am a little satisfied though. I hope you like this effect. Comments are welcome to improve my skills.