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Started January 11, 2010 @ 1:27pm by Flo
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Flo
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| Leaf Hub | January 11, 2010 @ 1:27pm | This image of a castor bean leaf turned out overexposed slightly. So to fix, I took it to PS CS3 and created a black file to lay on top of the leaf image. I don't remember now which blending mode proved to do the trick - but it did add interest and details which weren't very visible in the original.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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delbrajan
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| January 11, 2010 @ 1:45pm | I like the bright, contrasting colors as well as the texture in this.
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Wes
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| January 11, 2010 @ 4:58pm | Very nice result, Flo. Great complementary colors.
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Wib
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| January 11, 2010 @ 5:40pm | Leaves have such amazing designs. I especially like the red lines (veins) radiating out to the edges. I notice the bottom edge is soft focus and was wondering how it might look with a softer edge around the perimeter and a touch of vignetting. Do you think this might help direct the focus more to the centre of the radiating lines?
Wib - PPY
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| January 11, 2010 @ 7:23pm | I can't add much to what has already been said. Nice.
PPY
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Flo
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| January 11, 2010 @ 7:32pm | Thank you all for your kind comments. Wib, that might be a good idea - thanks.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Bug
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| January 11, 2010 @ 8:10pm | They look like cross roads through farm land! (Martian ones)
I like this. The colours are awesome. It's composed nicely too.
Charlene
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Flo
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| January 12, 2010 @ 6:36am | Thanks, Charlene - Martian landscape from a space ship - I like it!
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Bill
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| January 12, 2010 @ 2:04pm | I like it. And your little trick brings to mind one I often use but I add a step where I do a 'filter-stylize-find edges' to the B&W image, flatten it and then layer it onto the original and play with blending modes. The effect can be quite striking and surprising. It is also useful to add definition to a slightly out of focus image.
Again, nice work and thanks for sharing.
BILL B. PPY
http://blabirch.blogspot.com/
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Flo
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| January 12, 2010 @ 2:46pm | Thanks, Bill. The black layer I added is not a converted-to-B&W layer. It's a pure black file - made it the same size as the original, background=transparent. Then painted in the black over the whole file.
But thanks for the "find edges" tip.
Sometimes, with a too-dark image, I'll use a white file, same size, to see if I can "rescue" it a bit. Sometimes it works very well.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Bill
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| January 12, 2010 @ 4:20pm |
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Thanks, Bill. The black layer I added is not a converted-to-B&W layer. It's a pure black file - made it the same size as the original, background=transparent. Then painted in the black over the whole file.
But thanks for the "find edges" tip.
Sometimes, with a too-dark image, I'll use a white file, same size, to see if I can "rescue" it a bit. Sometimes it works very well. |
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Well then, I've learned an entirely new technique. Thanks for clarifying.
BILL B. PPY
http://blabirch.blogspot.com/
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Pixelle
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| January 13, 2010 @ 2:34am | Surprising. Like it.
Micheline
"Finding and expressing your vision is a journey, not a destination". David Du Chemin
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Flo
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| January 13, 2010 @ 9:45am | Thanks, Micheline.
Bill, I tried the "find edges" technique - but after I got into CS3, I'd forgotten the order in which you said you did it. So after I'd flattened the merge - original plus B&W layer - then I created a dupe layer for the "find edges". It worked this way, too - but don't remember the blend mode, lol. I also had to back off on the opacity, too - but perhaps that would be different for different images.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Bill
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| January 14, 2010 @ 4:34pm |
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I'd forgotten the order in which you said you did it.... but don't remember the blend mode, lol. I also had to back off on the opacity, too - but perhaps that would be different for different images. |
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Flo, my workflow usually goes something like:
1. Duplicate image.
2. Convert to B&W (cycle thru presets & then make manual adjustments for best contrast)
3. Flatten
4. Find edges
5. Adjust brightness with a curves layer (optional)
6. Flatten
7. Select all, copy
8. Paste to original
9. Cycle through blending modes - every image is different - while playing with opacity.
Would enjoy seeing some of your results if you try again.
Here's an example where I used the technique to give more definition to an otherwise very soft original. The effect may be a tad overdone on the building, but demonstrates the results at least. I also made other adjustments to enhance colour and so on.
BILL B. PPY
http://blabirch.blogspot.com/
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Wib
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| January 14, 2010 @ 6:53pm | Thank you, Bill, for sharing your workflow with this method. I like the results and will have to try it.
Wib - PPY
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Flo
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| January 15, 2010 @ 8:49am | Wow, Bill - thanks for the workflow - you do the find edges on the B&W conversion first, while I did it last. And the transformation in the building landscape is amazing!
Now I know the easy "fix" for soft images!
Bill, may I snitch your workflow and those two images for the post processing of the Hints website that I've cobbled together from hints and how-to's that members have posted here and at the former RV? You'll be given credit, just as I've given credit to the others.
Below is the link for the latest update:
http://www.tmelive.com/index.php/forum/thread/5843.html
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
http://photos.tonebytone.com |
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Last Edit: January 15, 2010 @ 8:52am by Flo | |
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Bill
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| January 15, 2010 @ 9:01am | Wib, you're welcome, hope it proves to be useful to you.
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Bill, may I snitch your workflow and those two images for the post processing of the Hints website that I've cobbled together from hints and how-to's that members have posted here and at the former RV? |
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By all means. Great idea by the way.
BILL B. PPY
http://blabirch.blogspot.com/
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Flo
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