Autumn Trees

[wheelerew]

Hi,

Using GIMP, I decomposed the image using the LAB color model.
Of the 3 decomposed layers L,A,B, I only adjusted the A and B layers
using curves. This gave me the colors I was looking for.
I created a duplicate layer and desaturated it.
I added a Gaussian blur to this layer and set it's mode to overlay.

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Edited

Thank you.

[BigFuzzy]

I think you're not getting answers because people are having to click on the links. In the future, you should embed them. Check out THIS link and maybe fix your post (I'd do it for you but I have limited power...)

[JudiRose]

My first post on DPS, but I wanted to comment because I've just started learning The Gimp. For me, there's definitely a learning curve.

I think you did a fine job. It looks very realistic instead of "touched up."

Judi

[wheelerew]

BigFuzzy,

Thanks for the tip. I was wondering how that was done.

Judi,

Thank you.

[sasygrl]

Looks great!!

[wheelerew]

Thank you.

[Jay Elle Eff]

I think you've overdone it a bit with the blur. It would be good to see the 'after' image before you blurred it. The colours are a bit too saturated for my liking, but not by much, and I feel that it could be cropped just a bit to bring the trees a bit further to the right of the image. Saying all that though, it's a vast improvement from the dull colours of the 'before' image.

[D Alishouse]

I like the end result you achieved with this. I suppose it might be a bit saturated for some tastes but I don't mind the slightly surreal quality. I think it's more interesting then the original.

I, too, would like to see what it looked like before the Guassian blur. It's always fascinating to see the way some of those tools manipulate an image. The variety of uses are almost limitless when you consider blending them with others and adjustments.

Nice picture, though. Thank you for sharing!

D Alishouse
Boulder Photography | Boulder Wedding Photographer

[fotomagicstudios]

looks amazing!! I know there are a lot of photographers out there that are using GIMP. You should do a tutorial on how to use it.

[wheelerew]

Thanks everyone for looking and for the feedback.

Jay,

I redid it without the blur and toned down the saturation and cropped it a little. Here is the result.



Thanks again.