What Would You Do 105

[windrider86]

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For this weeks challenge, we have an all ready wonderful shot from FstopMike!. Thanks for sending this!
Rules are simple, edit the image anyway that you see fit. Remember, to post the steps you took to acheive your final product. This challenge is as much about learning as it is about sharing with others so that they may learn.

Now, let's see what you would do!

If you would like your image to be posted please send me a medium sized photo (html code would be a plus) and a link to a larger version




http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/...0b1b90f6_o.jpg

[animekiti4christ]

When first seeing the photo, my mind thought "let's change the season/weather!" so I did. haha



1) Duplicate layer so I don't mess up the original. 2) Duplicate layer again and lower saturation and lightness levels. Set layer on "color" 3) Cropped a little. 4) Duplicate top layer, used masking for the sky ish area and changed hue and lower saturation some more. at about 74% opacity 5) New layer. added some white on the ground and beveled the layer. soft light for the layer setting 6) New layer again, added blotches of white, same bevel and soft light for layer setting. 7) New layer again. added the dots and stars and what not for snow flakes and added a slight chisel bevel. 8) Enlarge canvas size and make the background layer a dark grey. Flatten and you're all done!

[ydnew44]

[IMG]

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dawn or evening version: Added colourfill layer, reduced opacity,radial gradient- off centre @ overlay[/IMG]

[KodiakStar]

Nothing like a splash of color to make things more interesting.



duplicate, convert to b/w, add layer mask, paint in where color should go

[windrider86]

This is sooo not what I had in mind but it's what I ended up with. Everything is done on a seperate layer
Added Flaming Pear Super Blade Pro until I got the purple effect. Added Orton Effect. Pasted planet in as a new layer, changed hue until it became purple. opacity to taste. Added dragon in as a new layer. added diffuse glow. lowered opacity and erased areas I didnt want to show. Used several diffiferent opacity levels. added several borders. Used pick tool to trace around them. used the clone tool to make the frame, used several pick points fro the image. Last used inner bevel to add some depth to the frame.
Really I used the image as a texture and background. You can still see the trees in the back of the dragon


LOL, i originaly wanted it to be a black and white with a fairy next to the tree

[jbm1991]

its certainly different windrider i'll give you that

really though all the edits so far have been great

[fstopMike]

Originally Posted by windrider86

LOL, i originaly wanted it to be a black and white with a fairy next to the tree

Has anyone ever told you that you have a sick mind? I love it, but this is so far beyond my ability to dream up.

[Chip]

1) Crop
2) Levels adjustment
3) New layer, auto stretched contrast, inverted, then set layer to subtraction
4) Another new layer, auto stretched contrast, then set layer to soft light
5) Adjusted opacity, then merged all layers
6) High pass filter, and
7) Vignette

(At least, that's as close as I can remember it. )

[windrider86]

GREAT JOB ALL!!!!

[Penary]

I used a 2008 fall photo of my wife & grandson (taken at the KY Horse Park, a great place to spend the afternoon). 1st layer I used the quick select tool to outline wife & grandson, then cut & pasted in original photo. 2nd layer was for air plane. The 3rd layer I applied a gradient clipping mask to blend the aircraft. Then did a group with previous. Finely I adjusted the Lighting, Shadow 10% lighter, Highlights 10% darker to original photo only.

Larry