Nostalgic

[cciotti]

I snapped this the other day killing time at a wedding. I don't know what made me go in this direction with it but I liked the end product.



Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: NIKON D40
Date/Time: 2009:06:28 13:58:33
Resolution: 800 x 1203
Flash used: No
Focal length: 35.0mm (35mm equivalent: 52mm)
Exposure time: 0.0012 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure bias: 0.33
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[Heaterguy]

This is a really interesting photograph. I like how subdued it appears. Did you shoot through some screening or is this a result of PP work?

[leonaashlee]

I would ask the same questions....but I like it...it feels old somehow.

[lindyannajones]

Oh, yea. This is a great example of Digital painting. The subdued colors, slightly out of focus gives it a very ethereal feeling. It's representational in that you can recognize the flower--it's a daisy--but the setting is very abstract and interest grabbing. Kudos!

[cciotti]

Thank you all for the wonderful feedback.

I did this in Photoshop with a few different layers combining blur,, grain and something I painted with a "sponge". After I got it where I wanted it, I used a few layer masks to make the lines that make it look old.

Here is the original: http://cciotti.smugmug.com/photos/57...2_UgVN9-XL.jpg