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Post by hmca on Apr 29, 2023 23:16:50 GMT
A gloomy day here but trying this effect out the kitchen window and adjusting brightness/contrast made it look a lot better. This is a fun tut and I look forward to playing with it over the next two weeks.  |
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Post by Howard on Apr 30, 2023 1:45:20 GMT
Here's my attempt using a photo from Eger in Hungary. Because of the tower I had to create a shaped mask to keep the entire building in focus, otherwise the bell tower was out of focus and the base in focus or vuice versa. The contrast/brightness tip made a big difference, as did a bity more saturation. Happy to take any advice/criticism on board  |
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Post by VickiD on Apr 30, 2023 3:31:11 GMT
I really like this one, Tom! Here's my first attempt. Photo taken along Interstate 40 West in Oklahoma. I added the saturation you suggested and it looks kinda surreal to me!  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 30, 2023 3:48:08 GMT
Because of the tower I had to create a shaped mask to keep the entire building in focus, otherwise the bell tower was out of focus and the base in focus Very stunning result Howard ! I was thinking some subjects were going to require some extra work editing the mask, and you accomplished it quite well. I would appreciate learning how you went about that bit. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 30, 2023 3:51:32 GMT
I added the saturation you suggested and it looks kinda surreal to me! The sky and clouds are especially attractive to my eye VickiD . It looks like a sky from a Hayao Miyazaki movie. |
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Post by VickiD on Apr 30, 2023 3:56:03 GMT
It looks like a sky from a Hayao Miyazaki movie. I absolutely love his movies, Tom...especially Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro!!! |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 30, 2023 4:11:11 GMT
Two of my absolute favorites! Totoro is so special. Let's not forget Howl's Moving Castle and Kiki's Delivery Service.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 30, 2023 14:33:24 GMT
Thanks for the challenge Tom. The old house photographed with a drone and turbines photographed from a small airplane.   |
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Post by tourerjim on Apr 30, 2023 16:57:44 GMT
Now I've had few practice runs I've used FX pencil sketch, blend mode soft light and slightly darken the blur.  |
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Post by tonyw on Apr 30, 2023 19:22:09 GMT
Trying another one - I thought I had a train image I could use but couldn't find it so this one started from an image by Adam Gavlák on Unsplash .  Tony |
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Post by Tpgettys on Apr 30, 2023 19:47:08 GMT
Really, really nice effect Tony! I remembered there were these little pills that you could use with some model locomotives to make "smoke".
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Post by Howard on May 1, 2023 1:25:37 GMT
Because of the tower I had to create a shaped mask to keep the entire building in focus, otherwise the bell tower was out of focus and the base in focus
Very stunning result @howard! I was thinking some subjects were going to require some extra work editing the mask, and you accomplished it quite well. I would appreciate learning how you went about that bit.
Many thanks. It was really just a slow and steady selection, initially using quick selection tool followed by trial and error adjustments to include/exclude areas around the building until it looked right. Some parts are not quite right, like the leaves on the right side - I couldn't decide whether they ought to be blurred or not and by then the selection was getting a bit fiddly and time-consuming. I then applied Gaussian blur as suggested, again with trial and error to get the right amount. A lot more luck more than judgement! |
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Post by Howard on May 1, 2023 1:26:53 GMT
Thanks for the challenge Tom. The old house photographed with a drone and turbines photographed from a small airplane. Love the turbines in particular, cool result. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 1, 2023 3:48:02 GMT
I thought I had a train image I could use but couldn't find it so this one started from an image by Adam Gavlák on Unsplash . Excellent. Looks right out of a model train diorama. |
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Post by Howard on May 1, 2023 6:55:40 GMT
I like this little challenge so thought I'd try another but on this one I confess to cheating - rather than create the effect as explained I used Nik to do it. I was curious to see how results compared - manual vs automatic - and I think Nik did a decent job although maybe not the best photo to use as I had to use a diagonal.  |
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