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Post by hmca on Jan 14, 2020 13:21:32 GMT
Very interesting edit, Lillias. Looks like it would make a good placemat (except without the inner ridge  ). |
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Post by Peterj on Jan 15, 2020 14:33:37 GMT
Here's a B&W version of my previous edit  |
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Post by hmca on Jan 20, 2020 22:32:44 GMT
Edited the original image using a Georgia O'Keefe preset in Topaz Impression  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jan 26, 2020 7:35:21 GMT
You have two weeks to participate in this challenge. It ends on January 25th. At the end of the challenge the image creator will select their three favorite edits. Well here we are two weeks later.  Thanks to all who participated in this creative effects challenge with a barrel cactus/desert photo taken in 2015 near Borrego Springs, California. I appreciated all entries, but I have selected four images in all for brief discussion. I could easily have selected a couple of more images. My comments are more subjective than objective. Thanks for the opportunity. BillieJean I just like this. It is rustic and suits the region. This is wild semi-barren desert and the off-the-wall processing just feels right.  fotofrank I like the hard crop which accentuates the two barrel cactus (cacti). The enhanced warm colors of the foreground desert are complimented by the deep blue sky that was added.  ![]() Peterj This minimalist edit is pleasing to my eye. Bordering on slightly washed pastel hues. Interesting how the yellow flowers seem to subtly stand out more.  Honorable mention to kdcintx WOW, I just love the colors. It is wild and crazy. My comment now applies to two or three other submissions. Although this is a Creative Effects Challenge, I looked at the outcome as a package. The tight crop at the bottom was too tight for me. I wanted to see the base of the cactus. This is a composition thing vs creative effects. Again, I love the colors and other treatments.  |
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Post by hmca on Jan 26, 2020 21:53:14 GMT
Congratulations, Lillias, Frank, Pete and Karen. Fun challenge, Clive.....thanks for sharing your RAW file.
The next RAW challenge is weeks away but I am in need of some members to volunteer a RAW file for the next round. Please PM me, if you have a photo you would like to submit. Thanks!
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Thanks to all who participated in this creative effects challenge with a barrel cactus/desert photo taken in 2015 near Borrego Springs, California.