Psjunkie wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:04 pm

messes around with your Ps palettes and filters....now to go digging and try to get everything back like it was......

Tell us what filters failed under the new version, and what else it broke. And how you got it back like it was.

Thanks for the warning!

I went out there in total darkness, in a foot of fresh snow and not quite 10 degrees. It was not the most auspicious set of photos ever taken at the Bells. No clouds for interest, no alpenglow, and the lake was at about half normal capacity due to a couple of years of drought. I missed peak foliage...

I went out there in total darkness, in a foot of fresh snow and not quite 10 degrees. It was not the most auspicious set of photos ever taken at the Bells. No clouds for interest, no alpenglow, and the lake was at about half normal capacity due to a couple of years of drought. I missed peak foliage ...

Though I like both versions, I like the first best. It has more magic.

This is one where I did not visualize the end when I took it or when I started editing it. I shot it expecting it to be one that was too edgy to present, but once I started working with it, the lady became more beautiful and the end product became more upbeat, and more artistic than grungy. But you...

PietFrancke wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:37 pm

but still very edgy to me - good work Min.

I hope the edge is more celebratory than pitiful. Thanks, Piet.

Psjunkie wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:50 pm

you certainly managed to get it upbeat...well done

Initially she looked so pitiful I thought of a grunge approach, but the more I looked at the image, the more I saw her as a faded beauty with a little zip still in her.

With all the walking in New Orleans I developed a blister between my toes, took a break and went in a corner store for Band-Aids. Walking by as I was leaving the store was this individual pushing/pulling a shopping cart with his dog inside the cart. I was able to work the scene some with his approv...

saw this morning on a tree, seemed very laid back. JuvenileIbisS.jpg Gorgeous image, Piet. You know I’m taken with fine art images of birds. There are not that many folks who explore this avenue. Most “great” bird photographers seem to stick with the ultra sharp action/detail shot that is definitel...

This is one where I did not visualize the end when I took it or when I started editing it. I shot it expecting it to be one that was too edgy to present, but once I started working with it, the lady became more beautiful and the end product became more upbeat, and more artistic than grungy. But you ...