Hydrangea before and after
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Hydrangea before and after
by eadams » Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:01 am
Effects used in SPE: Intense and Enhance Greys (that brought out the detail in the flower petals).
I then combined the result twice in multiply mode with a rendering done with Topaz Simplify and did some masking. The original is much larger. I love the way you can easily resize an image when saving from SPE. I chose the setting Quarter Size in the Export settings for this image.
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I then combined the result twice in multiply mode with a rendering done with Topaz Simplify and did some masking. The original is much larger. I love the way you can easily resize an image when saving from SPE. I chose the setting Quarter Size in the Export settings for this image.
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Re: Hydrangea before and after
by andrewb2012 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:51 am
Hi again eadams,
You have indeed transformed the hydrangea and really pulled the subject out from the rest of the image - I've always liked white on dark backgrounds. There is a significant improvement in the detail but it has not been overdone.
I have a suggestion - not a criticism - why not try a very tight 'square' crop and perhaps frame it with a black border (with a little white border separating the image from the black border) - just an idea!
Cheers,
Andrew
You have indeed transformed the hydrangea and really pulled the subject out from the rest of the image - I've always liked white on dark backgrounds. There is a significant improvement in the detail but it has not been overdone.
I have a suggestion - not a criticism - why not try a very tight 'square' crop and perhaps frame it with a black border (with a little white border separating the image from the black border) - just an idea!
Cheers,
Andrew
Re: Hydrangea before and after
by eadams » Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:29 am
Thank you for your suggestions, Andrew - they make for a huge improvement (despite the fact that the crop is probably not optimal).
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Re: Hydrangea before and after
by andrewb2012 » Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:35 pm
Hi eadams,
I'm glad you tried my suggestion - it is just the same as before, but somehow the tighter crop and and the framing make for a more compelling image. Keep up the good work and for making interesting contributions - look forward to what you come up with in the future!
Cheers,
Andrew
I'm glad you tried my suggestion - it is just the same as before, but somehow the tighter crop and and the framing make for a more compelling image. Keep up the good work and for making interesting contributions - look forward to what you come up with in the future!
Cheers,
Andrew
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