Elines
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Light rays
Ok - pretty poor title but I couldn't come up with anything better
I'm conscious that lately I have been commenting more on other people's images rather than posting my own for comment. Main reason is that my 'photographic' time was being spent on reading 'From Basics ....'.
So that when I have finished the substantive part of the book I was ready to process an image and decided I would have a go at the processing method described in the book. I need to emphasise that in many ways the processing of images is not the main thrust of the book, but never the less it contained some aspects that I know I am not too good at.
In particular
SELECTIONS
- I found the selection of the structure difficult because in some parts eg the thinner struts in the bottom RH corner parts of the struts were the same shade as the sky - you will see that the selection is not that good in that area. Maybe the root problem is that I used the quick selection tool and should have used the polygonal selection tool
GRADIENT TOOL
- I eventually got the gradient tool to give the sort of effect I was looking for but only after many failed attempts.
In any event I didn't apply the full processing approach of the book to the image as the tools in Photoshop Elements are not sophisticated enough.
I will be enquiring on Elements Village about tutorials on selections and gradient tool but if anyone has any links/advice etc that they think would help I would be interested to know.
--- Chris
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17/Nov/14, 9:32 pm
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Re: Light rays
excellent - succeeds on all counts
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That's a part of what I seem, but not apart from what I am
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17/Nov/14, 10:17 pm
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Re: Light rays
Excellent work Chris, persistence has won over in the end....what about some technical details, camera and exposure etc, did you use a tripod?
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Alan
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17/Nov/14, 10:25 pm
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Re: Light rays
A pretty poor title, but a darned good image. I really like how you seen the potential for an image in the first place and well done for a great edit Chris considering you have only started to do this seriously.
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Re: Light rays
you're more patient than me, I gave up with selections ages ago!
--- I am a part of what I am, not apart from what I dream,
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18/Nov/14, 9:36 am
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Re: Light rays
Great contemporary image, works very well, your editing has paid off, you have a lot more patience than me
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Re: Light rays
Thanks for the comments - patience is not a strong virtue of mine so I will be trying to find a better way of making selections for the future - and am currently researching on Elements Village
--- Chris
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Re: Light rays
Chris, this really is a good edit. You do seem to have taken a great deal from this book and applied the principles well.
Interesting to watch you grow artistically and thank you for sharing your insights.
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Re: Light rays
Thanks very much Steve.
Yes I have taken a great deal from the book - although in many ways the particular processing method they use is not the most important part - not so far as I see it anyway.
One of the (many) stated objectives of the book is
'To start an artistic revolution in photography'
And I think that if people begin to apply their general approach to vision, trying the practical exercises etc then they will develop their own style/approach etc and G&T may well succeed in that
--- Chris
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