Lightning Tree

When my daughter's were young they loved a television programme called Follyfoot and the theme tune to it was Lightning Tree. I thought of that tune when I saw this tree. It was one I took while we were driving home from Victoria and today I decided to play about with it in Photoshop.

All day long after I took this photo I was humming the tune to myself. Here it is, hope it doesn't drive you mad too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBw27q14Hyo

Today's street art is here. http://365project.org/onewing/topics/2014-01-09

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

Aaargh! The Settlers singing "The Lightning Tree"... that's it, I am going to be humming that all day now! Nice shot.

[Babs]

@steampowered Sorry!!

[Paul "Snapchap" Everest]

@onewing Don't be sorry... I had a big crush on Cindy Kent, the vocalist.

[8yearson]

Wow! You are certainly using PS well these days Babs! I have just got PS after using Elements and I am struggling with it a bit! I just need to start using it and reading a few tutorials I suppose.Love this tree, great effect and certainly lives up to its title.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great shot & editing here Babs

[Angela Tavan]

beautiful processing - looks rather like a frosty morning scene!

[Ian Watts]

Nice idea and interesting processing.

[Mary]

When I first looked at the shot, I thought it was frost. Then I remembered where you are! Nice shot and processing!

[Laurie F]

awesome shot

[Angela]

I love your "negative" processing.

[Kerry]

Great shot Babs.

[Joey]

Fabulous processing, Babs

[Derek Vickers]

Really nice lighting Babs. So nice.

[Paula W]

Thanks Babs, I'm singing that now too!!! A perfect image to accompany the song and I love the extreme processing, looks great.

[Gena Pegg]

Well done!!! Great effect!

[Babs]

@jackie8 Good luck with photoshop. You can do this in elements too, it's easy. Change the pic to b&w then go to Filter/Stylize/Solarize and there you are. Change the contrast and brightness to suit after that. It's the same in Elements and Photoshop CS.

[Babs]

@beryl Thanks Beryl. Just francied playing about with this one. Pleased with the results.

[Babs]

@angelat Thanks Angela. does look a bit frosty. Not much chance of that though at the moment eh. I believe it is going to be around 42 degrees next week!!

[Babs]

@mcmary Thanks Mary. Not much chance of frost here at the moment. Apparently the weather forecast is for around 42 degrees C next week. Ugh.

[Babs]

@iwatts @lafish @angelar @kezza1319 @joeyc @derekvickers @eyesmile Thanks so much. It was a hot day, so I decided to stay indoors and play around with this photo. Pleased with the results.

[Babs]

@paulaw Thanks Paula. sorry you had the tune in your head. Drives you mad doesn't it. We were driving along the Hume Highway when I saw this and David couldn't remember the song, so I Googled it on my phone for him to listen too and that was it. Hummed it all day.

[Raye]

It's a FAV for me! Clever processing, it looks very cold!

[Babs]

@sunraye Thanks Raye and thanks for the fav . It does look cold but would you believe it was about 40 degrees C (about 104 F) the day I took this. I guess the processing makes it look frosty.