Easter Bug

I walked around the neighborhood today looking for something to fit the theme. This paint job must have cost the guy a fortune. What a perfect car to drive around this week.

Either that or I just found a nice off white beetle to photograph. ;-)

[lorihiro]

This is so theme-licious! :-)

[Karen H]

Great find. so fun

[Harry J Benson]

great find, great colours, excellent theme entry

[Carolyn White]

Awesome shot and processing! You did a great job with the colors! Perfect pic for the theme.

[Kerri]

That's cool

[Alena]

Wow... that looks great!!!

[Bobbyj]

now that is one funky beetle!

[Ellen Young]

I just wish i could be have as good as you at doing this!! This is Awesome Paul and i have to FAV!! Great Find!! :)

[Jane Pittenger]

Easter egg it is! Great find

[Graham Harcombe]

I think you shot it through the rainbow! It's in fine condition - I used to have one just like this 1970-77.

[Wendy]

Love the mulit-colored bug! Great idea and creativity!

[Michelle Pippin Johnson]

Very nicely pastelled, Mr Meyers!

[Sally Ings]

Lovely shot! Would be so cool to drive a rainbow car!

[Amy Spada]

Wow! That is a beauty! Great find!

[scooter]

Wow really cool!!

[Rick Schies]

That is some unique paint job, and the blending of the colors really looks great.

[☠northy]

crikey! what did you use for the paint job? it is so expertly done... lovely bug shot :)

ps - punch-buggy!!! no punch-backs!!!!!

[Sassik]

Great find for the theme!

[Laura]

This is awesome - great job! Perfect for theme!

[richard saffold]

only a bug would look good this way.

[Arielle]

that is my dream car.

[Paul Myers]

@northy
I selected the car body in PS Elements. I had to do that about five times before I got it right because I kept missing parts. While selected, I created a new layer, then used the gradient tool with the rainbow effect. Opacity at 18%. The colors would have been too bright for pastel any higher I think. Ran it through Photomatix to bring out some of the detail along the curb and around the tires, then back to Photoshop to desaturate a little bit due to the brightening that happened in Photomatix.

[Robyn]

Great work!

[Michael Elliott]

great shot - love the fading of the colors!

[Ruth]

fantastic procesing. would be so cool to really see one like this though!

[Debbie Orlando]

OMG...what a GREAT find! I'd love to cruise around in this colorful bug

[Javada]

LOVE it! I would totally rock that bug!

[Jim Carleton]

That's marvelous, Paul! I would never have even thought to try something like that.

[☠northy]

@webfoot wow! tx so much for that info... you really created a neat effect here!

[Robin]

Great theme shot.

[Peter de Graaff]

Very cool pastel bug

[Mike Llewellyn]

Very nice Paul...Nice use of gradients. A real hippie bug.

[Paula]

Ooooh love this! Fab. I have a special place in my heart for beetles and I love what you've done with this:)

[Darlene]

What a fantastic find for this weeks theme and love this old bug. I had one, once upon a time but not in pastel. Fav

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

What a neat looking bug. Great capture

[Ellen E]

fantastic! I wish I was that good at editing.

[Amanda L.]

Love this! What a fun looking ride!