I seem to have taken nothing for a while, not without reason I hasten to add.
But with a day at home today, baking and generally preparing for visitors from our twinning town in the West Bank, I have snatched a few minutes to play on the computer.
Camera club this week had a session on creating abstracts on photoshop, so I thought I would have a go at some of the techniques that were mentioned. I didn't really end up with an abstract but I settled for this. I kind of had a vase shape so thought I would add a flower. A combination of natures creation and my creation so to speak.
In case of interest, I have added the starting point for this image in my extras album.
a wonderful spree in the faffing department! the shapes are so appealing. i like the flower too, but wonder what the image looked like without it, or with a more muted version of it? so interesting to see your original image as well, which is beautiful in its own right. would you mind if i followed your example and post some of my original images as well?
@pistache I would love you to do that. I find it fascinating to see what people started with before setting to on PS. The image without the flower definitely had appeal. I ran out of time in the faffing department - I am not entirely sure I like the flower as it is but it wasn't a serious attempt at producing a finished work of art!
Wow, what a transformation, I like it ..........I love playing on PS and would have liked to have been there on Tuesday, it looked really interesting but circumstances are still conspiring against me unfortunately.
Such a change - the reeds worked wonderfully for the vertical interest and the vase and flowers gave it great colour zones and shapes. It must have been fun to play with!
Beautiful colors and forms here! I can imagine how much fun you had creating this image. A day at home baking, preparing for visitors, and taking some time for playing with a photo sounds wonderful!
