End of Winter-Please!

Posted by James W. Milligan on Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:01 am

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A late march snow and a bleak landscape needs some artistic help.

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by Gary Briney on Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:16 pm

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Lovely image -- I really like the glow which resembles a touch of Orton effect. Could you share some technical details?

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by jerryb on Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:11 am

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The darkness and glow really set the mood.

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by Jackie Schuknecht on Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:04 am

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I really like the colours in the BG, and the glow on the whites. I might lighten some of the shadows a bit. My sentiments exactly!

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by James W. Milligan on Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:45 am

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Gary Briney wrote:Lovely image -- I really like the glow which resembles a touch of Orton effect. Could you share some technical details?

The basic raw image was rather dull with muted color and a lack of contrast. Step 1 was to work on the raw file to selectively enhance the saturation of the grass and to darken the background. To achieve the glow I used a blur layer and then applied a mask . I used the mask to paint out some of the glow and keep the tree as a center of focus.

I must admit I am not that good at digital art but every now and then I will "mess around with an image" and on occasion it works out.

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by Gary Briney on Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:51 am

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James W. Milligan wrote:
Gary Briney wrote:Lovely image -- I really like the glow which resembles a touch of Orton effect. Could you share some technical details?
The basic raw image was rather dull with muted color and a lack of contrast. Step 1 was to work on the raw file to selectively enhance the saturation of the grass and to darken the background. To achieve the glow I used a blur layer and then applied a mask . I used the mask to paint out some of the glow and keep the tree as a center of focus.

I must admit I am not that good at digital art but every now and then I will "mess around with an image" and on occasion it works out.

G. Briney

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by Cynthia Crawford on Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:11 pm

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Thanks for the explanation- I really like how it came out with the yellows and ochers cheering up the scene a bit. Agree 100% with your sentiment-we still have 3 feet of snow on the ground here!

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