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Posted by Dan Creighton on Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:51 pm

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EOS1Ds, Photoshop

Just having some more fun inside on a cold day.

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by robert hasty on Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:18 pm

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No clue what you did or how you did it, but i really like it Dan, excellent work!!

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by Ken Cravillion on Fri Jan 09, 2004 8:38 pm

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Looks like an explosion! Cool.

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by Steve F on Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:40 pm

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No surpise to those who have seen your work...this is very creative.

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by Marc Oliver on Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:17 pm

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Cool image Dan!

robert hasty wrote:No clue what you did or how you did it, but i really like it Dan, excellent work!!

robert......

Hmm.... I would guess Blur>Radial Blur (zoom setting) combined with a layer mask to lessen the effect along the bottom. The white leaves look like PS scatter brushes at a low opacity (probably with a tablet - using pressure sensitivity to control size) and using "screen" blend mode for some of the brush strokes. The color was probably added by putting a gradient on a new layer and changing the blend mode to "color".

I like this a lot and I'm not trying to knock it by figuring out your techniques - I just happen to love pushing pixels. Am I in the ballpark here?

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by Dan Creighton on Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:53 pm

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Marc Oliver wrote:Cool image Dan!

Hmm.... I would guess Blur>Radial Blur (zoom setting) combined with a layer mask to lessen the effect along the bottom. The white leaves look like PS scatter brushes at a low opacity (probably with a tablet - using pressure sensitivity to control size) and using "screen" blend mode for some of the brush strokes. The color was probably added by putting a gradient on a new layer and changing the blend mode to "color".

I like this a lot and I'm not trying to knock it by figuring out your techniques - I just happen to love pushing pixels. Am I in the ballpark here?

cheers, Oliver

Not even in the parking lot. The only thing that you came close on was use of a Photoshop scatter brush- the leaf shaped brush. Other than that I used completely different techniques than you described - no filters, no added color, no layer mask. Of course the original file wasn't a "straight" shot to begin with.

Your ideas would work just fine though and I'm sure that those so inclined could have a lot of fun following it. I just usually keep it simpler and quicker.

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by Marc Oliver on Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:33 pm

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I guess I was wrong to assume that you started with a plain ol'tree photo!

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by Dan Creighton on Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:19 pm

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Marc Oliver wrote:I guess I was wrong to assume that you started with a plain ol'tree photo!

cheers, Oliver

Here is the original photo used with no Photoshop manipulation. Hope this is allowed here.

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by Marc Oliver on Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:53 pm

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Hey! Cool! Thanks for showing the original.

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by Jill on Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:40 pm

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Hi Dan, Nice seeing you!! This old fartsy lady prefers the original !!! Do keep warm and keep posting!!

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by AlexC on Sat Jan 10, 2004 11:33 pm

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Look what the frozen pond spit out!!!!!
None other than Dan "Monet The Man" Creighton !!!!
Both images are very nice, the original is your trade mark!!
Welcome to the asylum buddy!!!! , Long time no see!!!!

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by Harvey Edelman on Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:20 pm

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by Wil Hershberger on Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:26 pm

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Very cool. I too like the original. Wonderful work.

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