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25th November 2010, 01:38 PM
arith

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

:eek: I have no respect for authority since I was in court over non payment of poll tax; I proved the council incompetent in this matter, (I was paid up but their figures were wrong) but still the magistrates give them another chance to fleece me. So I should be behind bars, but I prefer a different kind of bar.

Yet another useless fact.:)
25th November 2010, 07:02 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

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Originally Posted by Camellia

Thanks Steve Here's another one for consideration.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/...b207be2c_b.jpg
I was reading about the use of lines in photographs - curves lead the eye, horizontal lines give stability, vertical lines indicate strength. It said diagonal lines are dynamic and unstable. This photo makes me feel dizzy and gives me a sense of movement. Do you get that impression too? I've used subdued colours in the texture - does this create a contrast with the diagonal lines? Does it balance the sense of instability? Or are the 2 elements too different and just don't fit together?

Hello Raylee :)
I don't know what your picture is but I am not very worried about it. :)
The composition looks pretty dynamic and pleases me. And yes it gives a sense a movement.
I think the two elements whichever they are fit together.
I am not sure if I would place the central round area in that precise position but this is also an option.
:)
25th November 2010, 07:21 PM
mythlady

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

Raylee, I like the picture too, though like Antonio I don't know exactly what it is -- :) I think it might be hard to move the central area too far over to the left, because then the rays on that side would be very short --

Here's another one from me -- making the best of a very foggy day at Big Sur:

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...achmentid=8262
25th November 2010, 07:43 PM
arith

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

I think maybe it is the sort of thing you have to do all the time, I'm as interested in abstract art as the Tate gallery, it has a place to show difference.

I like this and maybe even prefer Wormuth this way as a pic about A2 size to stick on te wall, in preference to reality. But I'm not doing anymore of this for a bit.

I'm still struggling to get a pic as Wide as FOV of your sight, and interesting. I will concentrate on that first. :)
25th November 2010, 09:05 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

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Originally Posted by mythlady

Raylee, I like the picture too, though like Antonio I don't know exactly what it is -- :) I think it might be hard to move the central area too far over to the left, because then the rays on that side would be very short -- Here's another one from me -- making the best of a very foggy day at Big Sur:
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...achmentid=8262

Very nice Elise. Was the landscape with fog already ?
O really don't know if I would desaturate the green of the sea...
What pleases me most here is precisely all the area from the rocks till the top with all that mist.
:)
I even like the little round spot at left and the "imperfection" of the borders.
It has a look of old picture what pleases me :)
25th November 2010, 09:21 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

From the series "May God have mercy on us"
How about this ?
Unbalanced perhaps... but that is also the idea. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/...7833d857_z.jpg
25th November 2010, 11:43 PM
mythlady

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

Thanks, Antonio, yes it was already foggy, that's exactly what it looked like. I just made it a little more atmospheric in PP.
25th November 2010, 11:54 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

My last one for the day and my first attempt with portraits. Wrong. My second one. I have done before with slides many years ago. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/...78a4af38_z.jpg
26th November 2010, 10:16 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/...1083429a_b.jpg
26th November 2010, 11:37 PM
Camellia

Re: Something different? Working with textures.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

From the series "May God have mercy on us"
How about this ?
Unbalanced perhaps... but that is also the idea. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/...7833d857_z.jpg

Hi Antonio

I find this image intriguing. I like it. I can get lost in it. The colours are confronting so I see them first but then I look deeper and see others things. I'm like you - I don't need to know what an image is of to be able to enjoy it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

My last one for the day and my first attempt with portraits. Wrong. My second one. I have done before with slides many years ago. :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/...78a4af38_z.jpg

This one I find unnerving. It immediately brings religious connotations to mind (must be my Catholic school education). I wonder what is behind those eyes? The only thing that I'd change though is the dark circle to the lower right edge - I'd remove it as I find it distracting.
27th November 2010, 04:09 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Something different? Post your working with textures shots here.

Thank you for your comments Raylee :)

The series "May God have mercy on us" is always with the Human presence and I think you can see it here, can't you ?

:)
30th November 2010, 11:06 PM
Antonio Correia

Chaos

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/...dc78464c_z.jpg
30th November 2010, 11:52 PM
mythlady

Re: Chaos

Antonio, you're doing such rich things with color. Very beautiful. These would make a lovely series.
1st December 2010, 12:03 AM
Camellia

Re: Chaos

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/...dc78464c_z.jpg

Antonio

Wow! That really got my attention. I'll be back for many more looks at this one.

Can I ask how you did this one? It's really impressive.
1st December 2010, 04:45 PM
mythlady

Watching the Skies

I was out yesterday looking for Monarch butterflies, and this little hummer posed for me for quite a while. I was in a difficult position -- if I backed up at all to get a straighter shot at him (her?), then leaves and twigs would get in the way. But I was happy with this small sequence.

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...achmentid=8436
1st December 2010, 05:18 PM
DH59

Eryngium texture

I went to a layers and textures workshop earlier this year, and found the technique very addictive.

http://i51.tinypic.com/dfzl0m.jpg
1st December 2010, 07:18 PM
mythlady

Re: Eryngium texture

Very nice, Diane! I love the colors and the muted background. And it is addictive, isn't it?
1st December 2010, 07:56 PM
Wirefox

Re: Eryngium texture

Some catching up to do here:confused:

Raylee, I do like this not least of all because the texture process is not at all obvious. The whole thing reminds me of the day I was abducted by aliens....or was that a dream?

Antonio, the portrait. I really can not make my mind up about this. It certainly grabs you attention and I love the character of the subject I am just not sure about the application of the texture. It is very gritty and I find that a little distracting. I actually think that the image does everything it sets out to do but I can not help feeling a gentle going over the face area with a soft brush set at high opacity may break the texture up a little.

I have been struggling with the portrait side of this. It is the hardest thing to get right. I posted this elsewhere but it should be here really. I still keep going back to this...something niggles...

http://www.soloimages.co.uk/Public-G...3_h34v2-XL.jpg

On the other hand I was bowled over by your 'Chaos'. I love simple images and I am not generally drawn toward complexity in an image but this is a simple image in spite of it's complexity...an oxymoron I know...but I think this image is a contradiction and that really works.

Elise, your seascape reminds me of some old postcards we have (not in a bad way). I do like the effect and actually think that the colour in the sea adds something to the image.

Diane, your workshop worked. The merging is spot on in this image. It is very addictive and I spend far too much time messing about...I do like the results though.
1st December 2010, 09:58 PM
Antonio Correia

Re: Eryngium texture

Quote:

Originally Posted by mythlady

Antonio, you're doing such rich things with color. Very beautiful. These would make a lovely series.

Thank you Elise. :)
I have been trying to make a series out of these but what came up was bad enough to be sent to the garbage :)
I even made a triptych but I found it to be very confusing. :)

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Originally Posted by mythlady

https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/fo...achmentid=8436

The only think I would try next time is to use a tripod and position the tree branch in the same position on both images. Maybe you still can do it ...
Now that I am reviewing the post I noticed that you have a background which is the basis better yet is behind the two images. Never tried this...
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Originally Posted by Camellia

...Can I ask how you did this one? It's really impressive.

Thank you Raylee :)
I did it he usual way: layers above layers with different ... can't remember now ... blending modes and watching the results.
I stop when I like them. I save and try again to see if I can get something better or worst :)
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@ Diane. Very nice work :)
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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wirefox

...Antonio, the portrait. I really can not make my mind up about this. It certainly grabs you attention and I love the character of the subject I am just not sure about the application of the texture. It is very gritty and I find that a little distracting. I actually think that the image does everything it sets out to do but I can not help feeling a gentle going over the face area with a soft brush set at high opacity may break the texture up a little.
I have been struggling with the portrait side of this. It is the hardest thing to get right. I posted this elsewhere but it should be here really. I still keep going back to this...something niggles...

http://www.soloimages.co.uk/Public-G...3_h34v2-XL.jpg

On the other hand I was bowled over by your 'Chaos'. I love simple images and I am not generally drawn toward complexity in an image but this is a simple image in spite of it's complexity...an oxymoron I know...but I think this image is a contradiction and that really works...

Thank you Steve. :) The portrait is one of those I don't like now. I would not call it a disaster but almost... :)
However I have to admit - why shouldn't I ? :) - that your portrait is really very good. I have seen it somewhere and indeed it belongs here also.
It's a good work :)
Yes, images like "Chaos" are very hard to do. It is true that I did that one in a couple of minutes, I tried to do 3 of them and they were not working.
Sometimes it is easy to make one image but 3 images coherent is a different matter :)
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5th December 2010, 07:14 PM
Antonio Correia

Symmetry

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/...9a0f5125_z.jpg

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