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Something entirely different.
I've been playing around in PS, utilising some of the things I have been taught in the Critique Gallery, with old photos [which should have been binned ages ago]
This is one. [the version 2 is the original]
Used the gradient tool, with colours previously I've not considered using.
The Burn & Dodge tool, selectively
Curves to lighten-highlight-darken-shadow.
The shot is, of itself nothing. Merely a conversion from the mundane [original] to something a little more interesting, which may inspire you to look at it twice 
Critique & constructive comments, as always, very welcome & much appreciated.
| Brand: | Nikon CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D100  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | maybe a kit lens |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Focal Length: | 80mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.1 |
| Aperture: | f/5.3 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/180sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Border Plants |
| Username: | 
strokebloke |
| Uploaded: | 12 Jun 2011 - 10:31 PM |
| Tags: | Digitally manipulated, Flowers & plants, General |
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Comments
Good morning Phill.
You're priceless. Thank you.
At some point this week, I'm going to re-view your wine bottle & glass, & your glasses lessons, & have a go at both of them;
I promise that I won't post them, until they are as good as yours. 
Which means, of course, that you may never get to see them
Jack
Jack
i would like to see you use your PS skills to add a ducks face peeping through the plants.
Ian
Frank, It's a pavement. Don't say anything .......... I think his eyesight is going; it's old age [it comes to us all]
Quote: I would like to see you use your PS skills to add a ducks face peeping through the plants
Thank you Ian. So pleased you came on. 
I'll try. I don't have a clue where to start. If I can't find a ducks face of the right proportions, I'll go and shoot one.
One word of advice. I wouldn't hold your breath, if I were you. Your face could go a very funny colour.
I'll be back
You've heard of a headless chicken: well this is a bodiless drake [sorry, duck is off the menu this week]
He was called Donald, Phill, not Margaret !!!
I'm saving the torso for Ian's next challenge
It's a good job Bren is at school. He'd shred me to pieces for this. And Pamela would never speak to me again
I can, of course, blame it all on Ian
Quote: There are some quackers people around today
You'll have heard of the Grumpy Group; well this is the Geriatric Group you inadvertently landed yourself in.
The only qualification necessary: the identifiable onset of dementia; though short-sightedness and an inability to clearly comprehend what others are talking about, is always a welcome attribute.
What do you want me to do with the torso?
You had a good play with the border plants, Jack, it's all experimental and good for learning techniques.
When I found V3, I had a good chuckle, so will continue to speak to you . But on a serious note, if you had moved the duck over to the right, and lower down, you could have got away with having no body.
Pamela.
Quote: so will continue to speak to you
Pamela, what a relief. You're a star. Only Bren to face now
I've heard of a headless chicken crossing the road, why not place the headless duck in Grampy's sky?
Ian
Quote: Only Bren to face now
You didn't think you'd get away with it did you . . . ?
The mod's above.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
What's up Doc
Nice one Ben
Quote: i would like to see you use your PS skills to add a ducks face peeping through the plants.
Ian, have you seen the amount of damage [to human sanity] your little innocuous request has caused today?
Have you seen Bren's Mod? Grief. the indignity of it !!!!!!!
And he reckons I deserved it !!!!! And it's all your fault
How am I going to live this down? No-one will ever take me seriously again [I don't think they ever did, but that's not the point] They'll never let me be in charge of the Critique Team now 
Just you wait 'til the next time you post something in CG
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