Theme 1 - 15 August 2009: Magic!

[alcina]

You've been asking for it, so here it is - show us your editing magic. This theme can be heavily edited with whimsy or just slightly modified in post production - it's all about seeing creatively, experimenting with new ideas and just having fun. Composites, "painting", removing elements from originals, adding elements, going Warholesque...this is the month!

If you want to be a really nice person, go ahead and add what you did to the image to your post so others can learn and find new things to try.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Pool's open!Thanks to sharky for giving me the heads up that it didn't open properly!

 

[sharky60]

Ok, I might as well get it started...

First up a detail of my award winning Queen Angel...with a little photoshop'n'...
"Fisheye fresco"

Then, a postcard from Coz...

 

[AussieByron]

"Looking for a new home"

 

[roby jeff]

Huge G Couta



This beautifull 6 ft fish was laying on the back of the boat for a short time...so i shoved him back in the water...both with photoshop and for reall.

 

[Sas]

Well I haven't really done much in the way of anything beyond just basic post processing. Here are some before and after shots where I have used Picasa's Retouch tool to remove backscatter I might have used the 'Shadows' button too, they are about the only two things I use to modify pictures (I am lazy)

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

 

[roby jeff]

before and after photoshop
crop a little
magnetic lasso turtle..colour levels..brightness...sharpen a little
Inverse selection ...colour levels...paint over back scatter & clone away junk where neccesary
now looks alot better...me thinks anyhow

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Inspiring shots guys.. I with I could do that much with Photo Shop.. makes me more motivated to keep trying

Here are a couple shots playing with greyscale

Red Indian Fish in coral cup

Baby Moray about the sile of a lady's small finger

Pygmy Piphorse in front of small star (Star about 3" across)

 

[roby jeff]

i love that last pic shiela

 

[KBeck]

Petunia, that starfish and pipehorse photo is phenomenal!!!! I'm tempted to ask permission to print it!!! And, do my eyes deceive me, or is there another animal above the pipefish...a different type of pipefish, or maybe a seahorse?

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Petunia, that starfish and pipehorse photo is phenomenal!!!! I'm tempted to ask permission to print it!!! And, do my eyes deceive me, or is there another animal above the pipefish...a different type of pipefish, or maybe a seahorse?

I would be honoured if you printed and displayed my picture KBeck. I will go back to the original and check for another critter... I know there were some smaller Pipehorse there .... so small they would have fit on your small fingernail.. they were nearly transparent.. my camera just couldn't pick them up.