[michael_engelen]

Hi everyone,

here's an image of the zig zag-shaped way the water takes on its way down.

I modified the image in Photoshop with the help of a Plug-In called Fractalius. Applying the plug-in and playing with the controls puts the creative process beyond just taking the picture. Any opinions or comments will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.



Michael



Technical stuff: 1DsMkII, EF 28-300L, Manual mode, 0,8sec, f/16, iso100, 300mm

Original:





Strong (bloody) version:





Moderate version:







As usual more details can be found [url="http://www.meview.de/gall_PixOfTheWeek.htm"]here[/url]

[anyscreenamewilldo]

not sure about this michael although the blood one might look good on the wall i think - it is so far away from real it becomes an abstract for me which is nice -

and other shots on your site are lovely, thank you

[Brightcolours]

The do not really work for me either... It is a bit of a strange plug-in, that one. Can not call it very creative, unless you make a photo with its use in mind, it is more a "please, plug in, make what is not interesting interesting" plug in.



I do think your original photo is quite pretty, a bit of contrast enhancement will suit it I think.

[michael_engelen]

[quote name='anyscreenamewilldo' timestamp='1284308716' post='2672']

[...]the blood one might look good on the wall i think - it is so far away from real it becomes an abstract for me which is nice [...][/quote]

that was my impression as well. I like the abstract version as well better



[quote name='anyscreenamewilldo' timestamp='1284308716' post='2672']

and other shots on your site are lovely, thank you

[/quote]

thanks for looking



Michael

[michael_engelen]

[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1284318727' post='2674']

[...] it is more a "please, plug in, make what is not interesting interesting" plug in. [...]

[/quote]

That's an unwanted impression. I am just playing with the possibilities to find out what works--so I don't want to generalize about pluses and minuses of the software

[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1284318727' post='2674']

[...] It is a bit of a strange plug-in, that one. Can not call it very creative, unless you make a photo with its use in mind, [...]

[/quote]

Well, I agree to a certain degree. There are images that do not work at all with this plugin, while others look great. I played with a few images and put them in a temporary "creative" gallery (http://www.meview.de/all/allportfolio5.htm)-- later I will reduce that gallery to images that work when they are Photoshopped (either with the Fractalius Plug-In or with other PS techniques).

Thanks for looking.



Michael

[miro]

The modified versions doesn't work for me.

This is the only one negative think that I can say.



The original is just stunning!!!

Perfect composition good use of S shaped water flow. The light is little bit at the harsh side.

I wish one day I can make such picture as you.



Nice site too. Congrats with your son.



Greetings,

Miro

[miro]

This is my favorite image for the last 3 months in this forum.

[michael_engelen]

[quote name='miro' timestamp='1284393131' post='2718']

The modified versions doesn't work for me.

This is the only one negative think that I can say.

[...]

[/quote]

Thanks for a clear opinion.



[quote name='miro' timestamp='1284393131' post='2718']

[...]

The original is just stunning!!!

Perfect composition good use of S shaped water flow. The light is little bit at the harsh side.

I wish one day I can make such picture as you.



Nice site too. Congrats with your son.



Greetings,

Miro

[/quote]

Thanks, miro. I'm sure that you already can take such pictures as well. Keep on using your eyes to see and play with compositions. Take your time with taking pictures (e.g. use a tripod from time to time--that slows you down and lets you think). Enjoy and have fun <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Enrico Pelos]

Well although I like to "play" and to experiment with plugins and addons.. in this case I would rather stick with the original. Or At least try another plug in.... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Guest]

[quote name='michael_engelen' timestamp='1284385338' post='2712']

That's an unwanted impression. I am just playing with the possibilities to find out what works--so I don't want to generalize about pluses and minuses of the software



Well, I agree to a certain degree. There are images that do not work at all with this plugin, while others look great. I played with a few images and put them in a temporary "creative" gallery (http://www.meview.de/all/allportfolio5.htm)-- later I will reduce that gallery to images that work when they are Photoshopped (either with the Fractalius Plug-In or with other PS techniques).

Thanks for looking.



Michael

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Some of the abstract stuff is real fun, better than some of the expensive abstract art... :-) The green stuff (grass?) looks really nice.



The dog is funny. it looks real but at the some time unreal too. It's just a fun gadget, I guess, like a fish-eye, over the top HDR, or IR can be.