Starfish Painting

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted June 25, 2010312 views9 comments

I used f22 to slow the water in the original photo but wasn't happy with the softness due to diffraction. I decided to try a painting using a couple of filters I discovered from this forum (Fractalius and Topaz Clean).

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9 comments

Comment posted by Mike Gallo on June 25, 2010 at 9:24 AM

It's a well composed image to begin with, the filters add a lot of interest...great presentation

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 25, 2010 at 10:19 AM

Wonderful in every way from the processing to the composition. Great work.

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Comment posted by Marie Mitchell on June 25, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Beautiful!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM

I like this a lot Jay. Everything works but I really like the red starfish.

Pat

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 25, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Nice control of the filters, Jay. I like the overall effect. The starfish is a big bonus feature.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 29, 2010 at 1:50 PM

Lovely scene and great filter work!
This is a good example of not throwing out a shot that isn't quite what we'd visualized, and re-working it with a different vision.
Congrats on a nice EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Congratulations on the EP Jay. Love the image.

Pat

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 30, 2010 at 7:39 AM

Awesome work! I love the color tones of the water.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on June 30, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Jay,
Congrats! Lovely juxtaposition between motion and detail. And the placement of the red starfish near the rule of thirds really creates a great narrative. Very well done!

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