Shady Cove Memory

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted March 20, 2012598 views26 comments

Unlike many who post in this gallery, I did very little that might be considered artistic to produce this image beyond taking and processing a photograph that pleases me. The only artistic acts were "cleaning up" some camping equipment that was left in the canoe, (as suggested when I posted it in the Man & Nature Gallery) and then envisioning this as a painting. (Once I alter an image, it somehow seems to make sense to keep altering it, since it is no longer an exact depiction of reality.) Since I am not a painter, I acted basically as a technician, and ran this image through the BuzSim filter of Topaz Simplify. I think the result is an alternate depiction of reality, and in some ways may be a better depiction of my memory of the scene than the 100% literal image I started with. I wonder if that makes it art, even if I used a few mouse clicks instead of a brush to produce it. Either way, I enjoy looking at it.

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 20, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Don't quite understand all you did - but the results are just excellent!
Very painterly but natural feel - beautiful golden colouyrs set off perfectly by the light blue of the canoe.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Fine art, Wayne! This is lovely with the beautiful colors.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 20, 2012 at 11:20 PM

I agree with a lot of what you said. A lot of painters take photos then return to there studio to do the painting. The only difference is the choice of medium. Rather than the skills needed to use paint, you utilized the skill to use the computer tools to achieve essentially the same effect.

Oh yeah, by the way I love it! Beautifully composed, realistic colors, overall nicely done.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on March 21, 2012 at 8:50 AM

very pleasing to look at indeed. glorious glowing colours. the hard canoe adds a jolt of reality and realism.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on March 21, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Wayne, this is quite attractive. So much so I think I will get that Topaz Simplify and try it myself. The more-realistic boat adds an interesting contrast to the "brushed" leaves.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 21, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Job well done and art is in the eye of the beholder. Beautiful and art.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 21, 2012 at 1:53 PM

Beautifully crafted both in reality and post processing. Colors are striking and canoe is an extra bonus. Love it!

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on March 22, 2012 at 12:48 PM

Nice done. I haven't quite figured out what you did but the end result is an outstanding product.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 24, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Beautiful scene (and beautifully seen, too). The BuzSim treatment really makes this look like a painting. The contrast between the canoe and the trees is great. I'd print this and hang it over my fireplace in a heartbeat.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 25, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Wayne, what you said makes complete sense to me, and I have the same thoughts. I think this is very, very beautiful, with wonderful light and colors, and the canoe with the reflection is perfect.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on March 26, 2012 at 1:10 PM

I missed this one Wayne. Superb. A+

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 29, 2012 at 12:02 PM

AMAZING

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 29, 2012 at 12:13 PM

Wayne, congrats on another really lovely WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on March 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM

Terrific initial capture that is processed beautifully. Breathtaking sharpness and color.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on March 29, 2012 at 12:33 PM

This is a beautiful image Wayne! The colors and reflection, and especially the light, are perfect. Nice work on the post processing also.

Congratulations on the WP!

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Comment posted by Jim Bullard on March 29, 2012 at 3:09 PM

That's beautiful Wayne. Where was that? It must have been an awesome paddle in the midst of all that autumn color.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 29, 2012 at 6:07 PM

Freakin' Beautiful!!!!

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 29, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Thanks everyone. The Topaz Simplify BuzSim plug-in combines smoothing out details with some freaky effects, especially with saturation. On some images it just looks crazy, but on others, tweaking various sliders can yeilds an image that look sort of a hazy memory of the original. I rarely manipulate photographs like this, but once in a while, it just seems to suit an image.

JIM: You would never recognize it from this image, but this is the Bog River, just above the upper dam, below Lows Lake. My telephoto view compressed the perspective here, making the scene much "tighter" than it looks in person. This was one of the more colorful places last October, when we had spotty colors. It was a pretty trip, but not as spectacular as this myopic, supersaturated vision created by this filter. Still, memories are not always 100% literal, are they?

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on March 30, 2012 at 8:57 AM

That is a cracking image. That would look awesome hung on the wall.

Love it, well done

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 30, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Wayne, I recall the first version in M&N and its nice glow. I like this artistic/painterly rendition even more. The added shoreline in the LLC helps with reducing the amount of the canoe's reflection. I do notice the duplication of rock/bush and branch patterns by the clone tool that you may wish to address for this fine image.
Congrats on the WP

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on March 30, 2012 at 4:14 PM

beautiful art work, Wayne...the colors are fantastic

Brigitte

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on April 3, 2012 at 1:10 AM

I think it's definitely art and it's fantastic. I've seen the original and I agree, this is one of those times where a post-processing filter makes an image stronger. Good for you for thinking of using it here.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 5, 2012 at 3:13 PM

Wayne, This is awesome! I do remember one from M&N gallery that I really liked also. Congrats on the WP. I missed this one earlier.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 10, 2012 at 3:40 PM

hi wayne

Too bad you dont paint...... You have created a magical scene, Congrats on winning the WP

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 20, 2012 at 2:53 PM

This has to be one of the most beautiful photographs I've seen and definitely is my favorite of yours! Love the effects you applied. The results are just stunning.

And YES, it is art. Photo art. My definition, anyway– more toward the non-literal, interpretive vision of what you actually saw. Oh, my! yes this is inspiring art! Thank you, Wayne!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 25, 2012 at 12:12 PM

Wow, this makes me want to be in my canoe so badly! Makes me hurt!!!! Why am I even at work today???? Great shot Wayne.

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