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Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - michael_engelen - 09-12-2010 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] Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - anyscreenamewilldo - 09-12-2010 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 Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - Brightcolours - 09-12-2010 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. Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - michael_engelen - 09-13-2010 [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 Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - michael_engelen - 09-13-2010 [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 Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - miro - 09-13-2010 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 Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - miro - 09-13-2010 This is my favorite image for the last 3 months in this forum. Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - michael_engelen - 09-14-2010 [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='' /> Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - Enrico Pelos - 01-14-2012 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='' /> Waterfall detail and Fractalius Plug-In - Guest - 01-15-2012 [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 [/quote] 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. |