This is the original image, donated by Cathy. Thank you! I absolutely adore this image. The heart in the rock and the people in silhouette are two of the aspects that make this so awesome. |
My formula in Photoshop CS3:
1) Resized the image to fit my blog (800x533).
2) Copied the original layer and auto adjusted color and levels which deepened the color.
3) Ran Pioneer Woman's "Lovely and Ethereal" action. On the Darken Things layer I painted over the rocks to make them darker. I also painted over the water to make the sheen less harsh.
4) My final thought was to add a sky, so I used the sky from my Lake Martin photo. :)
3) Ran Pioneer Woman's "Lovely and Ethereal" action. On the Darken Things layer I painted over the rocks to make them darker. I also painted over the water to make the sheen less harsh.
4) My final thought was to add a sky, so I used the sky from my Lake Martin photo. :)
26 comments:
nicely done! i like the darker rocks and the augmented/replaced sky!
I like how you intensified the color and contrast!
How beautiful! I love how your edit brings out the heart. This seems to be a lovely meme - I will definitely look into it, as it's also something I haven't done so far! :-)
I'm back...because I just read that you added a sky of your own! I'm impressed.....don't know how to do that, myself.
Love it! Great editing.
Oh my goodness. This sounds like such a fun meme. I love how you've edited the original photo.
I really like how you chose to keep the original essence of the image and just enhance it to bring out its best elements. Very nicely done! Thanks for playing again!
I can't say I even noticed the silhouettes until you pointed them out. And you certainly brought them more into view with your treatment. Well done.
My goodness, Gail, a truly amazing transformation.
I love the fact that the heart is so much more visible now.
Beautifully done!
Very impressive! I love the blue sky.
I ♥ this!
I, too, missed the people until you pointed them out. Your edits made a gorgeous image even gorgeous-er. :)
I really like what you did. I don't know how to do these things! I should take a class or something.
Oh how beautiful *sigh* :) I like the way you intensified the color - beautiful, Gail!
Hugs,
Stephanie
I really like this edit.....you made the clouds really pop and the color of the sky is beautiful.....
hi Gail! Wow you made that photo look so different. I didn't know that could be done to someone's photo. See? Learn something new everyday in Blog-land. :D
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I love the clouds and sky. The darker rocks and the heart look great. Well done, Gail!
Great edit Gail! Just started with actions a whole new
world to me!
Oh Gail I LOVE your edit very pretty and I love the heart in the rock. B
Wow - you did a beautiful job, Gail!
Nice editing!
Beautiful! Of course your photography is so good, that I would never have guessed that you edited it.
Love the heart.
hugs,
shug
Love love love it!! Great edit and I love the sky.
This looks amazing. That heart just pops. Well done my friend.
Hugs~
WOW. That heart in the rock is unlike anything I've ever seen!!
You are so brilliant!
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