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by **sirhc55** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:49 pm

After PP’ing this photo I thought I might try and make a photo a piece of art. Please pull me apart at your leisure

by **phillipb** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:53 pm

Interesting Chris, I would be tempted to remove the noise just on the flower and stem and see what it would look like.

by NJ on Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:54 pm

i think that works really well! it does make it more artistic!

by **Geoff** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:58 pm

Hi Chris,
I like Phillip's suggestion but it's a good photo

by **stubbsy** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:01 pm

Chris

I didn't know noise could be so beautiful. This is superb. You've taken a very good image and created a fantastic work of art. Much better than that Stubbsy one Matt did, but then you started with a better subject :wink:

by **Matt. K** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:07 pm

Hmmm...flower with grain. Must be wheat.

by **stubbsy** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:10 pm

Matt

You disappoint me. I was eagerly awaiting your well considered critique. I'm still waiting, just less eager.

by **Matt. K** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:34 pm

Peter
Just for you. A flower with grain...Hmmm, must be rye.

by **Alpha_7** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:35 pm

Hehe, I think he's still waiting... :wink:

by **Matt. K** on Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:48 pm

Chris
I guess the ease with which we can turn out illustrations and graphics using photographs and Photoshop is one of the miraculous developments for image lovers. I can't help but fiddle with my images and every now and then one works for me. Pointilism was not a French twist on how to construct a modern painting...it was being done by Australian aborigines long before that. I love any attempt to take a photograph out of its comfort zone. It's an added value thing. I think the technique you have used works even better with darker tones and the primary colours.

by **Dargan** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:10 am

I think this is a lovely image and the stray petal strikes just the right balance. Is it an agapanthus? Please remove the text and put a border around it and present it as you would a painting if that is what you really were seeking and not trying to get a rise from Matt.

I would also like to see the earlier suggestion by Philip made reality, could you do a bit more PP and remove grain selectively from the flower. IMHO better than a cat jumping through a hoop, it has my vote for creativity and pleasant viewing outcome. I would hang it on a wall with pleasure.

by **stubbsy** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:46 am

It's 4:30 am and I've just got out of the shower ready to head off and capture the Awabakal sunrise :shock:

(went to bed at 11:30). At least I can rest easy now Mr K has commented

by **birddog114** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:35 am

Peter,
You should be dead by 10:00am :lol:

by **gstark** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:21 am

Matt. K wrote:Peter
Just for you. A flower with grain...Hmmm, must be rye.

You don't think that, for Peter, you could come up with a more (grape)seedy response?

Chris, tell the truth now: you used that $30 P&S camera you bought at Jaycar to make this image, right?

Nice PP work to make it look like a Sigma lens took the image though.

by **blinkblink** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:24 am

Just for you. A flower with grain...Hmmm, must be rye.

A rye sense of humour you have there.

by **moggy** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:39 am

gstark wrote:Nice PP work to make it look like a Sigma lens took the image though.

Bite yer bum, Gary! :lol:

Bob.

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by **marcotrov** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:52 am

I like it as it is Chris. Really nice work my friend you have value added to an image that was great to start with. You have addressed superbly the wannabe artist in all of us

You will have to change the rather crass signature logo now to a more sophisticated arty farty one in keeping with your new standing - 'arteest' in residence:wink:
:lol:

cheers
marco

by **sirhc55** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:56 am

phillipb - the flower shot was not that good :wink:

Thanks Matt - let’s just call the French method - micro Pointilism
:lol:

Dargan - Yes it is a budding Agapanthus. I admire very much the creativity of Matt.K and agree with you on the removal of the text but I very seldom put web pics into borders or frames simply coz I don’t like them.

Mr Gary - Tamron

And now for the original:

by **gstark** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:52 am

Chris.

sirhc55 wrote:Mr Gary - Tamron

My point precisely.

And I agree with you about the borders. I have yet to see any image here that I feel has been improved with the addition of any border.

by **ozimax** on Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:26 pm

I like these sort of image creations, btw, if the plural of agapanthus agapanthoi? Agapanthai? Agapanthuses?

by **Dargan** on Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:16 pm

Agapanthers Black cats Agapanthi perhaps

by **tasadam** on Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:43 am

PP'ing? Or using that ISO setting of 32 million?

Nice work, nice image.

I like the original better, and for the arty one, I would have cropped the void to the right, to make a centered image.

The photo works well though.

Just my opinion.