It's noted for fresh air and fun 2...

[Korky]

A reworking of an image I posted some time ago.

 

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[annie]

very pastel effect.

 

i am sure i remember this picture first time round. could you show us the original korky?

[fuzzyedges]

Smashing

Times gone by look

A postcard of the past infact

[Korky]

Annie - your wish is my....

 

 

 

[fuzzyedges]

What a differance

Sunshine and laughter

Doom and gloom waiting for the rain

[NannyFerret]

I really like the transformation.
Smashing editing.

[FUJI]

WOW! Korky.....................It just shows what can be done via a ....Creative Mind:

 

FUJI

[annie]

yes I do remember, it was on the old site.

 

what a transformation...it's nice to be able to compare.

 

I do understand that some people don't like these highly edited pictures and their reasons why, but I admire the work that goes into them. this is one of those that really works in my eyes.

[ChrisLumix]

I love it! Very postcardy, as someone said.

 

Would you give away your Photoshop secrets and go through what you actually did?

[Korky]

Annie - thank you for the comments, much appreciated. I know what you mean re image manipulation not being everyone's cup of tea, but I firmly believe that if all you try is vanilla, you'll never discover double chocolate fudge.

 

Chris - thanks to you too! I don't have a workflow as such, so I can't go into great detail as to how this image was created. The original was straightened in CS4 and then loaded into NIK Software's HDR Pro. Then I set about finding a preset that showed potential and tweaked just about everything until I was happy with the result. Next I gave it a white vignette and then plopped it back into CS4.

 

Back in PhotoShop, I cloned out a figure on the beach, did some delicate dodging and burning and then added the black border to achieve the final result.

 

I realise that won't be too helpful, but I really am something of a trial and errorist and I tend to treat every image differently, go with what I feel and hope I'll know when it's finished.

 

Korky

[annie]

i'm up for trying all the flavours korky.

[Korky]

i'm up for trying all the flavours korky.

Nice one! Try this.......

 

One slice of bread with peanut butter, one slice of bread with mature Cheddar. Slap 'em together, cut into posh triangles and enjoy with a mug of builder's tea. Taste sensation!

 

Korky

[Kobione]

Loved looking at both versions of this, Korky - aaah, memories!

 

Fantastic what you have done to acheive that 'postcardy' look, I would happily have that as a poster on my wall!