#80 - second attempt

richtersl

Current entry:



Am considering replacing it with this one:



Would appreciate your thoughts on this. Thanks!

travelways

May I ask you what was the reason behind this thought?

DaddyO

While your new consideration is appealing in many ways, I stand partial to your original entry...

travelways

What about making the second one kind of Van Gogh looking?

richtersl

photo-funtasia wrote: »

May I ask you what was the reason behind this thought?

I just thought I'd play a little bit with a skewed angle and see how that compared with my current entry.

richtersl

DaddyO wrote: »

While your new consideration is appealing in many ways, I stand partial to your original entry...

Thanks, DaddyO.

travelways

I too think that your current entry is more powerful theme wise and artistically.

richtersl

Thanks, Tatiana. I found a van Gough PS tutorial on line and tried running it on the photo. It's a pretty neat effect and I'm going to play with that some more!

But I guess I'll stay with the original entry.

travelways

richtersl wrote: »

Thanks, Tatiana. I found a van Gough PS tutorial on line and tried running it on the photo. It's a pretty neat effect and I'm going to play with that some more!

But I guess I'll stay with the original entry.

Cool

You can obtain the VG effect and some others with Pixel Bender (an extension of CS5), like this quick one:



Sorry, but I couldn't resist to try it...

However, I'm not sure of the broken rules on the sunflowers - maybe I'm just missing something

SeascapeS

I also prefer the current entry. The flower seems to over-processed (to me). I know what it's like to second guess at the end. Torture!

richtersl

photo-funtasia wrote: »

Cool

You can obtain the VG effect and some others with Pixel Bender (an extension of CS5), like this quick one:



Sorry, but I couldn't resist to try it...

However, I'm not sure of the broken rules on the sunflowers - maybe I'm just missing something

I also had some fun with PixelBender on that shot. As far as broken rules for the shot -- the bee is dead center and the horizon is tilted.

richtersl

SeascapeS wrote: »

I also prefer the current entry. The flower seems to over-processed (to me). I know what it's like to second guess at the end. Torture!

Yes, the second guessing IS torture.

Thanks for the nod on the current entry.

GretaPics

Although I'm a sucker for all flowers, especially sun flowers, I think your first entry is more interesting and artsy, especially for this challenge. (I like the Van Gough effect on photos, but in the end, I never really use it - maybe because I'm more about the actual capture at this stage). GP

ghinson

The current entry makes me want to look at it longer.

WhatSheSaw

I favor your current entry, also.

dlscott56

Another vote for your current entry for this challenge. The sunflower photo is really nice though. The VG effect is pretty cool but am partial to the original sunflower photo, just not for this challenge.

billseye

When in doubt... stick with the first instinct. Another fan of the current entry!

richtersl

Thanks for the votes of confidence, folks!