Comments on Photo Assignment #14

[billz]

Please place your comments in this thread.

Bill

[Norm F]

Hi Bill,

Is participationon these "assignments" open to everyone? Last week's made me "hungry" for more.

[GaryK]

Hey Norm

Open to anybody, that wants to give it a try.

Only rule is... photo has to be taken the week the challenge is posted.

Just something to get us off our collective butts and using our cameras.

[Robyn]

Oops! Didn't know there were any rules. I'll remember next time.

[GaryK]

Robyn

It's kind of a loose rule

Like I said, the intent is just to get us to use our cameras. We had one in the fall, and no photoshopping in that one, other than sort of image correction ..cropping, levels, type of stuff. This one we can photoshop till the cows come home... even after they come home, if you want

[billz]

Couldn't have said it better Gary.

Norm, by all means join in - and tell your friends! It's a lot more fun with a lot of entries.

Bill

[bayhli]

OMIG Robyn, I haven't even begun to figure out what I can do...

Very creative interpretation of the subject - smart thinking!

I really like the way you've positioned the cottage on the frame and to the left in the image; the yellow hue of the frame is very pretty and complimentary to the background. Nice soft feel to the whole thing.

I also like the reflection? of the cottage below it - how did you accomplish that, yourself or a filter/effects tool? I'd like to try it out.

Just lovely Robyn, and congrats on being first!

[Robyn]

Gee thank you Pat,

I'm absolutely flattered that you have asked ME how to do something..... that's a first - I'm very much a beginner.

With the reflection image I just flipped the layer over vertically and applied a distort > ocean ripple filter and also played around a bit with the blur tool. The background I made from the flowers next to the cottage, lowered the opacity and a couple of coloured backgrounds underneath, top one with lower opacity.

[bayhli]

Robyn I think I saw something along the way suggesting that there is something that does a reflection type effect in Elements. I'm sure someone will let us know if there is.

[Robyn]

Tony,
What beautiful buildings. I love the way you have put the whole thing together - looks great!

Pat,
There a section on reflections in Scott Kelby's Down and Dirty Tricks book - I've got the book, but haven't got that far yet.