Somewhere in the preamble to these ramblings I claim that every image shown has been taken by myself. That is true. Since I profess to being a photographer I can see no point in using other people's images. Arrogant, perhaps, but that's the way the dark chocolate digestive crumbles.Today's picture is no exception except that, in a moment of tedium, I decided to play with it. I was not content. I wanted more than the shallow original (which I will not show, so there). I fiddled with it, manipulated it, opening menus on my imaging program that are best left unopened. I delved into the enormous box of tricks called filters. What wonders lie within! But I chose one of the simplest. We all now what too much excitement before bedtime causes.
The program claims that the result resembles a watercolour. I collect Victorian watercolours and it's not really like any of those. Perhaps they didn't have a filter section on their porcelain palettes. But it will pass for one. Just a little bit of digital magic.
3 comments:
Nice effect. At one level I miss my days of fiddling in the darkroom (B&W only) but I do enjoy the electronic fiddling with Photoshop Elements.
It's got a watercolor-y feel but that may be because the background looks pebbly, like heavy watercolor paper. The image itself is glorious.
Chocolate digestives and too much excitement at bedtime sound like fun...
Nothing beats a little bit of electronic fiddling, Lee.
Thanks, Pauline. I feel a wave of sky images coming on.
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