Kananaskis Sunset

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted November 4, 2013713 views11 comments

Went on a hike with some co-workers last weekend at the Upper Lake in Kananaskis (AB). Hung out at the end of the day looking for moose. Didn't find any, but realized the sunset was turning into something stunning so tried to get to this location.

Missed most of the colour, but was able to bring some of it back with post-processing. Used a combination of Photoshop (oil paint filter), NIK Color Efex and Topaz Simplify - multiple layers and blends... basically had fun playing!

5d Mark II, 1/10 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1600, 28mm (will post the Original below)

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on November 4, 2013 at 5:16 PM

This is how the file looked coming out of Lightroom....

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Comment posted by Guy Nelson on November 4, 2013 at 5:20 PM

Hi Karen,
Love it! I know the area well. The oil paint effect is one of my favorites.
Guy
Alberta, Canada

Registered on October 12, 2012, 24 Posts, 138 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 4, 2013 at 6:42 PM

Karen, that is amazing! I especially. love the resulting color and light.

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 4, 2013 at 6:51 PM

Karen, this is a beautiful scene. The original photo is nice, but I like the final version even better.

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on November 5, 2013 at 2:04 PM

Stunning!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 5, 2013 at 10:29 PM

Hi karen

You did a marvelous job on making it look like a painting, from this photo..

excellent work on the processing

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on November 6, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Karen... lovely work! Now, to put a little bug in your ear... have this printed up on canvas, then buy clear acrylic gels and acrylic paints an then start painting over your photographic canvas mimicing what is underneath. Pretty radical thought, but one of the pieces I get the most comments on in my house is a photograph I did that with. Stylize a photo on canvas, then paint with wild abandon over it. It's the new "paint by numbers"...

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on November 9, 2013 at 3:36 PM

I really dig the effects you applied to the image. It sings to me. Very creative. I was up your way last week for the Banff Film Festival. Such a pretty area you live in, photo ops abound. I haven't gotten around to using the filters, but you have opened my eyes with this.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 11, 2013 at 8:35 PM

You did a great processing job. It turned out beautiful. I would not have known it was a photograph.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 17, 2013 at 1:41 PM

Excellent use of these filters - congrats on a well-deserved WP~!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 24, 2013 at 12:07 PM

CONGRATS KAREN!
Love this effect, worked beautifully here!

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