lol... it is quiet - usually is over summer hols though - good weather, kids on holiday - hopefully everyone enjoying themselves for a bit!
Different shot Mike. I can't make my mind up with the yellowy colour though - I might prefer a B&W or even a duotone/tritone version or something like a cyanotype. Certainly plenty of variants to try out.
I had tried a pure B&W conversion but preferred the colour (I had actually enhanced the coloration with a 50% overlay layer of guassian blur @ rad 4)
The above is with a warm up filter, I am a bit restricted on the fancier stuff as I use Elements not full PS - disadvantages of the amateur not being able to justify the ludicrous prices being charged by Adobe
Its nice, I do prefer your original version... however it looks over sharpened on my screen... CombineZm/p does give a sharpening to the stack somehow... I think JR used to use it as a sharpening workflow.... nowt wrong with Elements, most people only use about 5% of what is in PS and probably 50% of what is in Elements....
Try leaving it in colour, select all and then invert the whole image (colour cmd/ctrl-I or something like that, not invert top to bottom! ). (you might not have to select all - just try inverting it... it's been a long day!)
Go back to the original colour one and just do a straight invert (cmd/ctrl-i) you should get a clean white background & a cyan coloured burst.
Posted by John Robinson on August 3, 2013 at 7:08 PM
I have deleted my last comment after being accused by a member of the forum of being an "unhappy old fart".
(I feel I may have earned some of that right.)
I was also accussed of being the " main reason for the undermining of this forum." .
That will do me .
After my posting record- even I can't swallow that. The sender of the message could perhaps justify his comments but I am not that bothered.
Funny old world.
JR
Posted by David Sewell on August 10, 2013 at 8:10 AM
Funny old world indeed, John. Undermining the forum is a ridiculous claim, and should be treated with the contempt it deserves. As for Mike's picture, I like the original version best.
David
Posted by David Taylor on August 18, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Discussion
9 repliesOly E620, 50mm f2 macro, iso 200 I/3s at F4 - 5 stacked images using Combine ZP, tripod and mini lighting cube with black felt backdrop
Different shot Mike. I can't make my mind up with the yellowy colour though - I might prefer a B&W or even a duotone/tritone version or something like a cyanotype. Certainly plenty of variants to try out.
I had tried a pure B&W conversion but preferred the colour (I had actually enhanced the coloration with a 50% overlay layer of guassian blur @ rad 4)
The above is with a warm up filter, I am a bit restricted on the fancier stuff as I use Elements not full PS - disadvantages of the amateur not being able to justify the ludicrous prices being charged by Adobe
(I feel I may have earned some of that right.)
I was also accussed of being the " main reason for the undermining of this forum." .
That will do me .
After my posting record- even I can't swallow that. The sender of the message could perhaps justify his comments but I am not that bothered.
Funny old world.
JR
David