A little bit of "street" style photography at Bentleyville Christmas Light Village in Duluth Nov 2017. This was before I got my new camera so I'd really like to go back, but it's so packed with people every night it's difficult to get photos. We may have to go this year, because the kids will be up from Phoenix and our DIL has never seen it.
There isn't actually a tool that does it quite like that as far as I know. I take one of my photos which is in color and use a tool to turn it black and white. Then I use another tool to extract the colored image I want to use from the original photo, although I may enhance the colors somewhat, and edit it in on top of the black and white version of the photo. I have to match it up exactly so it looks like it does in the original photo. And then, I do a bit more editing to create the final version. I've done a few of these now, and worked on a couple of other photos where I edited in more than one part of the photo in color. I thought it would be cool if I could do this and figured out how I could make it happen about 4-5 weeks ago. I posted the first one I did 3 or 4 weeks ago. It was a photo of a couple in kimonos window shopping in Kyoto.
It's a fairly exacting process and takes quite a bit of work to do it right. Or, at least, to do it to my satisfaction.
Thanks, I saw your earlier photo, the guy was carrying a folded up umbrella I thought was a rifle. LOL. I can desaturate, but none of the other things you do to get that result. It's very effective.
The two girls in this week's photo have their umbrellas, too, and they're fully loaded!
The tool I use to extract the images is Magic Select from Paint 3D, which is on Microsoft 10. It can take a lot of effort to get the image properly. Sometimes I have to work it through a few times before I can use the desired image. Magic Select is also useful if I want to eliminate some element from a photo, but it's not perfect and doesn't always work exactly as I'd like.
I've also been using Magic Select to take an image that I then edit into other photos. I will post some of those that I've done soon.
It's a fairly exacting process and takes quite a bit of work to do it right. Or, at least, to do it to my satisfaction
You've learned your editing skills very well, G. A lot of people see the finished product and think it is good. But, have no idea the time and effort that goes into that finished product.
Like you, some of what I create takes days to get the finished look I want. But, the effort to get the look I want is really well worth it when Members here on NT enjoy the finished products. That is reward enough for me.
It does take a lot of work, but it's fun and very rewarding.
There have been some pieces that I think might be finished, but then I look at them a few days later and decide they need more work. Some pieces I know I'm not satisfied with. Usually I let them sit for a while and get back to them later after I've thought for a while about what I could do to make them better.
You're work is always terrific. I'm still just learning about what I can do. I am starting to put together a pretty good inventory, so I should have enough to post on here for a while.
It does take a lot of work, but it's fun and very rewarding.
Indeed it is fun. That is what makes all the hard, time consuming work worth it. When it stops being fun I don't think my efforts, and/or creativity will be the same. Being able to share my work with my Friends here on NT, and seeing their positive response, is indeed the best reward I could ask for. No amount of money could in any way replace that great feeling.
I, too,will let the artwork that I am not sure of, or am not really sure of what I am looking for, sit for a while and work on something else. Sometimes getting too deep into a project can cloud my thinking. And some things just don't work out the way I want them to. So rather than delete what I have already done, I set it aside and go back later when my perspective is more clear.
Often, what I first thought I wanted will actually turn out to be something totally different. That is the fun creative part.
It is often very hard work, but, the challenge is what keeps my mind active and well balanced. I am always on the lookout for something that I can use in creating my artwork. It often takes bits and pieces of backgrounds, framing, editing, and setting the mood of the artwork. For me, the artwork should say something positive. Something that makes the artwork more than mere images. I want it to evoke a 'feeling' about the artwork, tell a story, or relate to an event in history. To me, it must be more than just images. I can only hope that I can reach my goal in that department.
And I see that you also lean in that direction with your own artwork. And I admire your quick learning and mastering many of the important aspects of creative artwork. You have come a long way in a very short time. And that is very commendable. Well done!
Exactly. You entitled yours Scene from Kyoto. I entitle mine Scene from Chongqing (but they're dressed like Japanese, not Chinese). I've never seen anyone in China walking on the street in traditional clothes. Here my wife and I are dressed in traditional Chinese wedding clothes for our wedding photo album, but we did not wear anything quite that extreme for our actual traditional wedding ceremony.
There was a holiday going on during the first part of our visit to Japan. We were told that tourists from other parts of Japan rented the kimonos while they were in Kyoto. I took a lot of photos of people in kimonos because I thought they looked so great. We also saw a few people in kiminos in Tokyo, where we went after Kyoto.
And the perfume is gorgeous... there is a lavender farm just up the road about 150 kilometres from here. Even when driving along the highway you can smell the scent.
It's true that Mother Earth gave the seas the right to develop a personality of their own. And what they do at any given time depends on their mood at the time.
Much like the sandy beach on the far western end of Lake Ontario that was 5 minutes away from my grandmother's cottage where i spent the summer vacations when I was a little kid - very shallow going out. Thanks for the memory.
Yes it is a very safe beach and sand and shallow all the way out...the whales come in here for a slosh around....they swim up and down the pier checking us out..🐳🐳🐳
A/noon Buzz...Seems a 50 year old man has been taken over in WA this morning by a shark..Said it was a 4.5 metre Great White..They are still searching but I am afraid I doubt there will be anything to find now...Dreadful for his family...
But at the end of the day we are swimming in their territory...
All very fine photos, Buzz. They are both interesting and informative. You have a lot of amazing artwork in your area, and I think you for sharing it with us to enjoy as well.
Before I retired I spent a lot of time in all parts of Asia, we had offices and operations in most every Asia country. One of my favorites was Thailand where I also spent time with some of the indigenous people of Thailand. This is a photo of a Akha women in northern Thailand part of the Hill Tribes. It was for me a wonderful experience.
This is taken from the internet as I have hundreds of photos but they are all the old photos, I still haven't transferred them to the digital world.
I read that article and totally love it. The nay-sayers are always anxious to tell AN's that their claim to family history is just lies and/or misinformation. Then when DNA comes into play that proves beyond a doubt that what the NA has been claiming is totally true, you don't hear a word from the nay-sayers.
I am so very glad that Sitting Bull's Great-Grandson has been vindicated and proven that the big mouthed nay-sayers didn't know what they were talking about, and their original claims made the bigger fools of them in the long run. As usual.
Two Pitties that I'm working with now. Meet Midori and Phillipe (Midori on the left is mom and Phillipe is the son) they were found chained up in the back yard of an abandoned house. Mom is 45 lbs and her son is 80 lbs and they are gentle as lambs and are now up for adoption. Hopefully, we can find someone that wants to adopt both since it would be very hard on them to be separated.
Let's get goin'.
That is a crisp, clear, serene Fall day, Mac. Great photo.
Autumn seems to last quite a while where you are, and you take full advantage of it for the benefit of us all.
Beautiful photo.
A little bit of "street" style photography at Bentleyville Christmas Light Village in Duluth Nov 2017. This was before I got my new camera so I'd really like to go back, but it's so packed with people every night it's difficult to get photos. We may have to go this year, because the kids will be up from Phoenix and our DIL has never seen it.
Edit: B at Bentleville 2017
Nice exhibition, EG. And very good photos.
A fabulous light show, and having people in the photo gives photos like that a reality and perspective that wouldn't exist without them.
Great photos, EG.
Anyone? Anyone? Hello …
Scene from Kyoto
Great photo, G.
Thanks, Raven Wing.
That's a great tool to be able to isolate them with colour and desaturate the rest.
There isn't actually a tool that does it quite like that as far as I know. I take one of my photos which is in color and use a tool to turn it black and white. Then I use another tool to extract the colored image I want to use from the original photo, although I may enhance the colors somewhat, and edit it in on top of the black and white version of the photo. I have to match it up exactly so it looks like it does in the original photo. And then, I do a bit more editing to create the final version. I've done a few of these now, and worked on a couple of other photos where I edited in more than one part of the photo in color. I thought it would be cool if I could do this and figured out how I could make it happen about 4-5 weeks ago. I posted the first one I did 3 or 4 weeks ago. It was a photo of a couple in kimonos window shopping in Kyoto.
It's a fairly exacting process and takes quite a bit of work to do it right. Or, at least, to do it to my satisfaction.
Thanks, I saw your earlier photo, the guy was carrying a folded up umbrella I thought was a rifle. LOL. I can desaturate, but none of the other things you do to get that result. It's very effective.
The two girls in this week's photo have their umbrellas, too, and they're fully loaded!
The tool I use to extract the images is Magic Select from Paint 3D, which is on Microsoft 10. It can take a lot of effort to get the image properly. Sometimes I have to work it through a few times before I can use the desired image. Magic Select is also useful if I want to eliminate some element from a photo, but it's not perfect and doesn't always work exactly as I'd like.
I've also been using Magic Select to take an image that I then edit into other photos. I will post some of those that I've done soon.
You've learned your editing skills very well, G. A lot of people see the finished product and think it is good. But, have no idea the time and effort that goes into that finished product.
Like you, some of what I create takes days to get the finished look I want. But, the effort to get the look I want is really well worth it when Members here on NT enjoy the finished products. That is reward enough for me.
It does take a lot of work, but it's fun and very rewarding.
There have been some pieces that I think might be finished, but then I look at them a few days later and decide they need more work. Some pieces I know I'm not satisfied with. Usually I let them sit for a while and get back to them later after I've thought for a while about what I could do to make them better.
You're work is always terrific. I'm still just learning about what I can do. I am starting to put together a pretty good inventory, so I should have enough to post on here for a while.
I've used Paint 3D and will take a look at it. In the meantime if I could do with this photo....
What I did with this photo.....
I would be able to mimic YOUR photo in a way.
Indeed it is fun. That is what makes all the hard, time consuming work worth it. When it stops being fun I don't think my efforts, and/or creativity will be the same. Being able to share my work with my Friends here on NT, and seeing their positive response, is indeed the best reward I could ask for. No amount of money could in any way replace that great feeling.
I, too,will let the artwork that I am not sure of, or am not really sure of what I am looking for, sit for a while and work on something else. Sometimes getting too deep into a project can cloud my thinking. And some things just don't work out the way I want them to. So rather than delete what I have already done, I set it aside and go back later when my perspective is more clear.
Often, what I first thought I wanted will actually turn out to be something totally different. That is the fun creative part.
It is often very hard work, but, the challenge is what keeps my mind active and well balanced. I am always on the lookout for something that I can use in creating my artwork. It often takes bits and pieces of backgrounds, framing, editing, and setting the mood of the artwork. For me, the artwork should say something positive. Something that makes the artwork more than mere images. I want it to evoke a 'feeling' about the artwork, tell a story, or relate to an event in history. To me, it must be more than just images. I can only hope that I can reach my goal in that department.
And I see that you also lean in that direction with your own artwork. And I admire your quick learning and mastering many of the important aspects of creative artwork. You have come a long way in a very short time. And that is very commendable. Well done!
You mean something like this? I enhanced the color (or colour , if you prefer) for a better contrast with the black and white background.
In addition to using Paint 3D, I also use PowerPoint when I'm putting everything together.
I like your photo with the flower, a lot.
I've had that experience a few times.
Exactly. You entitled yours Scene from Kyoto. I entitle mine Scene from Chongqing (but they're dressed like Japanese, not Chinese). I've never seen anyone in China walking on the street in traditional clothes. Here my wife and I are dressed in traditional Chinese wedding clothes for our wedding photo album, but we did not wear anything quite that extreme for our actual traditional wedding ceremony.
There was a holiday going on during the first part of our visit to Japan. We were told that tourists from other parts of Japan rented the kimonos while they were in Kyoto. I took a lot of photos of people in kimonos because I thought they looked so great. We also saw a few people in kiminos in Tokyo, where we went after Kyoto.
Thank you very much, Raven Wing. That is very nice of you.
I really like the color subject against a b/w background photo effect.
Thanks, dev.
One of my favorite places in the world, the Island of Hvar known as the lavender island is the Kornati Archipelico in Croatia.
photo from the internet.
That is truly an awesome combination of lavender. I've never seen it before. Thanks for sharing it for us to enjoy.
That is a beautiful scene, Kavika.
And the perfume is gorgeous... there is a lavender farm just up the road about 150 kilometres from here. Even when driving along the highway you can smell the scent.
It smells good too.
Happy Friday once again......
.......and a great day of fishing
Ha, good one.
Very nice image, Raven Wing. Interesting.
Thanks, G. Glad you like it.
He doesn't look happy to me, but I'm sure he'll enjoy his fish dinner.
Maybe one of the other fish he caught slapped him in the face as he brought it up before it fell off the hook and back in the water. (big grin)
Something seem to be missing … anyone know where everyone is?
I was asleep, and then made and ate my special oatmeal breakfast. I'll post my photos in a minute - don't be so impatient.
One to see us into Saturday.....
Another very interesting image, Raven Wing.
Thank you, G.
All right; this is more like it.
Thank you, Mac.
Excellent colour coordination.
Thanks, Buzz.
Anoon...Have to admit..the Autumn colours over there do look spectacular...as do the Christmas lights with the snow...
This is a fishing failure.
Oops! A self-wedgie.
Just a tad embarrassing..
Kavika...is that your Cousin Can't Catch Fish? That could be one good reason why.
I cannot comment on that RW, but it sure resembles him from a distance.
Hooking the other side of the pants is sometimes confused with FLY fishing.
Also known as hook, line and zipper.
Doesn't look like catch and release to me.
That one does not look like one I'd want to take home.
My local beach which is 5 minutes from my house...
That looks like a nice sunny beach.
Ahhh she comes in all moods as mother nature shows her hand for the day..
It's true that Mother Earth gave the seas the right to develop a personality of their own. And what they do at any given time depends on their mood at the time.
Much like the sandy beach on the far western end of Lake Ontario that was 5 minutes away from my grandmother's cottage where i spent the summer vacations when I was a little kid - very shallow going out. Thanks for the memory.
Yes it is a very safe beach and sand and shallow all the way out...the whales come in here for a slosh around....they swim up and down the pier checking us out..🐳🐳🐳
Never saw a whale in Lake Ontario - no sharks either. LOL
A/noon Buzz...Seems a 50 year old man has been taken over in WA this morning by a shark..Said it was a 4.5 metre Great White..They are still searching but I am afraid I doubt there will be anything to find now...Dreadful for his family...
But at the end of the day we are swimming in their territory...
Australia has its hazards - shark attacks, crocodiles, etc.
The background makes me feel right at home, ships and cranes.
© A. Mac/A.G.
And speaking of memories.....
Oh I would love to walk along that path. I can smell the aroma of the aged fallen leaves and the freshness of the surrounding lush greenery.
No theme, no continuity, just a bunch of odd shots...
A little bit of the Canadian Rockies on the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute campus across the road from where we live. Makes me feel right at home.
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The Rockery - in the gated community around the corner from us.
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A scene at the Chongqing University Campus - a 20 minute walk from our home.
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The monuments at the gated community around the corner.
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The flower from Mars.
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Back to the rockery.
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The sun bursting at a park in Chongqing
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Back to a park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
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All very fine photos, Buzz. They are both interesting and informative. You have a lot of amazing artwork in your area, and I think you for sharing it with us to enjoy as well.
Thank you Raven.
The sculptural display of the musical instruments in the park is just great! I wish I could have that in my backyard.
Before I retired I spent a lot of time in all parts of Asia, we had offices and operations in most every Asia country. One of my favorites was Thailand where I also spent time with some of the indigenous people of Thailand. This is a photo of a Akha women in northern Thailand part of the Hill Tribes. It was for me a wonderful experience.
This is taken from the internet as I have hundreds of photos but they are all the old photos, I still haven't transferred them to the digital world.
Beautiful regalia, and a very beautiful lady. Asia as a whole has a lot of fascinating early history as well. I never tire of learning about it.
Thanks for sharing this great image.
Those can't possibly be real pearls (the big ones).
They are not pearls, Buzz.
Oh, okay, they just LOOK like pearls.
What an amazing photo. You can see Indian genetic roots as well as dress. Totally fascinating to study the photo.
Running a bit late today....but here is one for Saturday......one some of you may not have seen, or not seen for a good while.
The Creator, over seeing the world he created, and the vast inhabitants he created to live in and care for it.
I've never seen that one. It is truly a fantastic image.
Thank you, G.
Excellent, RW.
Thank you very much, Kavika. I'm very glad you like it.
Excellent image and frame. I'd be somewhat concerned if he looked at ME with that expression on his face.
Beautiful painting Raven. Very moving.
Thank you very much Perrie. Glad you like it.
My wife and I took a walk this afternoon; sorry all of you couldn't be there with us.
© A. Mac/A.G.
Indeed I would have loved to join you and Mrs Mac of your walk in what could be thought to be a walk in fantasy land. Just beautiful.
You are so lucky to be able to walk in places that are so very beautiful.
What a lovely peaceful image, Mac. Thanks for sharing.
Another oldie to take up into Sunday....
A leader, a hero of his people, and a famous one at that. A good image.
Thanks, Buzz.
DNA just confirmed that a man in Ernie LaPointe of SD is the great grandson of Sitting Bull.
I read that article and totally love it. The nay-sayers are always anxious to tell AN's that their claim to family history is just lies and/or misinformation. Then when DNA comes into play that proves beyond a doubt that what the NA has been claiming is totally true, you don't hear a word from the nay-sayers.
I am so very glad that Sitting Bull's Great-Grandson has been vindicated and proven that the big mouthed nay-sayers didn't know what they were talking about, and their original claims made the bigger fools of them in the long run. As usual.
Two Pitties that I'm working with now. Meet Midori and Phillipe (Midori on the left is mom and Phillipe is the son) they were found chained up in the back yard of an abandoned house. Mom is 45 lbs and her son is 80 lbs and they are gentle as lambs and are now up for adoption. Hopefully, we can find someone that wants to adopt both since it would be very hard on them to be separated.
Indeed it would be great for them both is the adoption could be made a 'family affair.'
Here's one for Sunday....a ceremonial dancer....
Great image and frame - a fabulous costume.
Thanks, Buzz. Glad you like it.
Thanks to everyone … keep going until around noon tomorrow.
And one more to see us into Monday...........
Very nice, as usual.
Thank you, Buzz.