Inspiring Photo: Molten Gold #1990594

Molten Gold

Uploaded: April 16, 2006 07:28:57

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Originally, a BW shot of some silverware handles. Used Colorize (tweaking Hue/Saturation) along with Liquify filter.
Original source image is attached, in the Discussion thread.
4/06 Finalist; DD

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Chris Budny April 16, 2006

Original image of flatware handles. #427949

Margie Hurwich April 16, 2006

Wonderful PS work, Chris! Love the outcome! #2649149

Pat Gamwell April 16, 2006

FANTASTIC creation, Chris! WOW! LOVE IT! Bless you on this glorious Easter day. #2649181

Chris Budny April 16, 2006

Thank you, both! Was a lot of fun to explore... I'm always surprised at the results that can appear before your eyes! #2649259

Virginia Leone April 16, 2006

Very cool photo! It's so much fun to fool around in PS and see what the outcome is. Bravo! #2649485

Milan Banik April 16, 2006

wonderful creation Christopher ! #2649506

Chris Budny April 16, 2006

Thank you, Milan & Virginia! #2650120

William Moore April 17, 2006

love the hues and shapes of this most colorful ab... #2653611

Chris Budny April 18, 2006

Thank you, William! I loved the soft blending of colors--I will have to explore this tool further, for other abstract results! #2657208

Dennis Flanagan April 20, 2006

Great abstract design on this Chris. #2667145

Chris Budny April 20, 2006

Many thanks, Dennis! Good to hear from you, and see how much more you're shooting! #2667610

Kay Beausoleil April 28, 2006

Love the design and the colours. Great effects, Christopher! #2703696

Chris Budny April 30, 2006

Thank you, Kay! I spent a good deal of time working in that Liquify edit screen; neat tool, but also for me, a challenging and frustrating tool to "predict". #2709147

Tamera S. Phillips May 21, 2006

Congrats again on a finalist Chris! Love the work you did on this shot. #2793651

Jessica Jenney May 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist image, Chris! #2794089

Chris Budny May 21, 2006

Thank you both so much! I was thrilled with the results in this image when I finished; glad to know others like it as well! #2795485

Darryl Wilkinson May 21, 2006

Creative concept and excellent results, Christopher! CONGRATULATIONS! #2796281

Dennis Flanagan May 22, 2006

Congratulations Chris once again. #2797052

Chris Budny May 22, 2006

Thank you both, guys! #2798233

Margie Hurwich May 22, 2006

Knew I'd see this one again! A big congrats! #2798812

Chris Budny May 22, 2006

Thank you, Margie! #2799191

Sylvia Rossler May 22, 2006

You rock this month Chris !! Big congrats again :O) #2799219

Chris Budny May 22, 2006

Thank you, Sylvia... the April contest results are a first for me! Very exciting! #2799306

Mary Clarke May 22, 2006

More congratulations Christopher! Another lovely image #2801186

Chris Budny May 22, 2006

Thanks so much, Mary! #2801364

Brian Lobdell May 22, 2006

You're getting really adept with Photoshop techniques, Christopher! Wonderful colors and shape-shifting to achieve this nice abstract! Congratulations on another finalist! #2802377

Chris Budny May 23, 2006

Thank you, Brian! I think in this case, it was a matter of persistence in experimentation! I didn't really have a specific look in mind when I started... perhaps this can be a new form of therapy... ;) #2803276

Corinne M. Thompson May 23, 2006

Stunning work and image! Congrats on your Finalist! #2804705

Chris Budny May 23, 2006

I appreciate that, Corinne; thank you! #2805709

Graeme yew Chow June 07, 2006

Beautiful ! finalist, Chris. #2866493

Lewis P. Church June 08, 2006

It's just amazing what people come up with, this is neat! #2870137

Chris Budny June 08, 2006

Graeme & L. Paul, thanks so much! #2870698

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