Cypress Tree Swamp
Uploaded: January 26, 2005
Taken yesterday midday. Autofocus and auto settings. Manipulated in Virtual Photographer and PSCS. Shoebox filter and diffuse glow. Cropped and contrast tweaked.
Colleen Braun January 26, 2005
Fabulous... #209050Paul Michko January 26, 2005
Fantastic swamp vista, Marsha. I love the effects. #1063642Marsha S. Smith January 26, 2005
Thank you Colleen and Paul. You guys are up early too I see. #1063655Kathleen Clemons January 26, 2005
This has a surreal feel to it, Marsha. Nicely done! #1063728Arya Bandyopadhyay January 26, 2005
Ideal for the drawing room wall ... fabulous capture and terrific presentation, Marsha!! #1063824Cindy Paquette January 26, 2005
WOW! This image is tremendous Marsha! So very beautiful! Where do you live? #1063882S J January 26, 2005
Beautiful image and excellent effects, Marsha!! Very well done!! #1064054Kara L. Hendricks January 26, 2005
This is lovely Marsha!! Great effects. #1064210Adilson F. Ferreira January 26, 2005
Wonderful image Marsha!!! #1064238Marsha S. Smith January 26, 2005
Thanks to all you guys, Kathleen, Arya, Cindy, Sanjay, Kara and Adilson.Murry Grigsby January 26, 2005
Nice pano image and effects Marxha! #1064909William C. Raco January 26, 2005
I really like the color, tone, feel and look of this photo, Marsha. Very well taken and presented.Marsha S. Smith January 26, 2005
Thank you Murry and Bill. I get kind of carried away sometimes with the post processing. Just in case anyone is interested I am posting the original of the photo. #1065093June Marie Sobrito January 26, 2005
I love it! Super work! #1065518Susan T. Parady January 26, 2005
Great effects! This looks super!! Well done!!! #1065584Marsha S. Smith January 26, 2005
June & Susan - thank you very much. I really appreciate the feedback. #1065609Darren K. Fisher January 26, 2005
WOW you have created a great piece of art here. I love it. #1065746Marsha S. Smith January 27, 2005
Thanks so much, Darren. #1066018Laura Berman January 27, 2005
You've really created an unusual, beautiful, atmospheric image here Marsha. It has such a surreal quality to it but I imagine that it is closer to the feeling of the real swamp than a straight photo of it is. Well done! I hope we see more of it mid month. #1066264Marsha S. Smith January 27, 2005
Thank you so much Laura for those kind words. Sometimes I worry that I go overboard on the post processing so its nice to get positive feedback. Thanks again. #1067078Paula Showen January 31, 2005
WOW! What awesome manipulation! You have done a fantastic job with this, Marsha! I LOVE your final result! Very nice! #1075888Marsha S. Smith January 31, 2005
Thank you so much, Paula. I am kind of new to Photoshop so I just grab an image and apply every filter to it until I find one that works. Sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't. I am learning with every step though. I appreciate the boost from comments like yours. #1075963Cora Miller February 02, 2005
The effects you added to this are wonderful, Marsha! You've turned an ordinary photograph into an extraordinary work of art! Great job! #1080623Marsha S. Smith February 03, 2005
Thank you so much for the kind words, Cora. I looove Photoshop. #1080809Tammy McAllister February 07, 2005
I visited your gallery and this image really caught my attention. Wow....what an amazing perspective, and presentation. I hope to see this one again...it is so unique! #1089086Marsha S. Smith February 07, 2005
Thank you so much Tammy. I really appreciate your input, especially after I visited your gallery and saw all those little medallions. Wonderful images. #1089286Odelia March 02, 2005
My first response to this was that it is absolutely gorgeous! Looks enchanted and magical. Wow. #1144182Marsha S. Smith March 02, 2005
Thank you so much Odelia. Down here in SE Texas we have a lot of "swamps". With a little help from Photoshop and Virtual Photographer you can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. #1144274Lewis P. Church March 08, 2005
This is just so cool, It would make a great mural... Keep clicking! #1157265Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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