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I Left My Heart...

© Chris Budny
Deluxe Website: chrisbudny.com

I Left My Heart...

Uploaded: January 07, 2006

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...In Huntington, West Virginia
(Guess that makes it a Valentine's to my mom, who lives there! ;)
Final result of my transformations to the Huntington bridge over the Ohio River.
(Intermediate steps are posted in the photo thread.)

Comments

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 07, 2006 0

Here are 2 intermediate steps, shown on the way to my final result ("I Left My Heart...") #370758

Pat Gamwell January 07, 2006 0

As you would expect, I LOVE IT! The design is perfection. The bold, stark black/white with heart red is SUPERB! You are a true artist, my friend! Don't you just love to "color out the lines"? #2262494

Margie Hurwich January 07, 2006 0

Absoluetly LOVE I Left My Heart! Great job! #2262513

Alisha L. Ekstrom January 07, 2006 0

WOW...FANTASTIC design. This is truly VERY VERY wonderful looking:) Nice work!! #2262626

Kerby Pfrangle January 07, 2006 0

Beautiful photo ball Chrisopher. Love the design and heart in the middle.

Great job on this one.

You will find you loving making these they are so fun.

Kerby #2262753

Corinne M. Thompson January 07, 2006 0

This is absolutely awesome....great work! #2262831

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 08, 2006 0

Thank you Pat, Margie, Alisha, Corrine & Kerby, very much! Kerby, I'm glad you 'approve' since your photoballs were my motivator. I'm still not sure why my background looks different from yours (ie, my diagonal black lines in the upper left and right are "broken" and shifted slightly, where they meet the oval shape of the image... yours aren't? I actually attempted to correct that break/shift in the lower left/right corners!)
Pat---I assume Flexify creates a full round image (which you then placed on an unrelated background? Your "lace ornament" is drawing massive crowds! Such a cool effect!) #2263610

Stan Lubach January 08, 2006 0

This came out wonderful. Great job, Christopher! The red really makes a nice highlight fo rthe image. You, know, the whole thing kind of looks like the backdrop for a music video. :^) #2265327

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 08, 2006 0

Thank you, Stan! I think I know what you mean... I thought it had that "hip/urban" graphic design look, like the bold tattoos you see nowadays, that kind of "look", particularly the heart and heavy dark border portions, without the bridge cables... (One of my sisters also suggested it was a simplified pair of hands, holding out a heart.) #2265708

Ken Smith level-classic January 08, 2006 0

Wow, that's beautiful. Well done. But, you lost me by the 2nd image. :-) #2265909

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 10, 2006 0

Thanks, Ken! But c'mon; look at your "Lighthouse in a Mirror Ball"... I don't think this transformation is really beyond you?! (I love the effect of the lightbeam you added!) #2270789

Stefan G January 13, 2006 0

Very interesting abstract image! Nice work! #2282673

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 14, 2006 0

Thanks, Stefan! Seeing great manipulations like your martini really push me to explore the dark reaches of PS menus... #2286132

Sylvia Rossler January 22, 2006 0

Wonderful work on this one Christopher !! That result is absolutely gorgeous !! I think this one will be seen again :o) #2320733

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 22, 2006 0

Thanks, Sylvia... now that I know you are good at predicting others' wins, I will keep my fingers crossed! ;) #2321756

Jenny D March 12, 2006 0

Wonderful job on this! #2522226

Chris Budny level-deluxe March 12, 2006 0

Thanks so much, JD! I certainly play with Polar Coordinates more often now, just to see what might develop, after this early attempt! #2523053

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