Lafayette at Valley Forge
Uploaded: December 16, 2007
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Brinn MacDougall December 16, 2007
Works well for this image, great ps work, Norman. #809286Nadine A. Lewis December 16, 2007
This is a GREAT image, Norman!!!! AWESOME lighting, textures, & it seems to look 3D to me. <>< #5214645Norman P. Banks December 16, 2007
Hi Brinn & Nadine! Thanks for stopping by and leaving such nice encouraging comments.Nadine: My new Canon SLR @ 10.1 MP allows me to get really sharp images, something that my trusty old prosumer Fuji Finepic @ 4.3 MP just wasn't able to do.
I shot the cannon at a tight angle to the length of the barrel. I cropped tight on the right side to get the "sticking out of the picture" look, then used a Vignette FX from NIK FX pro to get a lost edges FX.
After the usual color & light editing, I dry brush filtered both images and blended using Pin Light mode to get what I wanted. After that it was a matter of tweaking the image and adding a border.
Thanks again Ladies,
Norm #5215523
Steve M. Harrington December 16, 2007
Nice work on this image, Norm. A real in your face cannon! :) Merry Christmas to you and your family.Kimi A. Phillips December 17, 2007
Super 3D look, Norm! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU!!!! #5218416Norman P. Banks December 17, 2007
Hi Steve & Kimi!Thanks for the look in and nice commentary.
Steve, I already got to you so Kimi, here's a "Happy Holidays to You & Yours!" (smile)
Norm #5219518
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