PainShop Pro Graphics - A Bird Manipulation

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A Bird Manipulation

Nightingail

2006-05-03, 7:13 pm

underprocessable

McGrandpa

2006-05-03, 11:03 pm

"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4458d73d_3@cnews...
>
> I'm not brave enough to post any of my unmanipulated bird photos over in
> the other forum where all the expert nature photographers hang out, plus
> there's the Fun Factor of doing a manipulation. I don't remember exactly
> what I did to this. It's mostly a combination of sketch scripts and
> coloring adjustments (layered), histogram tweaks, sharpening. Overall
> texture done in Painter. This bird was wayyyyy in the top branches of a
> tall tree. The original photo wasn't too bad actually, for a Jill Sixpack
> kinda photographer using a Kodak Easy Share Point 'n Shoot on maximum zoom
> and Auto Everything ;-)
>
> --
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
That's a neat manip, and I bet it *IS* a nice photo too! You should post
it, I would enjoy seeing it. It don't matter a whit what it was shot
with...it's that it was shot at all that matters!
McG.

doris

2006-05-04, 8:53 pm

Gramps is right, Nightingale. I would love to see that shot. Frankly, you
have me considering buying a camera. And what other forum is that?

Doris
>
> I'm not brave enough to post any of my unmanipulated bird photos over in
> the other forum where all the expert nature photographers hang out, plus
> there's the Fun Factor of doing a manipulation. I don't remember exactly
> what I did to this. It's mostly a combination of sketch scripts and
> coloring adjustments (layered), histogram tweaks, sharpening. Overall
> texture done in Painter. This bird was wayyyyy in the top branches of a
> tall tree. The original photo wasn't too bad actually, for a Jill Sixpack
> kinda photographer using a Kodak Easy Share Point 'n Shoot on maximum zoom
> and Auto Everything ;-)
>
> --
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
>
>

Carrie Osmo

2006-05-04, 8:53 pm

this looks like a silk painting...
my daughter did some IRL in her fine arts course
I really like it
the strong lines of the branch have a naturally
painted feel..
sort of a little batiky in a way
great effect

carrie - the inveterate top poster !!

"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4458d73d_3@cnews...
>
> I'm not brave enough to post any of my unmanipulated bird photos over in the other forum where all the expert nature photographers
> hang out, plus there's the Fun Factor of doing a manipulation. I don't remember exactly what I did to this. It's mostly a
> combination of sketch scripts and coloring adjustments (layered), histogram tweaks, sharpening. Overall texture done in Painter.
> This bird was wayyyyy in the top branches of a tall tree. The original photo wasn't too bad actually, for a Jill Sixpack kinda
> photographer using a Kodak Easy Share Point 'n Shoot on maximum zoom and Auto Everything ;-)
>
> --
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
>
>

Nightingail

2006-05-04, 8:53 pm

underprocessable

McGrandpa

2006-05-04, 11:31 pm

Thanks for posting it Gail! I like it. Beautiful clear sky, bright, fresh
spring life, and birds enjoying it. Good pic. Hm. I might try that high
pass sharpen after a resize. I've grown used to hitting the Sharpen button
once after a SmartResize for years. Got new tools to play with :)
McG.

"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message news:445a8276_1@cnews...
>
>
>
> Thanks, McG, Doris, and Carrie! Attached is the original - only thing done
> is crop, resize, and slight High Pass Sharpen just to compensate for the
> resizing. There are things that IMO need to be fixed in PSP, but I left it
> as is so you could see it this way.
>
> Doris, I orginally bought a digital camera just so that I could have my
> own photos to manipulate rather than having to use other peoples' pics.
> I'd used PSP for years before that, for other kinds of graphics. Then at
> some point, I decided I might as well use the camera for learning about
> taking photos as 'regular' photos as well as manipulations.
>
> If you are considering getting a camera, you'll want to do a bunch of
> research first, for example dpreview.com is a great place to start. You
> need to decide which factors are most important to you at this point. For
> me, 'ease of use' is way up at the top, which is why I went with a Kodak.
> It also takes decent pictures, even on Auto settings. However, as with any
> camera, there are cons as well as pros, which is why researching is a good
> idea. Now that I know the basics of digital photography - for example, how
> you get the pictures from the camera to the computer *grin.* I was truly
> clueless - I'll probably be looking at other manufacturers as well as
> Kodak when I'm ready to upgrade. Right now, some of the Panasonic models
> appeal to me.
>
> The other forum that I referred to is corel.PaintShopPro_Photography.
> Despite my kidding around about not being brave enough to post in there, I
> actually do all the time - the folks are very, very helpful and
> knowledgeable ;-)
>
> Gail
>
>
>
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
>
>

David Gray

2006-05-04, 11:31 pm

.....a very nice effect !

David
"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4458d73d_3@cnews...
>
> I'm not brave enough to post any of my unmanipulated bird photos over in
> the other forum where all the expert nature photographers hang out, plus
> there's the Fun Factor of doing a manipulation. I don't remember exactly
> what I did to this. It's mostly a combination of sketch scripts and
> coloring adjustments (layered), histogram tweaks, sharpening. Overall
> texture done in Painter. This bird was wayyyyy in the top branches of a
> tall tree. The original photo wasn't too bad actually, for a Jill Sixpack
> kinda photographer using a Kodak Easy Share Point 'n Shoot on maximum zoom
> and Auto Everything ;-)
>
> --
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
>
>

Nightingail

2006-05-07, 6:58 am

McGrandpa wrote:
> Thanks for posting it Gail! I like it. Beautiful clear sky,
> bright, fresh spring life, and birds enjoying it. Good pic. Hm. I
> might try that high pass sharpen after a resize. I've grown used to
> hitting the Sharpen button once after a SmartResize for years. Got
> new tools to play with :) McG.
>

Thank you, McG ;-) I never use just plain Sharpen because it doesn't give
you as much control as the other methods do. I use either the Unsharp Mask
or High Pass Sharpen, or a combination of both (using masks) depending on
the image and what needs to be sharpened.

--
Nightingail's Gallery
www.nightingail.com

Nightingail

2006-05-07, 6:58 am

David Gray wrote:
> ....a very nice effect !
>

Thanks, David! It's too much fun doing this kind of thing, isn't it? I never
seem to get any housework done. Oh well ;-))

Gail

--
Nightingail's Gallery
www.nightingail.com

McGrandpa

2006-05-12, 10:57 pm

"Nightingail" <gail@nospam.com> wrote in message news:445dae23$1_1@cnews...
>
> McGrandpa wrote:
>
> Thank you, McG ;-) I never use just plain Sharpen because it doesn't give
> you as much control as the other methods do. I use either the Unsharp Mask
> or High Pass Sharpen, or a combination of both (using masks) depending on
> the image and what needs to be sharpened.
>
>
>
> --
> Nightingail's Gallery
> www.nightingail.com
In PSP X we have the HPS, in 9 we have USM which is good for this kind of
thing, I'm finding! Just depends on which version I'm in when I decide to
work on a photo.
McG.