While I know that the dandelion is often considered a pernicious weed, I think of it as the sky-flower. In the beginning, it resembles the sun; later, it looks like the moon; but close up, the moon is made of stars. Here it is in its night form. Using the Blue Tint effect and then taking levels to its extremes, its rendered down to its essence and looks like fireworks or some sort of cosmic stellar event.
...is to fill 52 themes, one a week for the year. Some weeks, maybe I'll try to find several photos to fit the themes. Others, I may spend more time trying to perfect one that seems best to represent the theme. Three years of a photo-a-day opened my eyes, now I want to hone my skills.
Somehow, a camera allows me to see more deeply and awakens the eye. For me, undertaking these year-long challenges is a way to become more aware of the world that swirls around me.
The top treatment is a superb bit of art, to my eye.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Nice shot and excellent effect.
ReplyDeleteNow this treatment is really fun - never thought of using that one! It works great on all the great details in the dandelion!!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteGreat work. I'm a dandelion fan. The top one looks like microscopic plankton.
ReplyDeleteThe treatment does make a remarkable photo. It makes the dandelion seem to be floating in air.
ReplyDeleteI love your fancy of day and night, it does look celestial, another truly creative use of the software on a cool image to begin with.
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