Uploaded: April 16, 2006 07:28:57
Originally, a BW shot of some silverware handles. Used Colorize (tweaking Hue/Saturation) along with Liquify filter.
Original source image is attached, in the Discussion thread.
4/06 Finalist; DD
Chris Budny April 16, 2006
Original image of flatware handles. #427949Margie Hurwich April 16, 2006
Wonderful PS work, Chris! Love the outcome! #2649149Pat Gamwell April 16, 2006
FANTASTIC creation, Chris! WOW! LOVE IT! Bless you on this glorious Easter day. #2649181Chris Budny April 16, 2006
Thank you, both! Was a lot of fun to explore... I'm always surprised at the results that can appear before your eyes! #2649259Virginia Leone April 16, 2006
Very cool photo! It's so much fun to fool around in PS and see what the outcome is. Bravo! #2649485Milan Banik April 16, 2006
wonderful creation Christopher ! #2649506Chris Budny April 16, 2006
Thank you, Milan & Virginia! #2650120William Moore April 17, 2006
love the hues and shapes of this most colorful ab... #2653611Chris Budny April 18, 2006
Thank you, William! I loved the soft blending of colors--I will have to explore this tool further, for other abstract results! #2657208Dennis Flanagan April 20, 2006
Great abstract design on this Chris. #2667145Chris Budny April 20, 2006
Many thanks, Dennis! Good to hear from you, and see how much more you're shooting! #2667610Kay Beausoleil April 28, 2006
Love the design and the colours. Great effects, Christopher! #2703696Chris Budny April 30, 2006
Thank you, Kay! I spent a good deal of time working in that Liquify edit screen; neat tool, but also for me, a challenging and frustrating tool to "predict". #2709147Tamera S. Phillips May 21, 2006
Congrats again on a finalist Chris! Love the work you did on this shot. #2793651Jessica Jenney May 21, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist image, Chris! #2794089Chris Budny May 21, 2006
Thank you both so much! I was thrilled with the results in this image when I finished; glad to know others like it as well! #2795485Darryl Wilkinson May 21, 2006
Creative concept and excellent results, Christopher! CONGRATULATIONS! #2796281Dennis Flanagan May 22, 2006
Congratulations Chris once again. #2797052Chris Budny May 22, 2006
Thank you both, guys! #2798233Margie Hurwich May 22, 2006
Knew I'd see this one again! A big congrats! #2798812Chris Budny May 22, 2006
Thank you, Margie! #2799191Sylvia Rossler May 22, 2006
You rock this month Chris !! Big congrats again :O) #2799219Chris Budny May 22, 2006
Thank you, Sylvia... the April contest results are a first for me! Very exciting! #2799306Mary Clarke May 22, 2006
More congratulations Christopher! Another lovely image #2801186Chris Budny May 22, 2006
Thanks so much, Mary! #2801364Brian Lobdell May 22, 2006
You're getting really adept with Photoshop techniques, Christopher! Wonderful colors and shape-shifting to achieve this nice abstract! Congratulations on another finalist! #2802377Chris Budny May 23, 2006
Thank you, Brian! I think in this case, it was a matter of persistence in experimentation! I didn't really have a specific look in mind when I started... perhaps this can be a new form of therapy... ;) #2803276Corinne M. Thompson May 23, 2006
Stunning work and image! Congrats on your Finalist! #2804705Chris Budny May 23, 2006
I appreciate that, Corinne; thank you! #2805709Graeme yew Chow June 07, 2006
Beautiful ! finalist, Chris. #2866493Lewis P. Church June 08, 2006
It's just amazing what people come up with, this is neat! #2870137Chris Budny June 08, 2006
Graeme & L. Paul, thanks so much! #2870698Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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