~~This Moo's for You~~ [Contest Finalists August 2004]
Uploaded: August 20, 2004 02:48:19
Just some Friday morning fun with this one. Started as an image of one of my neighbor's Black Angus cows and ended up as this. Wanted to make it a little more interesting. Lots of switching back and forth between PSE 2.0 and PI 7.0. This Moo's for You Darren. Thanks for being a photography mentor and dear friend. Bet you never thought you'd see the color orange used this way.
Paul Michko August 20, 2004
Very creative, Marcie. I love the effect. #160137Carolyn M. Fletcher August 20, 2004
Just beautiful!! Holy Cow!! #722796Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks Paul. It's a bit different but I liked the final result. Here's a rundown of the effects (if I can remember them all)DuoTone (PhotoImpact 7.0)
Poster Edges (PSE 2.0)
Special Lighting (PSE 2.0)
Changed Background to black (PSE 2.0)
Hue/Saturation (PSE 2.)
Some cloning to clean up edges (PSE 2.0)
Dreamy Photo effect (PSE 2.0)
Frame (PhotoImpact 7.0)
I think that's most of it. All I can remember anyway!!
Glad you liked it! #722804
Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Carolyn. I'm not sure it's a Holy Cow but it's a cow of a different color for sure.Oh and I also did some cropping on the image as well!! #722819
Colleen Braun August 20, 2004
great image, it would make a great postage stamp... #722830Kelly Abernathy August 20, 2004
Very cool Marcie. And nice sentiment to someone who deserves it! -K #722851Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks Colleen and K for your comments.Colleen -- thanks for the postage stamp idea. That would be interesting.
K -- couldn't agree with you more about "someone who desesrves it." #722931
Colette M. Metcalf August 20, 2004
Cool!! #722993Rob Friedman August 20, 2004
This is very unique Marcie! I love the postage stamp idea too. :) #723019Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks Colette. I thought so too but no one I showed it to at home seemed to think so. They just seemed to think I'd finally lost it 9LOL)!! #723022Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Rob. Unique is what I was going for. Wonder who I contact at the postal service about the postage stamp idea (LOL)!! #723029Allan L. Whitehead August 20, 2004
Orange you going to tell us what the Pantone # of the color is. Anyway, I 'udderly' love this, it almost 'moovvveed' me to tears, eh… Very well done, my dear friend - your friend, AllanMarvelous photograph and presentation, Marcie, I love the composition and the 'crop', so to speak. Now thats one lot of 'bull' to be using effects on, eh… #723064
Cathy Gregor August 20, 2004
Looks like you had LOTS of fun with this one. Very nice work, Marcie!Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much for your comments Allan (love your sense of humor) and Cathy.Allan . . . I don't know the # but they were both shades of orange. And just so you know this wasn't a bull!! #723159
Wally Orlowsky August 20, 2004
Great effects on this, Marcie. And I thought that Angus came in any color as long as it was black ;) #723273Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks Wally!! I'm wondering if my neighbor couldn't market this as a new breed of Angus. Maybe then he could get out of debt!! #723314Darren K. Fisher August 20, 2004
Now this has to be the coolest cow I have ever seen. You just made my day. Where I have been sick this past week, I have not smiled very much. But you just put one on my face. :) Thanks!!!! And awesome job. #723372Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Mission complete then!! Glad it made you smile and glad you are feeling better!! And that the cow didn't make you sick (LOL)!!!I'm not quite sure what this cow will think of her makeover though (LOL)!! #723377
Deborah Sandidge August 20, 2004
Very creative, Marcie, love the work you did! #723546Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Deborah. It was quite a bit of work but worth it in the end and a lot of fun watching it emerge!! #723610Alan L. Borror August 20, 2004
Made my day, Marcie! #723810Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Gald to hear that Alan. Are you a fan of Orange Cows?? (LOL). Thanks for taking the time to comment!! #724216Michelle R. Kovach August 20, 2004
Holy COW! She's orange!Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks Michelle. I've only been able to get one good cow shot of the neighbor's cows and this was it but it lacked any pizazz in it's original form so . . . #724231Amy N. Cappelli August 20, 2004
i love this! eventhough it was created with modern technologies, it has a hint of primitive rural americana to it. Great work! #724438Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Amy. I hadn't thought of that but you're right. #724462Robin L. Wehrman August 20, 2004
A very cool image and very creative Marcie! Excellent!! #724559Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Robin for your wonderful comment!! #724599William C. Raco August 20, 2004
Excellent photo, Marcie.bill #724644
Marcie A. Fowler August 20, 2004
Thanks so much Bill. I was certainly glad that it made Darren feel better!! As that was one of the main purposes!! #724693Mary K. Robison September 08, 2004
Creative work and close friendships ~ what more can one ask of Life, Marcie? Maybe Love --- but then, that's part of both, anyway! Terrific use of effects! #762879Marcie A. Fowler September 08, 2004
Thanks Mary. Great point as well. I'm fortunate to have all three!! This one was quite a bit of fun to create!! #762890Donna J. Taff September 13, 2004
Congratulation's, Marcie!!!!!!!!! #775558Julie Abston September 13, 2004
Congrat's Marcie!!! #775783Darren K. Fisher September 13, 2004
I could not be happier to see you as a finalist. Congrats to you my friend!!! #775791Deborah Sandidge September 13, 2004
Clever cow, congratulations to you Marcie! #775842Kelly Abernathy September 13, 2004
Yay! I still love it! Congratulations ! -K #776057Mary K. Robison September 13, 2004
Well earned, Marcie, for both the beautiful result of your work in the "darkroom," and for the sentiment that spurred you to create it! CONGRATULATIONS! #776470Robert Goodman September 13, 2004
Congratulations Marcie!!!! #776519Paul Michko September 14, 2004
Congratulations, Marcie. #776790Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks so much for the congrats Donna, Julie, Darren, Deborah, K, Mary, Robert, and Paul!! I"m pretty excited this one made it! #777035Claudia Kuhn September 14, 2004
A creative shot for sure, congrats Marcie! #777234Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks so much Claudia! #777291Allan L. Whitehead September 14, 2004
Marcie, congratulations on this finalist. Good luck on the next stage of the journey. Very well done my dear friend, this is very well deserved - your dear friend, Allan #777475Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
thanks so much for your kind words Allan!! #777589cj patterson September 14, 2004
congratuations marcie!! well done!!! #777853Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks Carol. #777861Dale Ann Cubbage September 14, 2004
Congrats Marcie! #778255Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks Dale Ann! #778342Kathleen Clemons September 14, 2004
Congratulations to you, Marcie! #778379Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks so much Kathleen!! #778392Stacey A. Bates September 14, 2004
Congrats Marcie, Great image my friend, best of luck to you :-)Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks Stacey!!! #778558Stanley J. Contrades September 14, 2004
Good job, Marcie ... first for putting a smile on Darren's face, and second for this win!! CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done!Robin L. Wehrman September 14, 2004
Congratulations on this outstanding image Marcie! Good luck in the next round!!! Robin #779971Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks so much Robin!! #780168Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks so much Stan!! #780178Ed Heaton September 14, 2004
Congrats Marcie... #780568Marcie A. Fowler September 14, 2004
Thanks Ed! #780623Murry Grigsby September 14, 2004
Congrats Marcie! #780953Marcie A. Fowler September 15, 2004
Thaks Murry! #781625Colette M. Metcalf September 18, 2004
Congrats, Marcie!!! #790096Marcie A. Fowler September 18, 2004
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