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Summer Shower


 

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Summer Shower
Summer Shower

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Longwood Gardens, near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. August 8, 2010
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This is an illusion. The people in the photo were really not being sprinkled.
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I "saw" this view when I had the photo super-enlarged on my screen in order to edit some details. So, after cropping it, the idea of the charcoal look occurred to me. It was easily created using TOPAZ ADJUST 4, with a bit of tweaking. I'll show the uncropped, color original in the discussion area.
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Michelle Alton

 
  Fountains at Longwood
Fountains at Longwood
The uncropped color "original."

Michelle Alton

 
 
 

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November 11, 2010

 

Jack Gaskin
  WONDERFUL look great work... I miss the summer already !!!!

Happy Shooting
Jack


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November 11, 2010

 

Aimee S. McMaster
  ...hah...tooooo cool Michelle; great work...awe summer....seems so far away..but I do LOVE autumn!


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November 11, 2010

 
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  You really tweaked this one nicely Michelle - Outstanding work!! Jeff


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November 11, 2010

 

MELODIE C. ROBERTS
  I THOUGHT They seemed rather nonchalant if they were being sprinkled ;0)

Wonderful work Mickey!!


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November 11, 2010

 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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  Good work my dear! I like this a bunch!


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November 11, 2010

 
- R. J. Laudenbacher

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  Wonderful tones on this BW capture Michelle.


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November 11, 2010

 

Monnie Ryan
  Love what you did with this one, Michelle -- great job!


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November 11, 2010

 

Murry Grigsby
  I really prefer the charcoal version -- so good vision to see the image inside the image Michelle! Excellent post processing and use of Topaz Adjust. You should enter this in their contest also :0)


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November 11, 2010

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Excellent work...love the BW!!!


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November 11, 2010

 

Jack Ryan
  Excellent image with interesting and beautiful effects. Great work...excellent photo.


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November 11, 2010

 

Stan J. Bendkowski
  Beautiful image, Michelle!


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November 11, 2010

 

Douglas Pignet
  Nicely done with a great pov & comp...


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November 11, 2010

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  I like the creative & artistic treatment you used here, Michelle! Certainly does look like charcoal! Wonderful perspective, illusion & mood also! WTG!


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November 11, 2010

 

Mike Clime
  EXCELLENT! That filter was perfect for this, Michelle!


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November 11, 2010

 
- Tamara K. Walker

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  Wonderful work.
I found out the hard way they frown upon people swimming naked in the fountains.


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November 11, 2010

 

David Phalen
  WOW The POV, contrast, tones and details are fabulous!! Very well done Michelle!!


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November 11, 2010

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  What a good idea to use the Charcoal filter, Michelle! Great choice. Your "original" is beautiful, too! :D

Terrific Job!

-Laura :)


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November 11, 2010

 
- Sherran Andersen

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  Great b&w Michelle.


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November 11, 2010

 

Brett Dolsen
  Great B&W Composition and love the water details Michelle!


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November 12, 2010

 
- William C. Raco

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  You have an amazing eye, Michelle
Beautifully done


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November 12, 2010

 

Phillip R. Connolly
  Well seen and presented, Michelle!! Your vision of this has added a great dimension to the image, and the B&W does it justice!!

Phil


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November 12, 2010

 
- Robert K. Bemus

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  Wonderful effect and lighting achieved, Michelle...great work and edits!!


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November 12, 2010

 

Melissa McCabe
  Nicely done, good use of effect and love the crop : ) -mm


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November 13, 2010

 
- Emile Abbott

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  Love the conversion and crop, Michelle


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November 13, 2010

 

Rona L. Schwarz
  Great eye and wonderful post-processing with this, Michelle! I love what you did and the use of the charcoal sketch filter was a brilliant idea. Very nice work!


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November 13, 2010

 

Tommy E. Burgess
  Outstanding capture and processing Michelle!! Love the tones and composition!


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November 14, 2010

 

Liz blahh
  Love the processing and b/w, beautifully done!


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November 14, 2010

 

Kaye Burazin
  Ta Dah...your final version is very artistically rendered and presented.


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November 20, 2010

 
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