Pastoral Poem
Uploaded: October 10, 2005 15:38:05
Weathered barn in rural North Carolina, (digital sandwich technique in Photoshop.)
Sandy Landon October 10, 2005
This is wonderful!! Fantastic effects!!!
Janine Russell
October 10, 2005
Ken Grooms October 10, 2005
What a work of art!!!!!!!!!!Would'nt we all like to be there?! #1938161
Sharon Day October 10, 2005
This is just gorgeous, Deborah!!! #1938166Judy S. Fung October 10, 2005
Terrific image and effects, Deborah! #1938172Colette M. Metcalf October 10, 2005
This is just beautiful, Deborah!!! #1938185Terry R. Hatfield October 10, 2005
Beautiful Job on This Debby!I Like The Editing:-) #1938221
Gail Vitikacs
October 10, 2005
Wally Orlowsky October 10, 2005
The colors are so vibrant, yet this has a nice soft feel to it, Deborah. #1938306
Joannie Bertucci
October 10, 2005
Anita Hogue October 10, 2005
WOW, this competition is getting harder and harder. You're too good Deborah! This is fabulous! Oh, how I do love seeing your images!!!!! Actually I think you should be an instructor!! #1938482
Terry L. Ellis
October 10, 2005
Deborah Sandidge October 10, 2005
Thank you very much! This barn had humble beginnings, so I was inspired to put more pizzazz into the image. The sandwich technique can be applied in a variety of ways. For this image, I made a duplicate of the original. I applied a Gaussian blur so that detail was lost on the duplicate, and adjusted the exposure +1 (can vary) for both the original and duplicated blurred image. The original image was dragged over the blurred image, and the layer blending mode was set to “multiply.” To provide more of a glow, you can increase the size of the blurred image slightly. You can also use normal blending and adjust the opacity to your liking -- everything is negotiable! You can also start with a sandwich in mind by using a tripod and zoom lens, making your first image @ f/22 and a second wide open and defocused slightly, and layer them in Photoshop much the same way. That’s it in a nutshell! And I thought Tony’s course was just for flowers…. :o) #1938507
Shelly A. Van Camp
October 10, 2005
Jeff Robinson
October 10, 2005
Nobu Nagase October 10, 2005
Gorgeous textures and colors out of your excellent work, Deborah!!!Deb Holmes-Hatfield October 10, 2005
Amazing work Deb, awesome effects! #1938618Debbie Fleri October 10, 2005
What a beautiful effect and I love the barn itself...I am a barn lover and this one is GRAND...Debbie : ) #1938692
Jill Odice
October 10, 2005
Stanley J. Contrades October 10, 2005
Exceptional effects and PS work, Deborah, and the coloring throughout the image is awesome!! Spectacular!!Deborah Sandidge October 10, 2005
Thank you so much for your very generous comments on this barn! #1938941
Linda D. Lester
October 11, 2005
Susie Peek-Swint October 11, 2005
Beautiful work Deborah ~ I love the finished result! #1940305Jenny Bosmans October 11, 2005
Fantastic work, beautiful image, Deborah!! Love this! Thanks for the info too! #1940897Stephen Zacker October 11, 2005
Wow... #1941710Deborah Sandidge October 11, 2005
Thank you so very much, Linda, Susan, Jenny and Stephen! #1942332Deborah Sandidge October 12, 2005
Hi Reine, thank you so much for your comments! #1946252Cathy Barrows October 13, 2005
wow so gorgeous and love the fx you got #1947560
Andrew I. Boyd
October 14, 2005
Deborah Sandidge October 21, 2005
Thank you Cathy and Andrew! #1979233
Cora Miller
October 29, 2005
Deborah Sandidge October 31, 2005
Thanks so much Cora, I'm glad you enjoyed this barn! #2020200Nicole Kessel November 01, 2005
Outstanding job! Very beautiful effects! #2024687Deborah Sandidge November 01, 2005
Thanks so much, Nicole! #2024861
Gail Vitikacs
November 23, 2005
Deb Holmes-Hatfield November 23, 2005
Again, Deb, big congratulations! #2110870Jenny Bosmans November 23, 2005
I've lost count too, Deborah!! Once again...big Congratulations!! #2111136Barbara Helgason November 23, 2005
Wow Deb, another beautiful well deserved finalist.
Terry L. Ellis
November 23, 2005
Deborah Sandidge November 23, 2005
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words, and warm congrats on this image! I truly appreciate your time stopping by to comment. Best of luck to everyone too! ~ Deb #2113387
Adilson F. Ferreira
November 23, 2005
Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 23, 2005
Wow, this is awesome Deb, congratulations!! #2114599Nicole Kessel November 23, 2005
Congratulations, Deborah! Another well deserved finalist! #2114956Sharon Day November 23, 2005
Another gorgeous finalist, Deborah!!! Big congratulations! #2115234Stanley J. Contrades November 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS, Deborah, on all of your Finalists and for a great month!! Very best of luck to you in the next round with all of them!!Marie Fields November 24, 2005
Congratulations on all of your beautiful finalists, Deborah! Best of luck in the next round! #2116138Danilo Piccioni November 24, 2005
again and again!
Jim Kinnunen
November 24, 2005
Cora Miller
November 25, 2005
Deborah Sandidge November 26, 2005
I appreciate your kind comments and thoughtful congrats on this image! Thanks so much! ~ Deb #2122066Kenneth Mucke September 06, 2006
Beautiful artwork on this amazing image #3274522Deborah Sandidge September 06, 2006
Thank you very much for commenting, Kenneth! #3274577
Rosemary Sampson
March 21, 2009
Shelly A. Van Camp
August 31, 2009
Deborah Sandidge August 31, 2009
Thank you Rosemary and Shelly! #7904109
john forrant
October 12, 2012
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