Watercolor filter - too much or just right?

[Sheiky]

To be honest I didn't like the effect at all when I first viewed it. However when I saw a larger sample on your flickr it made more sense to me. It's not really my thing and taste, but I don't hate it either. If this is the effect you like I don't think you overdid it.


I'm very curious for the original. If you want....[A] Just to know why you didn't like the original.


Jan

[Ehcalum]

Below is the org. Click for larger.

[Steven23]

It looks pretty well, its a nice pictorial image. If i where to c&c it, maybe add some Vignett to draw the attention to more the center of the frame? Dont forget its still subjective.

[Iguide]

Hi Ehcalum:


I much prefer the original!!





Godspeed


Wayne


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[Sheiky]

Below is the org. Click for larger.

Ah I see why you didn't like it. I prefer the water-colored one this time. However just getting a little bit more contrast or blacks could improve it in my opinion.


The original has more contrast than I imagined when you said "flat toned"


Perhaps de-tone the blues/purple? a bit? The haze behind the chairs and on the tree is somewhat disturbing I think.


Jan

[HDNitehawk]

Perhaps de-tone the blues/purple? a bit? The haze behind the chairs and on the tree is somewhat disturbing I think.


Jan

I liked the blues and purple [] I thought it was the green that was to bright

[Sheiky]

I liked the blues and purple [img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img] I thought it was the green that was to bright

Haha a good example how subjective post-processing actually is [] Pretty interesting[:P]though I must say I like my grasses green and my trees ... hmmm not blue at least []

[HDNitehawk]

I liked the blues and purple [img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img] I thought it was the green that was to bright

Haha a good example how subjective post-processing actually is [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img] Pretty interesting[img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img]though I must say I like my grasses green and my trees ... hmmm not blue at least [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]
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Looking at the original picture...I wonder was the tree that purple in real life? There are not many purple trees around my part of the world.

[Ehcalum]

Part of it was shadow, part of it was a fungus that grows on the tree.

[HDNitehawk]

I tried to duplicate the bright greens using some pic's I had using CS5, none pulled the green that bright although they subdued it somewhat.


What program did you use?