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Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Oct 3, 2010
Galleries: Black and White, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2011

Viewed: 614
Comments: 21
Favorites: 3 (view)

 Existential despair...or not ;-)

Original Crappy Image:


I love crappy images! Partially because I take a whole lot of them, so it's best to embrace them. Mostly because I so enjoy trying to turn a totally crappy, embarrassing, useless image into something interesting. Key word here, 'try' ;-)

Processing in CS5:
- Crop
- SEP2 Film Noir 2 filter w/ adjustments
- One of the scratch out brushes from Obsidian Dawn, normal blending mode
- Texture below in multiply mode, 47% opacity

- Resize for web

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 08/02/2011 08:15:22 PM
OMG! I love it. Congrats on a great job!
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 08/02/2011 01:43:55 PM
so unusual - so good
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 08/02/2011 10:34:32 AM
Thanks for sharing the texture!
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 08/02/2011 07:46:40 AM
Best ever! Completely awesome.
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 08/02/2011 05:45:12 AM
ha, ha! love this one.
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 08/02/2011 01:39:55 AM
Ah kept the good bits and took it to another level, very nice. Love that scratchy stuff.
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 07/31/2011 10:44:57 PM
OMG.. this is amazing colleen .. what a fantastic 'out of the box' image .. I LOVE IT ... fav .. !! ..:)
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 07/31/2011 07:28:39 PM
Lol, I love crappy images too! It's so rewarding to rescue them and come up with something far more interesting than a technically perfect shot. I love this.
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 07/31/2011 04:23:16 PM
WOW!! what a fantastic picture! wonderfully done! what you did to this shot is perfect. cant wait to see more :)
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 07/31/2011 03:34:18 PM
...so fabulous...all the stories this makes...
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 07/31/2011 03:17:15 PM
I'm a fan of the headless portrait! : )
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 07/31/2011 02:08:52 PM
I need to add another "brilliant." Just so good, yum.
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 07/31/2011 01:27:23 PM
What a save - brilliant, creative, genius madness art - I love it.
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 07/31/2011 01:23:31 PM
hmmm!
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 07/31/2011 12:18:36 PM
That's a really cool transformation from the original shot to something that really stands out on it's own.
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 07/31/2011 11:40:32 AM
the headless men....hmmm

great job...for a "crappy image"....lol
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 07/31/2011 11:13:43 AM
This is awesome! What a great save!
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 07/31/2011 10:56:48 AM
Oh wow! What a difference an overlay makes! Love it!
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 07/31/2011 10:39:34 AM
very good indeed. Next time we have a "fine art challenge" keep this in mind, would score well.
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 07/31/2011 09:42:56 AM
Oh this is brilliant.
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 07/31/2011 09:37:24 AM
Head in the clouds! This is just awesome. Isn't it amazing you can take something that's pure sh$* and turn it into something wonderful? Nice!!!!
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