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Mom on the Beach
Mom on the Beach
Alicia


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Collection: Overlays
Location: Daytona Beach
Date: Nov 20, 2007
Galleries: Seascapes, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Nov 20, 2007

Viewed: 753
Comments: 11
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 I took this photo of my mom on the beach in Daytona and did all the balancing stuff to make it pretty and palatable:

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Then I layered it at 40% opacity with this filter from joynim:



It's quite small - so I made it fit the canvas and then erased the portions over my mom, her shadow, the bird and the clouds in the back left. Used 20% eraser and blurred over the edges.

Then I used SJCarter's underwater filter - I love that one:



I flipped it so the blue portion was on the left side and used the overlay blending mode. Again I erased mom, shadow, bird, clouds.

Then... I used (you'll have to tell me whose filter this is) the Vintage BG filter, which also created the subtle frame:



More erasing. In between I upped contrast on some of these - you know how it is when you get carried away and I don't keep notes.

Finally, in the layering frenzy I was in, I used the Shallow Water filter - it's my own - scaled it to fit the canvas and flipped it upside down:



More selective erasing. You can see that I left a little bit of filter here and there on mom's figure and on the clouds, too.

I think that's the most filters I ever used. If I hadn't been tired, I probably would have come up with another layer.


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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
 01/17/2008 11:21:31 AM
This is really awesome, I love it!!
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 01/12/2008 09:24:04 PM
so she's actually on the beach, looking at the water, and looking as though she's UNDER the water!
nice lines from the pier, light shadows and the "water"
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 01/12/2008 09:13:56 PM
It is like looking at a dream. Great use of overlays.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/22/2007 04:35:35 PM
I love the lightplay you've added to this one. Beautiful tones and composition. Really lovely.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/21/2007 08:06:54 PM
Nice...like a vivid dream!
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 11/21/2007 03:23:08 PM
Wow!
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Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/20/2007 05:13:03 PM
very cool! I'm going to have to use that texture! Nice job
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Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS
 11/20/2007 05:01:08 PM
some kinda colour...cool how the pier leads to the clouds
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/20/2007 03:47:48 PM
i really really like this !!!!! .. the brightness is fantastic and your overlays work so well .. love the colours, the light, your mum there walking in this brilliant scene .. the bird !! .. THOSE CLOUDS .. !! .. and the jetty .. everything works so well together .. love the low key frame too .. wonderful alicia .. !! .. :)
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/20/2007 02:35:38 PM
Beautiful shot and editing. The colours and reflections are awesome!
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/20/2007 01:36:28 PM
The water overlay is just terrific. It is almost as if the mom is a reflection~~~ nicely done.
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