I've driven past this wood a ridiculous amount of times (it's on the way to the motorway from my house), but never stopped as it's a little hard to find somewhere to park up. This challenge provided the motivation I needed to check out the enticing bluebells. There's a path through the woods I was completely unaware of, and I'm very glad I checked it out, which is I guess the point of this challenge! I had no idea I lived so near somewhere so photogenic. The soft-focus effect was achieved with NeatImage.
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I can't believe I've never seen this. It is truly captivating. You think you are in another world! It has a sense of whimsy and the title is perfect for this fairy like setting. I feel like little gnomes and nymphs are hiding behind the trees. The depth of color is just beautiful. Great perspective too!! Awesome, man.
This is really beautiful, but my eye is drawn to the one light spot in the forest. I am wondering if that was your intention here? It does make you look through the photo.
This is really beautiful, but my eye is drawn to the one light spot in the forest. I am wondering if that was your intention here? It does make you look through the photo.
Used NeatImage on entire image... I might put a tutorial on soon if I have the time and inclination. NeatImage is an excellent program used for reducing noise on digital photos. Particularly useful for shooting at high ISOs. Don't get too carried away with the NeatImage thing though... the original photo really isn't that far removed from what you see here!
Congratulations Bob an enchanting shot indeed, it reminds me of the film "What Dreams May Come", I'll be looking up "Neatimage" to see how I may enchant my own images.
I love the work you did on this photo. The colors are great, and the softening made it a really magical image. It's bound to be a favorite with lots of people. Congrats!
10 from me (sorry about the typos in the challenge comment, I type faster when I am being effusive about something I really like). You just keep impressing me. Congrats!
One of my favorite images in this series. I did think it was a touch overprocessed, but still gave it a 7! If the distant bluebells didn't look so painted in it would have been an 8 or 9 (which I don't give out lightly!)
Very beautiful; I love the "darkness" of it, combined with the rich colors. It might have been nice to have some more of the tree tops/greenery though.
I am in awe of how absolutely lovely all these purple flowers are and the way they merge together and form a misty purple sea towards the background...the colors in this are wonderful and I like the darkness...almost a painting....super!
This is so Sidwell-esque. I think that's a compliment, too! :) I LOVE the soft focus and the UNBELIEVABLY dreamlike quality here. I'd love to know what the original looked like and how you PP'd it. 10.
So sureal. Looks almost like digital art, not a photograph, amazing. Was there a filter applied to this to achieve this look? I like it though. Very sureal.
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