Category : Digital photo processing

Botanical photography

Some work in Photoshop to replicate the effect of a coloured drawing, or pastel colour painting on a white surface.

Granite boulders.

Using Silver Efex Pro to get the most out of landscape images.

White on black, Jim Thompson House

The image shows a flowering vine growing along a solid timber upright.  The timber is painted black and hence provides quite a contrast.

The Old Warrior

With one tusk missing,  and a chunk missing from his ear,  the title just seemed appropriate!

African Elephant, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

The African Elephant photographed in profile. The use of Nik Viveza’s structure tool enhanced an already pleasing image!

Ostrich in long grass

The continuing experimentation with digital image processing.

Wood carving, Tanzania.

Silver Efex Pro helped transform an uninspiring colour image into a pleasing sepia-toned monochrome.

Boats at Varanasi, revisited.

Sunrise over India’s mighty Ganges River provided a warm light over some boats moored at the water’s edge. Nik’s Color Efex Pro helped …

Okavango Delta sunset, using Silver Efex

previously posted as a full colour image but decided to experiment with Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro plugin and liked the result

Image compositing using Photoshop-White Tern

The use of image compositing in Photoshop to create a pleasing nature picture.