Thematic Stupid Computer Tricks

**savoche** · 05-02-2019, 10:32 AM - **3 Likes**

And one significantly more silly

Totally unrealistic with that night sky over London, of course, but the main thing was to experiment with different kinds of layers to turn day into night. A rather crude job, but it was fun having a go at it. It would take a lot more adjustment of light and shadow to make it look more realistic (ignoring the thing with the starry sky!).

The before:

...and after:

Thagomizer · 05-02-2019, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by savoche

And one significantly more silly

Totally unrealistic with that night sky over London, of course, but the main thing was to experiment with different kinds of layers to turn day into night. A rather crude job, but it was fun having a go at it. It would take a lot more adjustment of light and shadow to make it look more realistic (ignoring the thing with the starry sky!).

I quite like the simulated lamplight. Very well done!

**savoche** · 05-07-2019, 06:29 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Thagomizer

I quite like the simulated lamplight. Very well done!

Thanks, I was testing out some tips from this tutorial. This guy is quite good at getting to the point without lots of empty chatter.

You Tube

MrB1 · 06-06-2019, 04:57 AM - **2 Likes**

Firm Foundations:

1. Original image.

2. Edited in PaintShop Pro, including Motion Blur.

Philip

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Thagomizer · 07-11-2019, 07:16 AM - **1 Like**

Multiplying goose.

Thagomizer · 08-06-2019, 09:56 AM

Here's where I started:

I like the contrast between the flowing cloud forms and the hard geometry of the bridge. The black specks are swallows flying around the bridge, not sensor dirt!

Here's where I went.

First stop: black and white.

Blacker and white:

Back to colour, saturation boosted:

Photoshop Poster Edges filter:

Racer X 69 · 08-10-2019, 01:36 PM

I stomped on some pixels this morning.

Racer X 69 · 08-10-2019, 01:40 PM

Another I beat up a bit.

Racer X 69 · 08-10-2019, 01:44 PM

A series of variations of one shot.

Thagomizer · 08-10-2019, 07:20 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

I stomped on some pixels this morning.

Pixel stomping! I love it!

Nice series. Interesting how many versions of an image can emerge from playing like this. Each one is different, each one is interesting. Fun stuff!

Racer X 69 · 08-10-2019, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Pixel stomping! I love it!

Nice series. Interesting how many versions of an image can emerge from playing like this. Each one is different, each one is interesting. Fun stuff!

Thanks for the comment Bruce. I enjoy exploring the possibilities available in the digital darkroom. With this particular image, I was on a roll, using mostly keyboard shortcuts, banging away at the keyboard fervently, snatching the mouse for tasks it is useful for, saving a result, then make an adjustment or two, see something else, save it, and on and on . . . .

. . . . . . it was exhilarating, to be sure.

I had been trying for a certain look, like a pencil or technical pen drawing. Didn't quite get there with any of the results, but like you say, each is unique, and interesting.

The original image.

Thagomizer · 08-12-2019, 08:05 PM - **1 Like**

Before...

...and after:

Thagomizer · 08-19-2019, 02:54 PM - **2 Likes**

Variations on a sequence of continuous frames of gulls on and around a street light.

edri · 08-30-2019, 01:36 AM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Before...
...and after:

Nice effect. How did you do?

Thagomizer · 08-30-2019, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by edri

Nice effect. How did you do?

Thanks!

I used a Photoshop filter called "Poster Edge."

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05-02-2019, 10:32 AM - 3 Likes	#16
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	And one significantly more silly Totally unrealistic with that night sky over London, of course, but the main thing was to experiment with different kinds of layers to turn day into night. A rather crude job, but it was fun having a go at it. It would take a lot more adjustment of light and shadow to make it look more realistic (ignoring the thing with the starry sky!). The before: ...and after:

05-02-2019, 06:01 PM	#17
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Originally posted by savoche And one significantly more silly Totally unrealistic with that night sky over London, of course, but the main thing was to experiment with different kinds of layers to turn day into night. A rather crude job, but it was fun having a go at it. It would take a lot more adjustment of light and shadow to make it look more realistic (ignoring the thing with the starry sky!). I quite like the simulated lamplight. Very well done!

07-11-2019, 07:16 AM - 1 Like	#20
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Multiplying goose.

08-06-2019, 09:56 AM	#21
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Here's where I started: I like the contrast between the flowing cloud forms and the hard geometry of the bridge. The black specks are swallows flying around the bridge, not sensor dirt! Here's where I went. First stop: black and white. Blacker and white: Back to colour, saturation boosted: Photoshop Poster Edges filter:

08-10-2019, 01:36 PM	#22
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	I stomped on some pixels this morning.

08-10-2019, 01:40 PM	#23
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Another I beat up a bit.

08-10-2019, 01:44 PM	#24
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	A series of variations of one shot.

08-10-2019, 07:20 PM - 1 Like	#25
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Originally posted by Racer X 69 I stomped on some pixels this morning. Pixel stomping! I love it! Nice series. Interesting how many versions of an image can emerge from playing like this. Each one is different, each one is interesting. Fun stuff!

08-10-2019, 11:27 PM	#26
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,064	Originally posted by Thagomizer Pixel stomping! I love it! Nice series. Interesting how many versions of an image can emerge from playing like this. Each one is different, each one is interesting. Fun stuff! Thanks for the comment Bruce. I enjoy exploring the possibilities available in the digital darkroom. With this particular image, I was on a roll, using mostly keyboard shortcuts, banging away at the keyboard fervently, snatching the mouse for tasks it is useful for, saving a result, then make an adjustment or two, see something else, save it, and on and on . . . . . . . . . . it was exhilarating, to be sure. I had been trying for a certain look, like a pencil or technical pen drawing. Didn't quite get there with any of the results, but like you say, each is unique, and interesting. The original image.

08-12-2019, 08:05 PM - 1 Like	#27
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Before... ...and after:

08-19-2019, 02:54 PM - 2 Likes	#28
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Variations on a sequence of continuous frames of gulls on and around a street light.

08-30-2019, 01:36 AM	#29
edri Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: walking in the air Posts: 1,315	Originally posted by Thagomizer Before... ...and after: Nice effect. How did you do?

08-30-2019, 12:30 PM	#30
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068 Original Poster	Originally posted by edri Nice effect. How did you do? Thanks! I used a Photoshop filter called "Poster Edge."

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