Are you being driven to abstraction by home confinement? What do you do if you have the concentration span of a gnat? I have been fiddling around with photo editing and walking. More on the walking part later, but for now, what? Oh yes, photo editing. Home has become a canvas for my creative endeavours. Hope you like black and white.
Asparagus fronds have never looked so mysterious.
The Stare. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Stop that.
A couple of likely lads.
I could go on. Where will this end?
I will have a more colourful post for my monthly wrap-up. That’s where the walking comes in.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
Ragtag Daily Prompt — Abstract in Black and White
Lens-Artists Weekly Challenge — At Home
It could go on 🙂
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I imagine it will. 🙂
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Great photo editing results! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Amy. It was fun.
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I enjoyed that 🙂
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Thank you. It’s a fun distraction if the writing gets too serious, Rainee.
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Wonderful abstracts, Tracy. You think up these while you’re walking? 😉
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Yes, I have plenty of time to think, Lois. 😉
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Excellent abstractions. Future possible theme for Lens-Artists? ‘…the concentration span of a gnat.’ I can relate!
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Heehee, it would make an interesting theme, John. I’ll pop over to your post soon to see your contribution.
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I love these! Especially the stare. How did you do that?
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They were fun, Victoria. For the stare, it was very easy. Go into PS editor, then the Filter tab, Stylise, and choose Extrude.
I did some pre-editing for the stare and applied the extrude filter over the top.
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You’ve risen to the challenge beautifully Tracy – enjoyed your creativity. Your dog is truly frightening!
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Thank you, Tina. My dog does look ominous. Wolf-like. 🙂 I had fun. Thank you to all for the distraction that this challenge brings.
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Great series – you could go on! Your dog portrait (the famous Stare) is a real treat – how did you do it?I have been trying swirls (twirls?).
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Thank you, AC. I read WAD’s post about the swirls but I haven’t had a chance to try it out yet. It is kind of nice that we are learning from each other.
For The Stare effect, go into PS editor, then the Filter tab, Stylise, and choose Extrude.
I did some pre-editing and applied the extrude filter over the top. It would be interesting to apply it to a Milo photo. 🙂
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I must try this too – I will post the result if I manage this!
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That second one is really scary! Hound of the Baskerville-esque.
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I thought so too, Liz. She certainly sounds like one. She only has one volume that girl. 🙂
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🙂
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Great edits! I love creating abstracts out of photos!
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Thank you, Linda. It could get addictive. 🙂
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Wow that is great creativity Tracy. Hang the dog portrait on the front gate it will certainly get rid of any intruder 😱
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I’ve the real thing, Pauline, and she is very loud. Unfortunately, the loudest dog in the street!
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Oh dear I hope you have deaf neighbours
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Not deaf enough. Unlike me!
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Black and white is more emotionally engaging than color photography, though I love both when brilliantly achieved – as here.
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Thank you, Sharon. You are always so very encouraging.
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Where this will end? In an art exhibition of course!! 😄
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Ha, probably not. 🙂
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Tracy, while you have been walking, I have been resting. Writing never drained me as much as it did last month! Excellent abstractions! Wonderful editing.
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Thank you, Punam. You had such a busy month hosting the poetry challenge and also being a domestic goddess. No wonder you were exhausted.
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You are welcome, Tracy.
Oops did I give the impression I was hosting the poetry month challenge? I am sorry the caption at the beginning of each post last month was not put in quotation marks. Napowrimo is hosted by Maureen Thorson. Like hundreds of others, I was just a participant.
Yes, being a domestic goddess did take up a lot of my time (and is still taking) and the inability to do nothing more than ranting about situation doesn’t help either.
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Never mind.
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❤️
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OOh – These are cool Tracy!
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And great fun for procrastinators, Darren. 🙂
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