Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Stained glass/ Sepia Scenes

Old church window in Olcott, New York

Using Photoshop Elements, I played with this photo in layers. I left Layer 1 in colour and changed layer 2 to sepia, then erased the sepia in the window to reveal the blue glass.

  To view other Sepia Scenes visit MaryT, theTeach at http://sepiascenes.blogspot.com
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34 comments:

  1. B SQUAREDSeptember 16, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    My gosh! You are like a chemist with your photoshopping. I'm going to have to learn this stuff some day.

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  2. HildaSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    Very effective treatment for this stained glass window. Love it!

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  3. GunnSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    It looks pretty!:-)

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  4. GeorgeSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    I really like what you've done with this photo! It's absolutely gorgeous.

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  5. lizziviggiSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    Very pretty! You really made the blue glass pop.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    Oh, I love it! Now I'll have to play with that technique!

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  7. CarlettaSeptember 16, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    This is one of my favorite photoediting effects.
    Nice subject choice for the effect.
    Well done!

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  8. Day4plusSeptember 16, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Boy, EG, that is so beautiful. I will have to invest in Photoshop I guess. I love it. MB

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  9. amatamari©September 16, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    Is an amazing beauty!

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  10. Betsy Banks AdamsSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    Beautiful EG.... I'd love to see a photo of that window from inside the church when the sun is JUST right... Wow!!!!

    Great picture.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  11. Craver ViiSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    What a marvelous effect! Coincidentally, I posted something today that mixes color with b&w. I used Google's Picasa. Anyway, this editing of yours works so perfectly with stained glass!

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  12. DagrunSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    Beautiful texture and very good work.

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  13. LowellSeptember 16, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    Oh boy, this is great. Good job! I shall check with you when I need Photoshop help, for sure!

    Beautiful, EG. Love the photo!

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  14. PattiSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Gorgeous! i love how you were able to regain the blue stained glass.

    Just so pretty ;-)

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  15. AntjasSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    Too cool!! I can't get past layer #1 in Photoshop even with the Dummy book.

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  16. BettySeptember 16, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Thank you for the visit to my blog.I really like your rendition of the church window it is lovely. I would like to have dinner on the ferry in the post below this one it would be so soothing.

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  17. MariceSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    such a creation! u did great on this one!


    mine is up too

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  18. eamon@ewmphotographySeptember 16, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    I still haven't tried the selective colouring thing - soon!

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  19. UnknownSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    That is beautiful!

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  20. RalphSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:26 PM

    This church is beautiful, the brick details so impressive. But this window, wow! The pale blue seems to evoke heaven, the sepia toned down the architecture to let the natural topaz tint draw our eyes up. A wonderful edit and post!

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  21. TomSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    Stunningly displayed....

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  22. Carolyn FordSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    The colored stained glass against the sepia is gorgeous! Now I am motivated to do some reading and practicing with layers in Photoshop! So much to learn but the rewards are right before your eyes and happy smiles!

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  23. Annie JeffriesSeptember 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Wow. Gasp. AH!! Fill in the blanks. I felt it all. Gorgeous.

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  24. BeckySeptember 16, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Excellant EG. Such wonderful photos you send us!
    B.

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  25. PERBSSeptember 16, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. magiceyeSeptember 17, 2009 at 1:39 AM

    wonderful work!
    a masterpiece!

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  27. antigoniSeptember 17, 2009 at 4:48 AM

    Awesome photo!

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  28. JudySeptember 17, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Mary, I love the effect!!! I am always surprised when I visit you!!

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  29. kayerjSeptember 17, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    and the results are wonderful. If you want to wander down my road I’m home.

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  30. HeidiSeptember 17, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    Beautiful!!!! I love the things you can do with photo shop! I'd love it even more if I could figure out how to do it. The brick almost looks like that is it's natural color.
    If you'd like to stop by my blog I'm at Cake Crumbs.

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  31. kareninSeptember 17, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    Perfectly done, thanks for sharing on how you did this. Great work. Mine is over at my page, my first though.

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  32. HannahSeptember 17, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Very cool! I'd love to learn that technique. You highlighted the stained glass window subtly and beautifully.

    Thank you for your visit. :) I'm a fan!

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  33. Country GirlSeptember 18, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    Oh yeah, now that's pretty cool!

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  34. Buenos Aires PhotoblogSeptember 19, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    Well processed! Love the idea of cutting out the blue window.

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