Sunday, October 23, 2011

Planet Photography/ Creative Exchange

 Windy, eh?

Yes, I have been playing in Photoshop Elements again!

This is "planet photography" following the tutorial found at Dirk's Photo Blog HERE plus some added "shadows" that I hope makes this photo look like it's twirling like the blades on a wind turbine.

FYI: This photo is not pro or anti wind turbines.

Original photo cropped so its length is 3 times its height

The Province of Ontario uses wind turbines in the Shelburne area to produce some of its electricity. I took this photo a week ago on our way to visit some waterfalls south of Georgian Bay. Along the way we passed fields and fields of turbines turning in the wind.

We stopped so I could take several photos including this one on farm fields near an old country church. I was fascinated by the old architecture in contrast to the tall, sleek turbines but to me the photo lacked character so I decided to play with it following Dirk's instructions.

Planet Photography

And this is the result.  I was pleased how the wind turbines stood out from the rest of the "planet" but I wanted to add the feeling of movement so in Photoshop Elements I made a pencil sketch and rotated it 90°and 180° to make two copies.


Planet Photography pencil sketch 1

Then in layers, I placed Planet Photography pencil sketch 2 over pencil sketch 1 at 50°% opacity, and then placed the coloured Planet Photographer over all at 75%,

I'm sure this idea can be improved upon.

I am connecting to Creative Exchange HERE.
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42 comments:

  1. MadSnapperOctober 23, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    I like the 3rd down, i feel like i am in a helicopter looking down on a tree, that some sawed the top out of it. this is really cool!

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  2. JillOctober 23, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    That is amazing! I don't understand how you did it but I really am captivated by it.

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  3. ZosiaOctober 23, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    Very creative and I like the result.

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  4. Tina´s PicStoryOctober 23, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    that´s great! :)

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  5. ViolaOctober 23, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    =D Such fun! And it became very extraorginally!! I just love it! :)
    It's good fun to play with the pics, and so did I! :D

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  6. DarlaOctober 23, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    I'm dizzy now! Of course my favorite is the pencil sketch. I want to sit right down and make my own ... but with a pencil.

    Darla

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  7. TammyOctober 23, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    That is so much fun! The original photo is a charmer on it's own too.

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  8. Elisa N ViajesOctober 23, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    It looks wonderful when you play with photoshop!
    Greetings
    Elisa, in Argentina

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  9. TexWisGirlOctober 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    that is very cool!

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  10. MeriOctober 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Very inventive --- and fueled by green power.

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  11. Martha ZOctober 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    What a neat effect, I'll have to try that when I get time.

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  12. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"October 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    So that's what makes the world go round!

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  13. DimpleOctober 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I like the result you achieved. On first look, I thought the center of the "planet" was a top view of a sawed off tree, but that didn't fit with the farm building and wind turbines. Thanks for the explanation!

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  14. JackOctober 23, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    I'm old fashioned. Click, show.

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  15. LowellOctober 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    At first I thought it was some kind of space ship that had landed and taken off after grabbing a chunk of earth!

    Very creative and lots of fun and you're getting good at PE!

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  16. Cezar and LéiaOctober 23, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    You've been playing...
    ...for our benefit! :)
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  17. Sallie (FullTime-Life)October 23, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Wow! It does look like that -- and it does look amazing!

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  18. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comOctober 23, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Okay, that is just cool!

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  19. Jenn JilksOctober 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    You're having so much fun with this, aren't you?!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  20. Yogi♪♪♪October 23, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    Wow, you are the special FX wizard! I love it.

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  21. VioletSkyOctober 23, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    This is really cool.

    and interestingly, I am watching "Blown Apart" on TVO about a windfarm project in England.

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  22. MichelleOctober 23, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    cool effects

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  23. Gillian OlsonOctober 23, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Very creative of you,

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  24. Ms. BeckyOctober 23, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    hey. this is a WOW! I love what you've done. I haven't a clue as to what you did or how you did it, but I love the result. especially the first photo. I was puzzled as to the center - it looks like the cross section of a tree trunk. it's amazing. nicely done EG. happy week to you.

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  25. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    I haven't created any polar photos in a while... I do like them... I like yours!

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  27. EllieOctober 24, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Wow, your pictures are amazing. Very clever!!!!

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  28. RoanOctober 24, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Very cool! I haven't had much time to work with photoshop, but once the weather gets too cold to spend time outside, I'll have to play more.

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  29. MarkOctober 24, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Keep playing because this is spectacular.

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  30. HalcyonOctober 24, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    The effect works well with this shot.

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  31. AnnaOctober 24, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    What a creative combination of images! Perfect for CE!

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  32. Lisa GordonOctober 24, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    I have never seen anything like this, and I LOVE it!! Truly very creative.

    Thank you so much for sharing at The Creative Exchange today.

    Have a wonderful day!

    lisa.

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  33. AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I love the original photo but this edit is pretty cool!

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  34. hannahOctober 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Making me dizzy :-)
    And holding on to my hat.
    Playing is good for us and seeing something different is too.

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  35. ShonEjaiOctober 24, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Very very cool photos. I like the effect.

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  36. RoseOctober 24, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    This is cool!

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  37. MerikeOctober 25, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Wow! This is a unusually style. Very cool.

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  38. NatureFootstepOctober 25, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    lol. I see you had some fun today.
    I still have not tried it. :)

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  39. Stewart MOctober 25, 2011 at 5:17 AM

    Hi there - I'm no fan of "pixel pushing" unless it makes something really different - as in these pictures! Splendid!

    Stewart M - Australia

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  40. Gardening in a SandboxOctober 25, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    I have some similar images from our trip to the Bruce this summer. I was in awe of the size of the windmills. Wonderful image and technique. Might have to give it a go. V

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  41. Linda Willets PhotographyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    World within a world. Love how it looks like a flower to me.

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  42. LauraOctober 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Love the result of this. I guess its all about using the right type of image to get the best results.

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