Cyclist
by MargaretNet

Comment by Neat:
You turned the ordinary into extraordinary! Keep the filter a secret hehe.

Cyclist
by MargaretNet

Comment by vawendy:
I love the processing on this!!! Care to share how you did it?

No flying today
by MargaretNet

Comment by GolferDDS:
I like the way the scene flows from right to left and the viewer̢۪s eye follows the man to the group.

Cyclist
by MargaretNet

Comment by SaraR:
I have come back to this so many times this week, and now I must decide on my vote. I find myself completely torn - I do rather like this illustration effect that you have achieved - everything about it implies and suggests a coloured sketch - and in an extended editing challenge I would probably vote highly. I must assume that all your steps are standard editing legal, but part of me feels the the image has moved so far away from photography and into the realm of digital art that it is no longer a photograph.
In this instance I am going to vote highly - I would love to be able to achieve this myself - but at the same time, I would hate it if such heavily manipulated images became the norm, crowding out more traditional takes on photography. So, a one time only vote of 8, for showing me something new that I can aspire towards in my editing, but probably not for DPC.

Cyclist
by MargaretNet

Comment by MaryO:
I like this very much, but I wonder if the processing isn't a bit much for a regular Free Study. It's pretty far from a photograph. It would be perfect if the editing set was Expert. I still gave it a good score, just because I like it so much, but I would have scored it higher if this was an Extended Free Study.

Old but not useless
by MargaretNet

Comment by TDCollins:
Giving you a good score. The photo fits the challenge perfectly and I absolutely love the scene of this photo, but for me, a bit over processed in the edit. I really hope you do well.

Old but not useless
by MargaretNet

Comment by roz:
i absolutely love it when a photograph becomes something so much more thru editing ..
dont get me wrong photographs can be awesome too .. but its great when a photographer has a vision for a photograph and creates art ..

last night i got the dynamic auto painter software .. and have tried out a few of the presets .. this has that feeling about it .. i'd love to know how you created this piece of glorious art from what i would say was a pretty awesome photo .. :)

well seen, beautifully photographed and magic edit .. :)

Golden leaves
by MargaretNet

Comment by MargaretNet:

Originally posted by glad2badad: You certainly are a master at "capturing" the light. Well done! I like how you "captured" the light in this one too. Beautiful. :-)

I can see that validating entries has opened for you opportunities to post comments like this, THIS IS NOT RIGHT THING TO DO! Nobody else on SC has ever done that!

Golden leaves
by MargaretNet

Comment by glad2badad:
You certainly are a master at "capturing" the light. Well done!

I like how you "captured" the light in this one too. Beautiful. :-)

Cyclist
by MargaretNet

Comment by C_Steve_G:
I love this type of real life photo in a place far away, but it's not a photo any more.