A Simple Stone
by jomari

Comment by glad2badad:
Very natural. Nice colors for a stone.

In Hand
by jomari

Comment by PennyStreet:
Nice candid.

Love Life
by jomari

Comment by PennyStreet:
Wonderful colors suit the composition. Or is it the other way around?

A Patch of Garden
by jomari

Comment by PennyStreet:
Oh my! So painterly! Love the colors.

In Hand
by jomari

Comment by kanaj:
I like this. The part the registers most immediately with me is the juxtaposition of various forms of intellectual property in the subjects' attire. The story contained within the frame is deliciously contemporary.

A Patch of Garden
by jomari

Comment by kanaj:

Originally posted by jomari: I used a couple of Topaz Studio filters on separate versions and pasted one into the other and blended in darken mode - can't remember what opacity. The filters were 'expressionism' and 'melting'.

Thanks for sharing that. I haven't tried Topaz yet, but I can see why it has so many loyalists. :-)

Love Life
by jomari

Comment by kanaj:
The placement and emphasis of the red in this frame and its balance with those complementary greens really helps tame what might otherwise be a visually overwhelming level of vividness in the color. As someone who enjoys vibrant, vivid colors in photography, this definitely appeals to me--and usually gets me low scores whenever I try it for a challenge. LOL

Message edited by author 2025-12-12 14:52:05.

Love Life
by jomari

Comment by nam:
Great colors - funny to think of this as spring when the colors are perfect Christmas and that's winter here! Great composition.

A Patch of Garden
by jomari

Comment by jomari:

Originally posted by kanaj: Lovely. :-) And I dig the painterly processing. Is there a particular filter you're using to achieve that? Or do you create the effect yourself through compositing?

Thankyou for the comment.

I used a couple of Topaz Studio filters on separate versions and pasted one into the other and blended in darken mode - can't remember what opacity. The filters were 'expressionism' and 'melting'.

Duck Race
by jomari

Comment by kichu:
how cute :) what a special shot