s l i t h e r
by pamb

Comment:
one of the best snake pics in the challenge

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment:

Originally posted by gyaban: My favorite of the challenge. Great shapes, great colors, great expression. I wouldn't mind a tutorial, very curious about your technique!

wow, that comment coming from you is quite an honor, as well as humbling.

the starter image was my face behind a block of glass, using an outtake from this entry a few years ago



i then just used Deep Dream Generator, an online photo editor that grew out of the artificial/computer vision field,

Deep Dream Generator

and using on of their "seed" textures until i got the result i wanted.

then i blended back the original image to get my eye back, and did a few other adjustments to strcuture, contrast, etc.

its a really fun process, and you can waste hours just experimenting

Ectoplasmic Manifestation
by mefnj

Comment:

Originally posted by tanguera: This has the markings of mefnj. If it is, you have really mastered these really interesting techniques.

uh oh... i guess a "mefnj style" is taking shape after almost 10 years ;-)

Bluebird
by grahamgator

Comment:
just a smidgen tighter crop on the left might have helped.

Convergence
by mefnj

Comment:
thanks so much for the comments.

this was almost a fool the viewer redux... this is the top of a deer skull, close up on the bone plate fusion zones. it was a younger deer, so the fusions were no complete and fading. call it skull-techtonics ;-)

i believe the dendritic river-like features towards the edges are part lf the sinus/nasal drainage architecture, since they were associated with cavities, which i cropped off.

and the slight discoloration and few hairs did their part to give it an earthly look.

Slot Canyon Sunrise
by mefnj

Comment:
thanks for all the comments.

Posthumous takes the prize for what it is... very large oyster shells

people and tree added digitally.

Coming Apart
by westford

Comment:
eek! there's a face in the bottom left "hole" that looks like the demon from Sinister.

Christmas Cheeseboard at the Inn
by Bear_Music

Comment:
looks delicious. congrats on the Blue!

Snowy Owl doing its yoga routine.
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
a little dark and odd color cast, but i like it

Breakfast
by Judi

Comment:
nice "catch"... pun intended