Desert plantlife, kinda. Borrowed Lesley's window overlay, but need to practice to get the hang of the erasing part. Reduced overall opacity of the overlay then erased over the plant. I should add that before doing the overlay thing, I had used curves and levels to find contrast - any contrast - converted to B&W, quadtoned, and added grain. In other words, edited the living daylights out of it.
How did I miss these, I need to swing by your portfolio more often. This is a fantastic shot, and a great demonstration of photoshop's power! Great choice of processing for this shot.
This image has so much art and emotion locked inside it, due to your expert processing skills! You captured the bleakness so well!!! NICE. Did you hike all the way out there to find any sign of life? So interesting..thanks for sharing.
Very nice job with the editing, Deb! I like what the overlay has added especially to the background. Feels so desolate!
Try this to add contrast. Add a curves layer, but don't make any adjustments, just change the blending mode to overlay. Adjust the opacity to suite. : )
Ahhh your PP worked wonders. But you know what is really great in the shot, the long expanse of desert and then the civilization in the distance. Nice one.
delightfully dirty and dusty. Spending a couple of years in Tucson, I personally love the desert. Although, if in your shoes perhaps not as much. Regardless, I do like this. :)
Very neat plant, love the thorny texture! I also like the hint of structures off in the distance on the horizon. This came out beautifully, what a difference from the original!
What an amazing transformation from the original! Almost looks like life on another planet. I'm carving myself out a big chunk of time soon for overlay play.
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