FILTER FUN & CONTEST

I like to use the polar coordinate filter in photoshop. That is what I used to create this image that I call “Tunnel Vision”. To start with you must be in 8bit mode. To do that you will need to go to the top drop down menu in photoshop IMAGE> MODE> 8 BIT. Then you will need to duplicate your image(CTRL J). I like to rotate the image 90 degrees, sometimes that will yield a different look. Next go back up to the drop down menu to FILTERS>DISTORT>POLAR COORDINATES. Then in the dialogue box check rectangular to polar. This should give you a globe-like image. I hit CTRL J again. And flipped it. By this I mean go to the drop down menu EDIT> TRANSFORM>FLIP VERTICAL. (If the seam created by the polar coordinate filter is on the side of the image and not the top or the bottom then choose FLIP HORIZONTAL instead of FLIP VERTICAL). Then add a layer mask to the layer copy. Hit CTRL I which will invert the selection and show the layer mask as filled with black. Choose a soft brush set your foreground color to white at approx. 80% opacity to start with and begin painting over the seam that was created by the filter. Feather your edges by lowering the opacity of the brush and try to blend in the masked area.

Below is the original image I started with

ENTER BPN’s (Bird Photographers Network) OOTB (Out of the Box) Contest:

SEE DETAILS BELOW:

AUGUST 8TH-15TH -Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Go ahead and fire away.There will be two categories: Digital Creations and In-Camera Creations. You may post your your best image in each category. Please indicate either Digital Creation or In-Camera with your post. (Previously posted images are eligible). All images must feature natural history subjects. Scenics are welcome. Remember, each image must be an OOTB image. The Digital Category will include filters, effects, Photoshop creations, etc. The In-Camera category can include blurs, zoom blurs, silhouettes, unusual poses and head angles, and more. For the Digital Creations category only, please post the original image in Pane 2. Please let us know why you think each image represents your best work and where the image was created.

The winner in each category will receive a copy of “A Guide to Pleasing Blurs” (on CD only) by Arthur Morris and Denise Ippolito. We hope to have it finished in mid-August, September 1st at the latest.

* Click the link to visit the OOTB Forum and post your submission BPN’S Out of the Box Forum
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