An interesting technique with landscapes and cityscapes is the use of a texture over your chosen image. It often gives the image a weathered look.
The process is a simple one. Paste a texture over your chosen image and change the blending mode to something suitable. Overlay is a good choice but try some others as well. You can lower the opacity to suit.
You can save this file in a tiff or psd format, to save your layers in case you wish to make future changes.
Texture files to use for your overlays are easy to make or obtain. Google “free textures” or try taking some images on your own. Good subjects are old walls or out of focus shots.
Filed under: France, HDR — Harold Stiver @ 8:11 am
Sur le pont d'Avignon
Sur le pont d’Avignon is a popular French song about this bridge in Avignon, dating from the 15th century, complete with legend of the builder’s lost love
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While walking down the back streets of the town of Argenton in France, I came across this small courtyard which seemed to possess great character as well as history.
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It had rained for a few days before the town of Argenton-sur-Creuse flooded. This is the day after and the skies are finally beginning to clear.
Argenton-sur-Creuse is a beautiful town in the Loire valley region of France.
I processed this in what I thought of as a painterly style. A bit of HDR to bring out shadow detail, especially of the trees, and a find edges filter to provide lots of contrast.
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My first bird video is above. I got a Canon HV20 for a family wedding, and of course I had to video some birds with it. I suspect Spielberg doesn’t feel threatened. (more…)
Filed under: Birds, France — Harold Stiver @ 7:00 am
The Parc naturel régional de la Brenne is a large area in central France which includes some important wetlands, woodlands and grasslands, as well as many small villages and agricultural areas. (more…)
