Ye Olde Mill
Uploaded: December 10, 2009
The result here started with one original photograph with applied post processing techniques & textures.
1. The original base image was converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex Pro and layered on top.
2. The flowers were erased back to reveal the original color.
3. A texture layer was added and mode set to overlay at 75% opacity with some areas erased back
4. The same texture layer was again added with mode set to normal 100% opacity with some areas erased back.
5. The several layers were merged and tweaked for effect with NIK Viveza plugin
6. A duplicate of the NIK Viveza layer was created with adjustments made to color saturation (mode color)
7. Final little tweaks added with separate Curves layer and separate contrast layer added.
8. The final image again merged and sharpened with NIK Sharpener Pro ( resized to 750x500 for BP)
Category: DD
Les Rhoades December 10, 2009
Original image provided #1214624Datha Y. Thompson December 10, 2009
Beautiful/Excellent work Les ;) #8205787Cathy Barrows December 10, 2009
excellent...love it #8205799Rolando Rosito December 10, 2009
Fantastic result Les, great work! #8205817Dr Silly December 10, 2009
Love the out come. :O) #8205819Robert Jensen December 10, 2009
This is outstanding work Les #8205820Kathleen Brennan December 10, 2009
Beautiful work, Les, and thanks for describing your workflow! #8205860Erika Haight December 10, 2009
this belongs on my wall!!! SUPERB! #8206101Kara L. Hendricks December 10, 2009
This is A W E S O M E!!!! #8206171Joy Rector December 10, 2009
amazing #8206214Bob Cournoyer December 10, 2009
Happy Un-Theme Day! A+ as usual... :-) #8206774Dominick M. Dimacale December 11, 2009
This is beautiful, Les.
Dominick #8209478
Mick Burkey December 15, 2009
Wonderful image, Les. All your work really paid off. Love the textures. #8217624Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 27, 2009
Wonderful image, great technique Les. I love the textures and splash of color! #8249363Nikki McDonald January 02, 2010
Love the composition here and the splash of red in the flowers in the window box. The textures are perfect. This is my favorite of your December entries but I also liked Home for the Holidays (great lines, light, color) and Rio Dis. Anna (Venice is among my dream destinations). Good luck in this month's contest. #8264759Stefania Barbier January 18, 2010
congratulations on your beautiful finalist! #8306515Teri Klinger January 18, 2010
YAY! so happy to see this one move on - congrats Les! #8306683Nikki McDonald January 18, 2010
So pleased to see the recognition of this charming image, Les. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round. #8306875Daniella Puente January 18, 2010
Congratulations! :)) #8307405Nancyj E. Hovey January 18, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SClyde Smith January 18, 2010
Congratulations on a wonderful Finalsit Les. #8308784Jennifer L. Alder January 18, 2010
Lovely work, Les! Congrats :) #8309366Sherran Andersen January 18, 2010
Congrats. #8309698Bunny Snow January 18, 2010
I'm impressed, Les!Your hard work came out beautifully and the recognition was well earned for this lovely image.
Congratulations on your finalist and good luck on the next round.
~Bunny
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Bojan Bencic January 18, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist, Les. #8310040Usman M. Bajwa January 19, 2010
Beautiful treatments and description. CONGRATZ. Les!UB. #8310151
Linda Blair January 19, 2010
Simply gorgeous..awesome work Les...a well deserved finalist...good luck next round....congratulations!!!!!!!! #8311134Karen Celella January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Les. Your hard efforts were worth it! #8311350Mitch Spence January 19, 2010
Congratulations, Les, on your original image, on your excellent post processing work, and on your finalist. #8311929Claudine Grove January 19, 2010
Fantastic editing! Congrats! #8312095Susan Fox January 19, 2010
Congratulations Les #8312553Kathleen Brennan January 19, 2010
Congratulations! #8312577JO ANN CLEVELAND January 19, 2010
Congrats on this excellent finalist Les, fannnnn..tastic! Very well deserved..jo ann c. #8312806
Mark S. Cox January 19, 2010
Congrats on a fantastic winner! #8313072Nikki McDonald January 19, 2010
Big time way to go, Les. First time first place, I think. Congratulations! You know I love your work here. #8313286Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 19, 2010
Outstanding Les, I'm very happy to see your FIRST PLACE AWARD!!! WTG~ congratulations! #8313370William C. Raco January 19, 2010
Excellent work, LesMary Beth Aiello January 19, 2010
Les -- I loved this from the first moment I saw it. Truly outstanding. Huge congrats on this wonderful First Place Gold. #8313495Janice Mezzacappa January 19, 2010
Huge Congrats Les on your Gold!! #8313699Clyde Smith January 19, 2010
Congratulations Les! #8313854Erica Murphy January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic winner Les! #8313932Evy Johansen January 19, 2010
Big congratulations on your win, Les!! #8313967Bunny Snow January 19, 2010
Your finalist has had a major upgrade --a first place win. Now, that is impressive, as is your work. WOW!Apparently the judges were as impressed as the rest of us.
Myriad congratulations are in order for your win, Les!!!!! #8314087
Usman M. Bajwa January 19, 2010
Many Congratz. on your First Place Winner image, Les. WTG!UB. #8314145
Jennifer L. Alder January 19, 2010
Congrats on your artistic win, Les! #8314158Rona L. Schwarz January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your First Place Winner, Les! This is a fantastic image, very creative and artistic. I am in awe of your technical expertise. #8314193Bojan Bencic January 19, 2010
Congratulations on your win, Les. #8314266Nancyj E. Hovey January 19, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SStefania Barbier January 19, 2010
huge congrats on your win!!!! #8314465Renee Doyle January 20, 2010
Huge congrats on this awesome win Les!!!Leland N. Saunders January 20, 2010
Marvelous work, Les ... well deserved win !!Lee #8314766
Katarina Mansson January 20, 2010
Congratulations Les! #8314827Karen Celella January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your impressive first place winning image Les. #8315038Anne M. Young January 20, 2010
congratulations...makes all that hard work worthwhile.... #8315050Chris Budny January 20, 2010
Terrific DD work; congratulations on the win, and thanks for sharing the steps! #8315314AMALIA Veralli January 20, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! I appreciate the time you took to explain your process to us. Thanks! #8315372Linda Blair January 20, 2010
Congraulations on your awesome winner!!!!!!!!!! #8315476Cathy Barrows January 20, 2010
Congrats on your 1st place win...loved it from the beginning #8315492Connie L. Carpenter January 20, 2010
beautiful, congratulations #8315572Julianne Bradford January 20, 2010
Effective, beautiful well deserved award winning DD work of art Les!! Congratulations! #8315578Debra R. Harder January 20, 2010
This is brilliant post-processing work, Les!! LOVE THIS!! Huge congratulations on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER...and thanks for sharing your technique. Deb #8315784Philippe Vieux-Jeanton January 20, 2010
Great work, Lee! Congratulations on your first place Winner!! #8315954Claudine Grove January 20, 2010
Congrats on winning Gold! #8315965Kara L. Hendricks January 20, 2010
I know how much this 1st Place means to you Les... And let me tell ya.. It's a long time comin' for you... You SOOO deserve this one.. I am thrilled it happened on a special shot... Makes it that much sweeter!!CONGRATS my friend!!!! #8316097
Jean E. Hildebrant January 20, 2010
How wonderful to see this wearing a first place badge, Les! Great big CONGRAT'S to you!!! #8316162Cyndy Doty January 20, 2010
Lovely texture and atmosphere. Congrats on a well deserved 1st Place Win! #8316357Susan Fox January 20, 2010
This was a long time coming and so fully deserved! A huge congrats on your wonderful FIRST place win!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have 100s of first place wins by now. You would if I were a judge :-) #8316745Dianna Murphy January 20, 2010
A big warm hearted congratulations to you on your fantastic winner!!! I wish you continued success in the future.Dominick M. Dimacale January 20, 2010
Congratulations Les on your Wonderful Winner!!!
Dominick #8316875
JO ANN CLEVELAND January 20, 2010
Ohhh Les, so glad this was a 1st Place Winner and very well deserved!jo ann c. #8316949
Claudia Kuhn January 20, 2010
Congratulations on your first place winner Les! #8316977Monika Sapek January 20, 2010
Many congratulations on your First Place Win, Les!Michael Umbreit January 20, 2010
Les - Congratulations!! - Mike #8317229Amanda Cass January 20, 2010
congrats Les love the textures and lighting #8317417Erika Haight January 20, 2010
Loved it from the get go Rhoades! Congrats! #8317625Susan M. Hembree January 21, 2010
Just beautiful, Les. A big CONGRATULATIONS on the very well deserved 1st place winner! #8318805Tess L. Yee January 21, 2010
Superb image, Les! Wonderful color and texture, fabulous post-processing, and awesome details...congratulations on this stunning winner! #8319289Mick Burkey January 22, 2010
Wonderful treatment and composition, Les. Congrats on your win. #8322534Kelly S. Cavanaugh January 23, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful win, Les! #8324835Paula Showen January 25, 2010
Beautiful, Les! Congratulations! #8330380isabel C. Zepeda January 28, 2010
LesCONGRATULATIONS :)
YSA... #8338053
Chuck Bruton February 17, 2010
Great work, congratulations ! #8389019Dianna Murphy February 18, 2010
You are very creative and talented Les. Congratulations on your DD feature. #8392021Lindley Johnson February 21, 2010
A belated congratulations on your wonderful first place win, Les, and on the DD feature. Thanks for sharing the techniques you used to achieve this beautiful result! #8403429Daniella Puente March 23, 2016
Great photo Les #11450508isabel C. Zepeda March 23, 2016
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