Flokati Abstracts

[ReD]

Having some fun with an old sweater, a lump of wood and a Flokati rug

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[ReD]

A variation from the one posted on the Impressionist thread

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[ReD]

Flokati Seascape

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[Luke]

ReD, I would love to see how you are doing these.....they are very cool. Maybe a brief description or a few screenshots. If you don't hav the time or interet in doing so, I understand. But please keep this series going.

 

[ReD]

OK something I was intending to do

Screenshot - shows jpeg & raw / raf

Bottom left shows the basic arrangement - Camera (X10) set manual with about 1 sec exp & waved over objects - I tend to stop movement at intervals during exp

Its all guesswork - after that its selecting an image then playing with it in various settings (I use Picassa) until something appeals - then its fine tune & more playing. Crops can occur anytime.

The first one on impressionist thread was a collage of about 6 images then given the treatment.

First & Third above are fairly straightforward - no collages just treatment. Gull added as collage in second.

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[ReD]

Composite

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[ReD]

Flokati Landscape 4 - (Seascape with sepia)

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[Luke]

and when you say collage, are you just layering images or is there some cut and paste involved? I really like these ReD.

 

[ReD]

Yes just layering sometimes a crop beforehand - I don't have the tools for snipping outlines & cut + paste (or if I do I don't know how to use them)

 

[Luke]

the bird must have been cropped or shot against a featureless sky. Got it. Thanks for the tips. If I have some free time today, I may start shooting some rugs.....LOL.

 

[ReD]

yes it was cropped & also sky featureless but still added a haze in the collage - sometimes you can rescue after or pretreat the import to reduce effects
A lot of trial & error - always save the originals & work on copies

 

[Gubrz]

i would immediately blurt out "I NEED THESE!" in a home furnishing store. gorgeous! i would TOTALLY print these HUGE!

 

[ReD]

this for the beach house again Eliot ?-

 

[ReD]

More Fun - Flokati Ero




Edit not so happy with this as I was last night. I blame daylight viewing - I replace it with this

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[Gubrz]

this for the beach house again Eliot ?-

i need more houses! this will be for the villa in spain hehehehe

 

[ReD]

Could be onto something - here is a Penthouse in Spain

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[ReD]

Flokati Dias

Reminds me of an island off Crete - hence the name

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