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Okavanga — Stained Glass Sea Spray

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Published: 2016-12-20 11:11:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 401; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 6
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Description Following my Feature Festive Fun and 'Photes  there have been some supportive comments regarding some of the filters I illustrated, notably the one from GMIC called Stained Glass. Here is a small set of further images treated with that filter. Having studied how the authors of the filter designed it, I now have some idea as to how an image will respond to its application. For example, if there are large areas without much detail in the original, they become large segmented areas with  similar colours to the original; areas of high detail in the original are transformed into tightly packed segments. In general, the degree of segmentation follows the degree of detail. Colours and brightness follow, roughly,  dominant colours and luminance in the original. With those ideas in mind, I have picked images that I thought might respond well to the Stained Glass Transform.
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Comments: 17

DanielWolff-Gallery [2020-01-10 01:02:04 +0000 UTC]

An amazing work of art. Outstanding!

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Michawolf13 [2016-12-26 04:43:18 +0000 UTC]

Impressive

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Okavanga In reply to Michawolf13 [2016-12-30 07:35:18 +0000 UTC]

These transforms give quite theatrical results.

Many Thanks.

David

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LindArtz [2016-12-25 18:37:44 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done !  I like the sea spray, too. It's obvious what it is. : )

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2016-12-30 07:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Linda - yes the result is weird and wonderful. Any possibilities in your line for backgrounds or the like? Or, it would be interesting to take smaller objects like birds, apply this transform, separate out the birds and use them in a manip. Possibilities, I think.

David

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LindArtz In reply to Okavanga [2016-12-31 20:33:28 +0000 UTC]

All of that is surely a possibility, David.   (although me personally, have not been inspired of lately to create art at all) ... Or did you mean, did I know 'of' any backgrounds you could use? Like stock and such?

But all of which you've just mentioned are possibilities, and good ideas too.  It would be interesting to see you cut out parts of your own works, to use in other works. !!


Wishing you a very Happy New Year, my good friend!    

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Okavanga In reply to LindArtz [2017-01-03 09:30:04 +0000 UTC]

I can use stock, but I'll try the selection idea first I think. The key issue is of control of what is happening, and the present way in which the filter is set up does not allow for much control.

David

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MaxArceus [2016-12-24 09:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Now make it in real life, and put it in some church xD

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Okavanga In reply to MaxArceus [2016-12-30 07:40:08 +0000 UTC]

Good idea, Max. I just need a furnace, workroom, 20 years skill, and a church! I have seen glass being made in Venice, and boy is it a skilled operation. Stained glass is even more difficult because you need to build in all the imperfections.

Cheers

David

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mikeloveridge [2016-12-22 08:06:10 +0000 UTC]

was wondering what it would do to a seascape. you read my mind. i am impressed

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Okavanga In reply to mikeloveridge [2016-12-22 13:52:40 +0000 UTC]

All very odd, Mike - quite spectacular visually, but not much control.

Many Thanks.

David

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Gerda1946 [2016-12-20 14:00:07 +0000 UTC]

I love them all!!

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Okavanga In reply to Gerda1946 [2016-12-20 17:36:17 +0000 UTC]

They are bit different, Gerda. I've found out a bit more about hos ths transform works, and it does not appear to have any recursion in it, so it is not like fractal functions. But, it does seem to go into some sort of local loop where lines become split and split again and so on. But, unless I had the complete code I doubt I'd be able to work it out.

Many Thanks

David

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Gerda1946 In reply to Okavanga [2016-12-20 18:54:24 +0000 UTC]

It is possible to make nice stained glass fractals, but then you will not have to for your current hobby!

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Okavanga In reply to Gerda1946 [2016-12-21 08:29:55 +0000 UTC]

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EyeOfTheKat [2016-12-20 12:58:23 +0000 UTC]

Cool picture!

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Okavanga In reply to EyeOfTheKat [2016-12-20 17:36:50 +0000 UTC]

Certainly a bit different from your everyday snap!!

David

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