Texas Flowers a la Van Gogh

[xpatUSA]

Testing a URL actually: Looks like it worked. Was posted on DPR and I right-clicked to get the URL.

C&C for the image still welcome ...

[billtils]

Don't quite get what you mean here Ted.

[Manfred M]

Don't quite get what you mean here Ted.

Enlarge the image in Lightbox, Bill. It will be a bit more clear then.

[xpatUSA]

Don't quite get what you mean here Ted.

Sorry, Bill. The image was posted here for C&C, like any other.

At the same time, having already posted it elsewhere, I wondered if a link to that image would work here - as opposed to having to upload it again - this time to my site - and linking to that, which is what I usually do.

[davidedric]

The linking obviously worked.............

However, Ted, can't really offer C&C, but my heavens I like what you have produced.

[xpatUSA]

The linking obviously worked.............

However, Ted, can't really offer C&C, but my heavens I like what you have produced.

Thanks, Dave. Asking for C&C for such pictures may not even be appropriate I guess.

[pschlute]

Yes, I think you have given the right "impression" with this picture.

[Rufus]

I will take the plunge and offer my C&C!

To my eye the painterly look is a rather like a masterpeice on anaglypta wallpaper rather than brush strokes. Sorry that sounds very harsh which was not my intention at all. It is the only analogy I can find to explain the impression it gives me. Another way to put it is that the "brushstrokes" seem a little formulaic in their size and texture which suggests the algorithm could be improved, not your use of it.

I might remove the leaning stem at the top which has no flowers attached to it.

Otherwise it works well as a change from the usual fare.

[Wavelength]

Well conceived and presented

[mugge]

It is my 'impression' that I like it
Cheers Ole

[billtils]

Thanks Ted - the link worked and all is revealed.

You are clearly enjoying yourself exploring "the GIMP", but this one didn't quite work for me - 'Painterly" yes, but it diidn't shout "Van Gogh". Looking forward to more though .

[xpatUSA]

You are clearly enjoying yourself exploring "the GIMP", but this one didn't quite work for me - 'Painterly" yes, but it diidn't shout "Van Gogh". Looking forward to more though .

Thanks Nandakumar and Ole.

Rufus, thanks for the valid comments - and the image was indeed offered for a change.

Bill, fair comment re: Van Gogh. The faux brushwork is perhaps more reminiscent of Munch in "The Scream" or perhaps Gauguin's Market Gardens. Having said that, I am not particularly knowledgeable about any of these artists' work and the filter in the GIMP has a kajillion sliders some of which are not terribly intuitive.

Excuses ... excuses ...

[billtils]

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Bill, fair comment re: Van Gogh. The faux brushwork is perhaps more reminiscent of Munch ...or perhaps Gauguin's ...

Having said that, I am not particularly knowledgeable about any of these artists' work and the filter in the GIMP has a kajillion sliders some of which are not terribly intuitive.

Excuses ... excuses ...

That captures how I felt for the first 3 months or so after moving to LR+PS as my primary editors!

Turning to your request for C&C and with a focus on the "painterly" rather than "the painter", I pretty well agree with David, particularly about the dark diagonal stems top left. The "brush strokes" element may be worth exploring -perhaps push it some more?

The other thing about the image as posted is that if the intent is to mimic a painting then there should be no DoF sharpness fall-off and there appears to be quite a bit bottom left to top right.

Bill