My turn to Grunge by Digitaleagle

Photography • Photo Manipulation • posted on Jul 11, 2009

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After the rains here in Oklahoma USA it brought new life to the backyard roses, shot this yesterday. I’ve been working on the grunge thing for a while; on the same images I might add just wasn’t happy with my results. The sentences form Shari’s (tizjezzme) tutorial (“I have noticed that not all photo's can be easily Grunged. I have worked on numerous photo's and no matter what textures I apply to them, it just simply doesn't work. Set it aside and just find another photo”) kept running through my head. I was working on two different projects nothing seemed to work. The other statement so many have made is this is easy Hmmm what does that make me, pounding my head on the desk in frustration, Ok that was a rhetorical question so please don’t answer that, LOL. Yesterday I finally scrapped the projects and did what Shari said, I set them aside. I’d hate to say I’m hard headed but if the shoe fits.... I started looking through the shots from yesterday and liked several of the rose pics right out of the camera. This shot was a totally different subject than the last two so I plunged back into the world of grunge once again, this time with some success, finding out that the subject really does matter, now the words set it aside, set it aside, set it aside can quite playing through my mind occupying my every thought and, Ok a little poetic license just for drama, LOL. I liked the results this time I hope I can now finally get rid of this head ache and repair my desk before the next great thing comes along! It really is a great deal of fun and easy to do. A special thanks to Shari for all her help through her Tutorial and awesome images! Thanks so much for your views and comment I appreciate each and every one, have a great and creative weekend!!!

Comments (32)

tpx1

4:03PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

good manipulation

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ShadowsNTime

4:12PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Very nice! Congrats on acheiving what you set out to do...I scrap image after image for many reasons...a perfectionist thing I think, lol!

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Chrissyspics

4:23PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Stunning Work .! Beautiful Color in that Rose 5++

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Seaview123

4:23PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

This is a very interesting photographic effect. Nice work on the photo and the 'grungy' look.

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decie

4:36PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

excellent image and beautiful rose

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angelafair

5:39PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Very NICE!!

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goodoleboy

5:41PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

A stellar job of grunging, with neat textures and lines running at a forty-five degree angle, eagle. You did a fine job your first time around, and I bet if one could play with the brightness and contrast of a nonapplicable photo, then it could be grunged, no matter the original difficulty.

West_coaster07

6:16PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Excellent work!!!

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Faemike55

7:08PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Great job on the postwork! looks great!

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orig_buggy

7:13PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

this is beautiful work , glad you finally got one you liked ...I have yet to try it ...but soon I hope

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tizjezzme

7:40PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Oh how you make me sooo proud !!!! I sit here with the biggest smile on my face, wishing like heck I could give you a big hug!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!! I'm sooo glad you stuck with it ,,, persistence pays off in a big way. :)

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bmac62

7:58PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Ha, I've had the same experience with grunge that you describe above! Bottom line, it is fun...you just can't be in a hurry:) I like your 45 degree parallel lines...this makes "neat grunge".

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