![]() ![]() It almost felt like an autumn photo trip as many of the newly emerging maple leaves were brilliant reds and yellows. After much of the work was completed it was time to take a break and make the short drive over to Lower Rosseau Falls on the Rosseau River in Ontario’s Muskoka District. Last weekend was our annual opening of the cottage on Horseshoe Lake in Ontario’s Parry Sound region, and there is always tons of work to be done to get it ready for the coming season. To find out more about this cool new plug-in and to download your own copy please click here.ĭo remember to click on the images to see the larger, sharper versions and let me know your thoughts and favorite image with the Restyle effect applied □ I have indicated in the image captions which preset was used on these black and white conversions to achieve the desired effect. In the images below, which are both from along the Rosseau River in Ontario Canada’s popular Muskoka Region – a killer destination for autumn color. Above you will see a black and white image of a cluster of ferns that was tweaked by selecting the preset ‘ Grass Swing.’ As I explore this new plug-in in my creative tool-kit a little more I will do a more in-depth blog post to discuss its pros and cons. I select three images that I had converted to black and white and then began to explore various options by scrolling through the vast number of presets. I downloaded the software this morning and began playing around with it. By entering the coupon code “ restyleit” you will only pay $29.99 and this code will be good until the end of August. I have been working on few black and white conversions of some recently captured images and was about to prepare a blog post for them, but then I was notified of a cool new photoshop plug-in available from Topaz Labs called Restyle. Here I chose to reduce the opacity significantly so that the rays of light were just becoming visible through the misty conditions of the morning. ![]() Since the overlay is on its own layer the Opacity of that layer can be adjusted to taste easily as well. Once the overlay is brought into Photoshop I can easily maneuver the rays around using the Move Tool or the Transform Tool. In the below photograph of a misty morning on Horseshoe Lake near Parry Sound, Ontario I chose to apply the same Light Rays overlay that was used in the Hattie Cove image above. Converting the image to black & white was not my initial intention but I felt it brought the image together for a natural look. By applying a Light Rays overlay I was able to give the sunburst a more pronounced and dramatic appearance within the scene. In the fisheye scene above of Hattie Cove on Lake Superior in Ontario’s Pukaskwa National Park I composed the early morning scene to catch a sunburst effect with the fisheye lens. When the right image is chosen to apply one of these overlays the result can be pleasing and not over-the-top in terms of it’s creative effect. I was drawn to the Light Leaks and Light Rays overlays for their effectiveness in regards to enhancing the sun for a “natural” creative look. Recently I was given the opportunity to try some overlays by Sleeklens on my landscape imagery. Sleeklens Light Rays Overlay Applied for Creative Effect Hattie Cove on Lake Superior in Ontario’s Pukaskwa National Park ![]()
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