Sylvia Williams
March 2025 - Transportation
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About the Image(s)
I am not sure how I feel about this. I took the original to possibly use in my local photo club's monthly competition, this month the theme was Transportation.
Not the best shot, so I made it an oil painting using generative fill in PS.
While I do like the photo better, I kind of feel like it is cheating.
6 comments posted
I think the painted look works well to give it a different look. I might crop some of the white sky off to bring your attention more to the bus, cropping a little above the trees. Posted: 03/06/2025 10:15:00
I will try the crop you suggested. Posted: 03/09/2025 14:16:34
Not cheating if you like it!!
The "painting changes the image a lot. I like what it has done to the windscreen. I agree with Jan and would crop off the top or perhaps make the image square?
Posted: 03/07/2025 11:45:25
The "painting changes the image a lot. I like what it has done to the windscreen. I agree with Jan and would crop off the top or perhaps make the image square?
Posted: 03/07/2025 11:45:25
Creative is always about your vision. There are so many thoughts and discussion regarding this topic. Well done. Posted: 03/08/2025 14:51:31
This Photo is an Altered Reality of the original photograph. It cannot be construed as "cheating" because it is obviously a creative rendition. And it works. This is the category we get to play in, I do agree with cropping down from the top.
Instead of using AI, maybe you could have tried some of the filters in Photoshop. For me, AI is the slippery slope. Posted: 03/11/2025 12:15:46
Instead of using AI, maybe you could have tried some of the filters in Photoshop. For me, AI is the slippery slope. Posted: 03/11/2025 12:15:46
Fran, I agree that AI if a slippery slop. I have mixed feelings. For personal use I have no qualms about using generative fill to speed up something that I could reasonably do using the other PS filters such as cloning, or content aware fill. I do a lot of my painting with Corel Painter. I feel that if I use AI for painting it is not my work. However, although it would still be controlled by my creative thinking, the extent of my creativity would be like putting a mustache on the Mona Lisa. Posted: 03/23/2025 19:13:06