This photo is from a series that I took in the Quinault Rain Forest in Olympic National Park last June. I had processed another image from this series as a straight photograph of tree trunks and ferns. Although it is a decent stock photo, it doesn’t appeal to me on an emotional level. Last weekend, while exploring some techniques for creating impressionist effects in Photoshop, I had another look at this image. While it wasn’t suitable for the techniques I was exploring, it did give me an idea. I used the Motion Blur filter to remove detail and make it more abstract. Some luminosity adjustments and the addition of a soft glow completed the image. The result is much more like what I felt when I was there. (For more on the soft glow effect, visit the tutorials section of Tony Kuyper’s website.)
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