Kite around the world

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Here is one from an old post converted to b/w and tweaked.

http://www.pbase.com/image/70264887.jpg

[Athena]

Normally I go straight for the dark parts of an image, but I find myself uniquely intrigued by the sphere in this one. Spellbound almost. Can you tell me more about the image?

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Normally I go straight for the dark parts of an image, but I find myself uniquely intrigued by the sphere in this one. Spellbound almost. Can you tell me more about the image?

Hi Athena,

Here is the original thread, as you can see the original was rather boaring.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=153386

I think the b/w verson posted here works better than the selective colored original (spherical distortion). Not sure if this would work without the kite and ribbon?

Cheers :)

[GCRollo]

The "sphere" made from the sky, now looks like the sun... w/ solar flares coming off it.

and the kite anchors the effect...

Maybe the title should be changed to "Kite Around The Stars"

I like it.

What tool did you use in PS to make the shpere?

[AV Mode]

The "sphere" made from the sky, now looks like the sun... w/ solar flares coming off it.

and the kite anchors the effect...

Maybe the title should be changed to "Kite Around The Stars"

I like it.

What tool did you use in PS to make the shpere?

Thank you Glen,

In Photoshop go to filters/distort/spherize 100% normal mode. You can make a second pass with the same filter to exaggerate the effect.

Cheers

[GCRollo]

Thanks.. I thought it might be under the Distort Filters, but wasn't sure...
Cool Effect!