macro fractulius thread

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2619036619_d77c740550_o.jpg

[dpastern]

Yummy. How much does that plugin cost?

Dave

[gjl711]

I'm likin' it. Sort of reminds me of the black light posters of the 70's. :)

[LordV]

Another lovely phart :)
Brian V.

[GaryT]

Cool shot. Looks like you had fun.

[macro junkie]

more to come..:)

[macro junkie]

Yummy. How much does that plugin cost?

Dave
not sure.look on there web site.

[macro junkie]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2621969439_09bcc1699c_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2617304017_a88cb06e5b_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2616255672_2000e85833_o.jpg

[LordV]

Like them - esp like the bee shot :)
My first goes with the filter below :)
Brian V.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3163/2620074713_a7237f555d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2623274647_37e4bc8a01_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2624112160_45fb8ae434_o.jpg

[orionmystery]

Really cool effects:)....

Everyone's gonna get Fractaliusitis soon :D

[macro junkie]

red damselfly took yesterday

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2625415625_19e75e8b79_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

Really cool effects:)....

Everyone's gonna get Fractaliusitis soon :D
copy cats. :D

[Kronie]

I'm likin' it. Sort of reminds me of the black light posters of the 70's. :)

Thats exactly what I wad thinking.

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2626692744_eb291cecf1_o.jpg

[troypiggo]

MJ - all yours are coming out great! What fractalius settings are you using?

[macro junkie]

like or dislike?

[macro junkie]

MJ - all yours are coming out great! What fractalius settings are you using?
for the mantis pic i used u see where it says "last used" well i have Glow 100 then fallow the settings i have done in the image i uploaded for u ;)

[gjl711]

like or dislike? These are fantastic. I'm likin' every one of them. There is something hypnotic about the image. I'm trying to justify the cost of the plug in as I really want to play with it.

[macro junkie]

i have only ever took about 5 shots of a dragon fly..this is one of them

[LindaB]

Yummy. How much does that plugin cost?

Dave

Hi Dave

Here is a link:
http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFractalius.htm

I am interested in this but not sure if it works with Elements v6. The website doesnt tell you very much, so will continue to check it out.

Linda

[TheSonofDarwin]

Wow, thanks for letting us know about this neat plugin.

I'm going to be moving into an apartment shortly and think I'll use this style to decorate the walls with my photographs. Here's one just cause it was the last picture I worked on.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2639888989_bf9c76617a_o.jpg

[newb2pro_1day_or_so]

wow, these are crazy! These are SUPURB!!! Did you buy the pluggin or are these from the trial?

[orionmystery]

Love the Final Fantasy effect...here's one from me :D
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[macro junkie]

wow, these are crazy! These are SUPURB!!! Did you buy the pluggin or are these from the trial?
it wont be a trail because the trail would have copy right all over the image.

[newb2pro_1day_or_so]

So everyone here actually bought the pluggin?

[lcpete]

wow thats amazing works really with the first shot especially
Pete

[TheSonofDarwin]

So everyone here actually bought the pluggin?

The only answer you are permitted to receive here is "Yes."


Yes.

[Mick Emmett]

Well I've tried buying the dam thing, despite having checked my details over and over again it still keeps saying it's unable to proceed any further as my details are incorrect; so shove 'em. Here's two I did with a quick clone out of the "DEMO" that appears all over them.

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[Attic]

Here you go a couple of mine.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2642731211_0649f30b03_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2643558014_3fe7f9c48c_o.jpg

[4g63photo]

Very cool thread. I really like the last one Attic.

[macro junkie]

atic..what is the last one.?superb.loks like a lion?

[Attic]

atic..what is the last one.?superb.loks like a lion?
It's a plastic water feature covered in cobwebs in my garden.

[macro junkie]

It's a plastic water feature covered in cobwebs in my garden.
my god..just shows u pics that wouldn't stand out normally u run them through this program now its an image you could sale!.

iv started to go through my 1800 image gallery to find some images that would work..i try alot of them.most dont work..but the ones that do look great.like that lions head..wicked edit!

im finding pics look great with a black background

[macro junkie]

like or dislike?

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/macrojunkie/2-4.jpg

[Mick Emmett]

Dam, this is great; I can resurrect all my old shots :D:D:D

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[macro junkie]

just remember who started off the trend..me :D

[macro junkie]

some more i done of old shots i took last year

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2639821973_8cf4a5c914_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2640649834_61ef3b0b5f_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/2639782405_ac97b9d056_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2640611266_5d103ac42a_o.jpg

[Attic]

my god..just shows u pics that wouldn't stand out normally u run them through this program now its an image you could sale!.

iv started to go through my 1800 image gallery to find some images that would work..i try alot of them.most dont work..but the ones that do look great.like that lions head..wicked edit!

im finding pics look great with a black background
It did stand out as it won a 10 in my camera club's open digital league comp which I won this year. ;)

[macro junkie]

It did stand out as it won a 10 in my camera club's open digital league comp which I won this year. ;)
post the original then..lets see it :)

[macro junkie]

Dam, this is great; I can resurrect all my old shots :D:D:D

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wicked!

[Attic]

post the original then..lets see it :)
You have a PM ;)

[orionmystery]

just remember who started off the trend..me :D

Yes, thanks again, MJ :D. Your last two mantises were great!

[macro junkie]

im hoping the mods dont view this thread because this image im posting is way to big. :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2647336967_e6f33a686d_b.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2648169210_4a2115e784_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/2648406434_f9024dd802_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2648451682_11f4e70afb_o.jpg

[gjl711]

Outstanding. I really like the two bee heads. I'm still working on getting one to look 1/2 decent. Not nearly as easy as I thought. I did get a good one with fireworks, but thats not macro.

[orionmystery]

@MJ, Post #39 (the mantis) is just wicked!!!
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[macro junkie]

Outstanding. I really like the two bee heads. I'm still working on getting one to look 1/2 decent. Not nearly as easy as I thought. I did get a good one with fireworks, but thats not macro.
some work some dont..i tend to open 10 - 30 images untill i find one that looks good.

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2647929653_9222aa82ef_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2648032803_ba1d43e731_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2648863494_4b4027b392_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2648053183_d7bf85099c_o.jpg

[davo_robbo]

last one rocks my socks!!!!
awesome conversion :)

[macro junkie]

last one rocks my socks!!!!
awesome conversion :)
yer i love that one to..his plug in rules:)

[LordV]

That crab spider phart is magnificent :)
Brian V.

[johnkermit1]

i love that effect...i wonder if that free GNU software has it...i wanna try.,. :-)
i have a copy of PSP now, maybe ill look into that now.

[troypiggo]

The fractilius plugin does work with GIMP, if that's what you mean by "that free GNU software". But you need the photoshop plugin to do so. That's how I use it. But you still need the non-free fractilius plugin ;)

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2650294021_d9e21c0e18_o.jpg

[TheSonofDarwin]

:eek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2651123694_df2317955e_o.jpg

[Mick Emmett]

Very nice.

[Mick Emmett]

Does it work for you in mono ?

286882

[macro junkie]

Does it work for you in mono ?

286882
hmmm..yer not bad.how you liking the plug in?

[TheSonofDarwin]

Does it work for you in mono ?


I like - it looks like a setting I saved called "Ethereal" :)

I wish the plugin had more presets, but at least it lets you save your own. I sit and hit random for 5 minutes and save a bunch as I go for different potential future projects :)

[macro junkie]

I like - it looks like a setting I saved called "Ethereal" :)

I wish the plugin had more presets, but at least it lets you save your own. I sit and hit random for 5 minutes and save a bunch as I go for different potential future projects :)

i only use 2 presettings then change the line thickness and sharpness..i use sketch and glow 100..also after iv ran frac i go to edit - fade frac.some times fading it makes it look better.

i think theres enough settings..Whats a challenge is finding images that are made for this plug in..bright colours work great with glow 100 and fine detail works great with sketch..imo :)

its all about taste..some people hate this plugin.and some people cant get enough of it(like me) :) i love using the sketch on dragons and damselfly's

[newb2pro_1day_or_so]

well, I don't think mine are as good as some I've seen here, but here it is anyway.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Iseethroughglass/Bugsprelimpost011-1.jpg

[Bill Pham]

you know i keep on coming back to this thread to see what every one is posting. kinda grow on you. they all look fantastic.

Bill 1

[gerrym7]

[quote=Mick Emmett;5874555]Does it work for you in mono ?

Wow, I like! All of these are simply amazing. I think Redfield should seriously take a look at this thread and consider buying some of thse examples for their website. I looked at it, and nothing they had even came close to any of these IMO.

[Ran_photography]

What's the website where you can buy this plug in?

[TheSonofDarwin]

What's the website where you can buy this plug in?
http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFractalius.htm

[macro junkie]

[quote=Mick Emmett;5874555]Does it work for you in mono ?

Wow, I like! All of these are simply amazing. I think Redfield should seriously take a look at this thread and consider buying some of thse examples for their website. I looked at it, and nothing they had even came close to any of these IMO.
i just emailed them the link to this thread :)

[orionmystery]

:eek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2651123694_df2317955e_o.jpg

Wow...i love this one..it's way cool :). Which effect did you use? :)

[TheSonofDarwin]

Wow...i love this one..it's way cool :). Which effect did you use? :)
I used the settings Macro posted with just minor changes:

16,54,02,26 - the star next to radius is black rather than white
16,61,68,-04 - star is white (click to change them)
Brightness: -40, Saturation: 48, Scale: 17

[orionmystery]

I used the settings Macro posted with just minor changes:

16,54,02,26 - the star next to radius is black rather than white
16,61,68,-04 - star is white (click to change them)
Brightness: -40, Saturation: 48, Scale: 17

Thanks Justin :)
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[newb2pro_1day_or_so]

My spider webbed itself.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Iseethroughglass/Spiderwithwhitestash003.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Iseethroughglass/WaterDroponCD.jpg

[newb2pro_1day_or_so]

ok, I'm not overdoing it am I. I'm addicted. I'm so going to be late for work because of this thread!!!

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Iseethroughglass/Bees05-23-08024.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh59/Iseethroughglass/Bugs05-06-08021.jpg

[Mick Emmett]

hmmm..yer not bad.how you liking the plug in?

I'm liking it quite alot at the moment but it may turn out to be just a fad like selective colouring, which; like fractalius; works well on some shots and not so well on others.

[davo_robbo]

heres my shot at it,
shot with 100mm macro, 580ex and 420ex
used fractulius, boutwells totally rad action pack and nik colour efex CS3 plugins

thoughts?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2652469094_60d11f74c5_b.jpg

[macro junkie]

heres my shot at it,
shot with 100mm macro, 580ex and 420ex
used fractulius, boutwells totally rad action pack and nik colour efex CS3 plugins

thoughts?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2652469094_ee5eed79e8_b.jpg

you bloody show off..lol. thats brill..well done..it works well

[macro junkie]

i would of deleted the original to this image..the yellow flower Acts like a yellow reflector so half of the damselflies face was yellow..but soon as i ran it through this plugin i thought it looked cool.

[davo_robbo]

you bloody show off..lol. thats brill..well done..it works well
thanks :]
the program is awesome fun to play around with!
i havnt brought it yet, might do it in the next few weeks,
its really sweet to just layer mask it and to "paint" it on to certain parts of the image
all these macro shots of insects are incredible, those bee shots are just amazing!

[Ran_photography]

Demo since i don't have 50 bucks, "demo" cloned out
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2655913933_48702c32f5_o.jpg

[Ran_photography]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2656145155_d8b53c8925_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2656973314_f59e6d8cd1_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2657441620_7806b911a9_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2657442092_9a4d1a457f_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2658736286_e129208421_o.jpg

[Ran_photography]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2660639053_30de14d2a8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2661465904_0546a0c7af_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/2661466028_17fa70ced1_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

the last one works well

[Ran_photography]

Thanks macro junkie

for two things ;)

[TheSonofDarwin]

Tried a few older images:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2668367303_b0842f0da3_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/2669181638_217ba54071_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2208/2668360423_83327a8e04_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

Tried a few older images:


works well..

[brecklundin]

cripes if one had the time you could turn a video into an animated video with something like this. Even a few dozen frames at 6fps would look pretty spiffy as an animated file.

Kinda reminds me of that animated movie Titan A.E. because they had some characters which looked like this technique was used to render them.

[macro junkie]

edited with the owners permission

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2672367704_6970385043_o.jpg

[macro junkie]

Kinda reminds me of that animated movie Titan A.E. because they had some characters which looked like this technique was used to render them.
seen it..i love that dvd

[brecklundin]

it was a fun flick wasn't it? Kinda silly, but as a SF flick it was a nice watch.

BTW, your version of the peacock feathers is downright hypnotic...love it! I think I am gonna have to buy this plug-in. I have the demo installed but no time to fiddle with it right now.

[macro junkie]

5:1 life size grasshopers eye

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/2740631447_762c33ee4a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2741470904_55bbc087a1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2741469914_560d9bcced_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2739616655_aa80c1d43c_o.jpg

[Mack1time]

What a beautiful thread!
Very creative and original.
Thanks for keeping macro "fresh"

[michmark]

Ok, I gather it can work with Photoshop and GIMP with the PS plugin. Has anyone used it with Photoshop Elements 6?

Mark

[macro junkie]

Ok, I gather it can work with Photoshop and GIMP with the PS plugin. Has anyone used it with Photoshop Elements 6?

Mark
not sure..cheack out there web site

[red_fan]

Demo works in PSE5.

Love the Praying Mantis shot MJ

Stephen

[michmark]

OK, I downloaded the demo into PSE 6. I had to go to edit>preferences>plugins> and set up a new plug in folder with the Redfield plug-in in order to get the filter to show up in the filter drop down.

Here's a first trial.


Great; now I have another way to kill more time in front of the monitor!

Mark

[steevo2008]

OK, I downloaded the demo into PSE 6. I had to go to edit>preferences>plugins> and set up a new plug in folder with the Redfield plug-in in order to get the filter to show up in the filter drop down.

Here's a first trial.


Great; now I have another way to kill more time in front of the monitor!

Mark


Hi,
How did you get rid of all the little Demo watermarks? My Trial version creates heaps of little DEMO logos all over the pic. It also takes forever to convert the file..

Neat programme though I'd like to get the full version...

Steve
From NZ

[renderwerks]

Awesome images! Yet another distraction! (my wife will just love my stumbling on this) :lol: Says to wife: "Can I play now, Can I play now!"

I'm going to download the demo, and likely buy the plugin.

Reminds me of an effect I remember several years ago in a Corel photo application that turned an image into a "pile of sticks". Don't know how else to describe it. This is much more advanced and colorful though.

Thanks Macro Junkie for starting this!

To all: Love the images, just superb!

Clearly; the most colorful, amazing, image laden thread I have seen.

[michmark]

The watermarking of the images with "demo" did not occur in a file that I created with Helicon Focus. Other raw and jpeg files included the watermark. Why did that happen? Who knows?? The plug in is cheap enough to not fret too much about it.

Mark

[renderwerks]

Got the plug in and started experimenting on some older images:

Had to try a duck! (what else?)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2758427523_93b383f340_o.jpg

A lizard from my backyard:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2758427819_4c26f6a927_o.jpg

Tried many settings, ended up with custom settings for both...

This is just too much fun :D

[renderwerks]

Had to have a go with a few flowers:

A Pansy:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/2758427003_b8cae8df38_o.jpg

A premature Lantana blossom:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/2758426727_11aab416f5_o.jpg

Not sure what this is, but looked interesting:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2759265214_de2c0059c3_o.jpg

[renderwerks]

Finally, had to try it on my car: (I know, not macro, got carried away!)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2758428345_f968e3b31e_o.jpg

[shawneroo]

Here is one of my first tries.

[renderwerks]

Nice image, this is a very fun filter.

[daveyboy123]

Here are a few...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3405frac.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3245frac2.jpg



http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/IMG_3245frac.jpg

[orionmystery]

Fractalius'ed and Flooded:)

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[macro junkie]

very good guys
love the 2nd shot daveyboy

[steve535]

my first, a koi what a cool filter.
edit: this pic is from the Demo

[shawneroo]

Here's a portrait of a buddy o' mine.

[troypiggo]

Wow - he's got a small head if you can fit the whole thing in a macro shot! :lol:

[shawneroo]

Absolutely right Troy...probably used the same lens that renderwerks used on the car shot and steve535 used on his koi image.

[troypiggo]

:lol: wasn't having a go, just my humour

[Mick Emmett]

Don't apologise Troy, this is a MACRO thread and those pictures clearly are not MACRO and therefore shouldn't be here. I'm surprised the mods haven't pulled them, the clue is in the title "MACRO fractulius thread"

[shawneroo]

Hey Mick, I don't think that Troy was apologizing nor do I think he should. I got a pretty good chuckle from reading of his reply. Truly, I apologize if I violated any rules by posting in the manner I did. I was only trying to add to the fun.

[steve535]

I’m sorry about breaking the rules also, but on my behalf I shot that koi picture with my 60mm macro lens…that is a great plug in

[macro_shooter]

Unlike most of you, I take macros of plants. I grow carnivorous plants, here's some processed with fractalius.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2744600815_0c5569f9ee_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2745437842_ecc7f381bd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2744600953_0a3baace1a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2744600991_b14e8cb200_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/2745437992_2f930b21d2_o.jpg

[renderwerks]

Don't apologise Troy, this is a MACRO thread and those pictures clearly are not MACRO and therefore shouldn't be here. I'm surprised the mods haven't pulled them, the clue is in the title "MACRO fractulius thread"

Obviously not macro, unless the car was a "matchbox" or model car...:rolleyes:

My apopogies as I accidently posted the car; as I said in the post, I got carried away. That statement was an edit as I tried to figure how to remove the post and couldn't.

But, if we're going to stick to the letter of the law, there is very little in this thread that is probably actually 1:1, which I believe is the rigid definition of macro. Certanly not ANY of the images I've submitted.

[macro junkie]

dont worry..if its frac its worth posting:)

[troypiggo]

MJ - you're "cream of the crop" - you should know better. This is the macro photo sharing section of the forum. There are other sections for sharing non-macro shots.

[johnkermit1]

haha... i like macro fractilus...but it has gone crazy in my macro addicts group on flickr... i was thinking about banning any further shots as they tend to get away from the part of macro that i like the best . . .the details...

this thread is pretty cool really. . im glad to see macro shooters post... i like the venus fly traps. ! :cool:

[macro junkie]

MJ - you're "cream of the crop" - you should know better. This is the macro photo sharing section of the forum. There are other sections for sharing non-macro shots.
well its not me posting them :p i just enjoy looking at all fracs..but your right..Macro only.!!

[macro junkie]

new one from me

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2809218761_5586755005_o.jpg

[joeb1]

I tried the demo. Very nice but it seems V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W.

I have a quad core running Vista 64 bit.

Is it me or does it run slow for anyone else?

[LordV]

I tried the demo. Very nice but it seems V-E-R-Y S-L-O-W.

I have a quad core running Vista 64 bit.

Is it me or does it run slow for anyone else?
Can be pretty slow - I often do some web surfing whilst waiting for it to finish. Got a lot worse with 5D mk2 size images
brian v.

[Mick Emmett]

Unless the program is optimised to use your quad core chip and can run at 64 bit it will run slower on your machine than it will on my duel core 32 bit machine.

[joeb1]

Can be pretty slow - I often do some web surfing whilst waiting for it to finish. Got a lot worse with 5D mk2 size images
brian v.

Thanks. I guess it's time for another cup of coffee. :)

Unless the program is optimised to use your quad core chip and can run at 64 bit it will run slower on your machine than it will on my duel core 32 bit machine.

Thank you. I guess I will have to wait for the rest of the world to catch up. :D

[morganstarr]

My 2 cents worth.....

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[LordV]

Wonderful phart - looks very van Gogh !
Brian v.

[AbPho]

Wow. I have not come across this thread before. Nice pictures everyone.

[AbPho]

:( Not available for the mac.

[hockey9999]

These are really cool! Anyone know of a plugin that can do this on a Mac?