I like Chinese fish pictures. I used to look at them on eBay, though I can't say that I ever bought any. This particular image, titled "
Leaping Carp," is credited to the Chinese artist Liu Jie (c.1447-1520s).
I downloaded the high-resolution tiff file (40.7 MB), here converted to a JPEG image:
I used Photoshop Elements' "Remove Color Cast" feature to get a less yellow shade of the image, and then applied the Graphic Novel filter for several passes. I layered images of varying light levels (light to dark) together and produced the following:
I layered the above Graphic Novel image into the original color image, for the below result. I really like how much better the fish stands out in my edit, as opposed to the original image, where it seems somewhat washed out.
I then applied Photoshop Elements' Auto Enhancement features for Smart Fix, Contrast, and Levels to get the image below. For me, it's a toss-up between the one above and the one below as to which I like better.
That's it! Thanks for stopping by and looking at my pictures! :)