Asian Beetle (Graphic Novel filter)

It's an Asian Beetle, identified as such by the black M/W marking on its head. These little bugs are often viewed as nuisance bugs, their presence being defined with words such as "infestation". I like the grain of the wood in the background of this little bug; I don't like the little glare on the top, but... that's what I got when taking the picture from this angle (without any shades to block the glare...). Thanks for stopping by!

Duck in a Tree (Graphic Novel filter)

Here's another old image, one that I wasn't quite happy with at the time and tried to fix up with the Dry Brush filter. I processed that image again with the Graphic Novel filter for the following results below. Thanks for stopping by!

An Old Favorite - the Mackinac Bridge (Graphic Novel filter)

Here's an old favorite of mine, the Mackinac Bridge, processed with graphic novel filter, both in black and white and color (the color version has the original color image layered into the black and white photo at 60% opacity.) Thanks for stopping by and looking at my pictures!

Bumblebee and a Purple Flower (Graphic Novel filter)

In the black and white image, the bumblebee on the flower blends right in with the rest of the image. In the color version, the bumblebee stands out. I processed the image here first as an HDR on Photomatix and then with the Graphic Novel filter on Photoshop Elements. Thanks for stopping by!

Juvenile Bluebirds (Graphic Novel Filter)

It's been so long since I originally processed this image of juvenile bluebirds that I don't remember what exactly I did to it! For today, I processed the processed image with the graphic novel filter (and like the result better than the original processed result.) Thanks for stopping by!

Here's the processed original:

Here's the Graphic Novel:

Here's the colorization:

The Cat Came Back (Graphic Novel Filter)

Revisiting this cat photo with the graphic novel filter had the song going through my head.

You know which one.

"Oh... the cat came back, the very next day, oh, the cat came back..."

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Female Cardinal (Graphic Novel Filter)

"Graphic Novel filter, why has it taken me so long to find you?"

Using the Graphic Novel filter, I was able to take a mediocre image of a cardinal in the grass and come up with...

Here's the original:

I really like what the Graphic Pen managed to do with the image. On Photoshop Elements, it doesn't have quite the range of some of the other filters, but as this was my first time playing with it (or, it's been a while,) I'm interested to see what I can do with it.

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