I don't know what this is, but I do like it. I like the mono and the three windows bit, I must try that myself some time.

Looking closer, the window on the left looks like the reflection of the sky, and the texture in the one on the right looks like frozen water.

Anyway, here's the story for me - our heroes are being chased and have hidden in an abandoned hut in the middle of nowhere. They take a peek out of the window to see if the coast is clear and they see a big metal bar swinging towards and slamming into the window...

nev: Cool story steve. I have just spent a few hours typing so am a bit slow on the creative additions but maybe someone else might be kind enough to complete the adventure tale. Except that you remember that song from the 70's. And then ... and thennnn .... and thennnnnn and then ALONG CAME JONES.

Steve this is a part of an artifical lake in parklands in the inner Brisbane CBD. I chose mono because it was harder to work out. The uncropped colour is a bit easier to orientate in the minds eye. There are two different level to the lake separated by this small concrete wall.

In terms of processing i will give you the skinny even though i know you don't need it and it is for the sake of others. Once i had the image processed i made 2 copies of the image (CTRL + J x 2). I then made sure i could see the gridlines VIEW | SHOW | GRID . I then dragged guides from the side to split the image in 3. I then used the grid and dragged more guides either side of the 3 original guides which would represent the size of the 3 final pictures. I made similar guides for the top and bottom. Making sure that snap to guides was set in Photoshop i then used the rectangle marquee tool to select what i was wanted to be the first picture. i selected one of the copied layers. I then selected the inverse and hit delete button on keyboard to clear everything else on that layer but the pic i wanted. I then selected another copied layer and this time used the marquee tool again to select the picture. once again select the inverse and delete. This time going to the background layer image i made sure that the background colour on the colour picker was Black. again using the rectangular marquee tool i selected the guides around the last remaining picture and then inverse and delete. i am left with 3 pictures from the one with a black background. I then used the rectangular marquee tool again to select around the photos (I actually used a few more guides again so that my borders were uniform.) Once i selected around the photo i went to the edit menu and selected stroke. In this instance i used a 5 pixel wide stroke which was white in colour. The stroke was in the centre of the selection. Sounds more complicated than it is. If dafredo was still around these parts it would be time for a vino.

Great shot !!

nev: cheers thanks shakara

very cool Neal. I thought that you had become a window cleaner or something having left soapy water on the glass! lol

Very clever processing to, really appreciate the effort that went into this having read your reply to Steve. mal

nev: Window cleaning sounds more lucrative than beach bum. I prefer the old school methods of cleaning windows, newspaper and spittle. Mind if i clean ya windscreen mista. The borders thing sounds more long winded than it is. Just trying to find ways to present things in the archives as i haven't had much of a chance to get new shots. cheers Mal

No wonder you took so long since the last post. You must have worked yourself into a standstill.

That Jones thing is sticking in my head now - SLOW TALKING JONES.

Excellent picture Neal - this pond has mirror-like brightness.

nev: "Along came long, lean, lanky Jones" thanks for remembering Louis. Hope this one reverbs in the head for a while too.

Here he comes, look at that, look at that
There he goes, look at that, look at that
And he ain't wearin' no clothes
Oh, yes, they call him the Streak

I had the same thought as Mal when I first saw this. Thanks for the pp account - very interesting

nev: Happy to clean your windscreen too Paul. Hoped the pp tip would be helpful for some.

This is a brilliant peice of work, lovely lovely B&W and awesome framing, done a few images like this, maybe one day I will post one

Lovely lovely work

Suby

nev: Very kind words thank you suby. will try and keep an eye out for your ones as well.

Way, way cool, Neal. But that'll be the day whenever I can halfway mimic it!

nev: I don't know about that Ginnie i think that some of your processing is more adventurous than mine

still wondering what this is...like the 3 way split..

nev: thats exactly the effect i was trying to create Sam. glad you like the effect

I like this, Neal! Not sure what we are supposed to worship at this altar, but dividing the image like this is a very good idea.

nev: I agree the subject matter is less defineable but that is the abstract feeling i was trying to create.

Impressive piece of work - strong diagonal running thro the 3 frames does it for me. Nice one. Mike

nev: I appreciate that mike cheers

Love the presentation, clever stuff

nev: cheers simon

I like the way you've presented this in the trio of panes. Nice.

Nice - love the 3 panels - love the mono - love the subject. Good one!

A great idea, this is a beautiful creative picture !

I havn't visited your blog for a while, and feel I've missed out! The three parts are perfectly posisioned in relation to the wall. Lovely!

nev: I am really glad you like it. working with the gridlines in photoshop really helped there.