Photos by Jez

Tag: Dawn

  • Siberian Irises at Rabbie Burns’ Cottage — FOTD Jul 23

    Siberian Irises at Rabbie Burns’ Cottage — FOTD Jul 23

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Some more Siberian irises from the gardens at Rabbie Burns’ Cottage.

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For today, I’ve done some cumulative transformations based on the Scots Baronial-style architecture. I’ve started off with a basic setting change, then added into the prompt a nighttime winter setting & finally, dawn with the sun’s first rays starting to melt the frost on the irises… enjoy

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • Magnolia — FOTD May 23

    Magnolia — FOTD May 23

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    Magnolia
    Magnolia

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For these elegant magnolias, I’ve done a dawn-style transformation. The effect of this is to re-imagine the flowers at dawn; this gives a low orange light source, creating an image of heightened contrasts.

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • The Daffodil’s Are Still Going Strong

    The Daffodil’s Are Still Going Strong

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Daffodil
  • Wordless Wednesday Apr 17

    Wordless Wednesday Apr 17

    Elie clifftop walk
    Elie clifftop walk

    I did a Mannerism-style transformation for this picture (for a wee bit more on Mannerism, see my latest FOTD), and then, keeping the Mannerism-style, re-imagined it as a light & ethereal watercolour.

  • Early Sun’s Rays Bursting Through Clouds

    Early Sun’s Rays Bursting Through Clouds

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Sun & Clouds

    Re-imagined as a watercolour through Hot Mods.

    Hot Mods watercolour transformation
    Hot Mods watercolour transformation
  • A Clear but Cold Start — Weekend Sky #122

    A Clear but Cold Start — Weekend Sky #122

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    A cold start
    A cold start
  • In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    This early morning shot was during an unplanned overnight stay in Edinburgh??????

    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh
    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh

    I also transformed the image into a watercolour? In the prompt, I specified the location as being Edinburgh. Giving the AI a location does change the outcome of the transformation.

    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape
    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape

    The following picture uses the same baseline shot as above but without specifying the location. The transformation into a cityscape just after dawn is good, but the architecture is generic; the AI has picked up the older style architecture well from the initial image.

    Watercolour transformation without a specified location
    Watercolour transformation without a specified location
  • Wordless Wednesday Feb 28

    Wordless Wednesday Feb 28

    Fishing boat heading out for a days work
    Fishing boat heading out for a day of work at sunrise

    I did a couple of watercolour edits in Hot Mods. The first didn’t really add the fishing boat in, so I amended the prompt to make it more of a feature in the second.

  • Cold Winter’s Sun Illuminates Empty Playpark

    Cold Winter’s Sun Illuminates Empty Playpark

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Empty playpark
    Empty playpark

    I decided to transform this into a watercolour using Hot Mods. I went through several prompt amendments to get the end result I was after.

    I liked this first attempt, but wanted some evergreens in thew picture.

    Again, a good outcome, but a touch on the vibrant side, & the original was a cloudless sky.

    Getting closer, a softer light from the sun & back to the original cloudless sky, but the sun is now sitting too high above the horizon; one more go…

    …finally, a lower sun casts longer shadows of an empty playpark on a cold winter’s day.