Shenandoah - Bridge

Susan Epps Oliver

Shenandoah - Bridge

A Susan Epps Oliver original 2008. All rights reserved

This work was derived from basically a happy snap taken whilst out walking on Skyline Drive in Virginia. The night I worked on it was stormy and kind of eerie so I decided to imagine how the bridge might have looked on that night. I used the fractalius filter ( Photoshop plug-in ) to give the stringiness to the foliage and then played with many variations in brightness/contrast, colour etc until I arrived at the effect I wanted. It was about 3 hours work which included cloning out stuff which I thought made the image look cluttered.

Featured in the ” Virginia ” group.
Featured in the “Rural America ” group.
Featured in the ” Extraordinary Fractalius ” group.

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Shenandoah - Bridge belongs to the following groups:

Appalachian Artists, Extraordinary Fractalius - 3/day, Freedom to Shine, Mixed Media, One For The Album , Rustic, Safe Haven, The Patchwork , United States and Virginia Available for sale as

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Shenandoah - Bridge by Susan Epps Oliver
Shenandoah - Bridge by Susan Epps Oliver
  • midzing

    midzing

    awesome,,, looks very eerie,,, well done

  • Carol & Kev Haberle

    Carol & Kev Ha...

    Wow, this one is simply awesome, so beautiful!! Wondrous work Susan!!

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    Whoah.. great piece!! what medium did you use to create this piece? it’s eerie and beautiful!! =D

  • maka1967

    maka1967

    great capture and treatment! love the dreamy feel.

  • Sam Mortimer

    Sam Mortimer

    This is absolutely fantastic!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great work, well done

  • Ozcloggie

    Ozcloggie

    Now there’s a place to have mid summer, night dreams!

  • butchart

    butchart

    and the spirit world softly beckons….come join in our delights….................b

  • reflector

    reflector

    Great treatment of the image and a cool result. Those colours work really well together and there are some nice textures happening in the scene. Subtle and at the same time, very strong imagery.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Brilliant image and treatment

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    aah~ interesting! =D

  • jamiewinter

    jamiewinter

    fantastic so beautiful

  • RLHall

    RLHall

    Beautiful image, peaceful, yet a little spooky…love it!

  • Kurt  Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek

    wow – very moody. great job, susan.

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    The light and shade in this is fantastic, outstanding work.

  • Keeli

    Keeli

    Great work Susan!

  • AlienVisitor

    AlienVisitor

    This is very eye catching Susan,I like it, well done.

    AV

  • Robert Mrvecka

    Robert Mrvecka

    magical!

  • ragman

    ragman

    absolutley enchanting ~ would love to walk in this garden ~ such travel would be sublime

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    This is stunning and surreal!

  • Kate Purdy

    Kate Purdy

    Very artistic, fragile beauty captured with stunning vision

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Superb work. Congratulations.

  • Robxavier

    Robxavier

    Like a scene in the movies wonderful

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean

    Wow Susan lovely magic image, great work

  • nigelnash

    nigelnash

    captivating image…. nice one !

  • Aloramyst

    Aloramyst

    Very cool image! This would look awesome in the Scenery group if you would like to submit it!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    beautiful like moon light

  • anaphotography

    anaphotography

    Very beautiful work…I like the mood here

  • T.D. Ruley

    T.D. Ruley

    very well done

  • Maria Murphy

    Maria Murphy

    OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    the end result us stunningly beautiful

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    very interesting work Susan, works well

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    this is awesome. just beautiful!

  • cjane

    cjane

    Makes me want to cross it. Very cool.

  • Annika Strömgren

    Annika Strömgren

    Beautiful work, well done!

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

    Stunning work

  • The InnerNortherns International Photography Group
  • AdamDonnelly

    AdamDonnelly

    Looks spooky but at the same time it draws you in. I can’t help wondering where the path leads. Great effects!

  • Mark Gardner

    Mark Gardner

    wonderful image, it tempts you through to the other side so well, splendid work

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab

    very creative love the colour also

  • ssalt

    ssalt

    It has a soft fairytale like feel to it Susan I love it, and the filter sounds very interesting so I am going looking for the plugin also :D

  • krafty

    krafty

    Love the rustic colours in this Sue..I feel I could step into this and wander through Virginia with you…I love the effect..beautiful work!!

  • brenwebb

    brenwebb

    VERY ADMIRABLE Work Susan…. It looks like a bridge to romance : )

  • CanDuCreations

    CanDuCreations

    You did a marvellous job Susan. Awesome art

  • paulevelin

    paulevelin

    gorgeous colours and perfect light
    outstanding work

  • cherokee

    cherokee

    Had to keep coming back to this , its really haunting.

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto

    very mysterious – great

  • papam

    papam

    Superb! Very mistery tale

  • Angel Ortiz

    Angel Ortiz

    excellent! amiga.

  • Zuzana

    Zuzana

    This is really beautiful. Superb work!

  • caroler

    caroler

    Wonderful light effects and great composition.

    Carole.

  • fuatnoor

    fuatnoor

    subject and surrounding is well balance,good stuff

  • Joe Valcourt/MODERNUS ART STUDIO

    Joe Valcourt/M...

    most excellent work of art

  • Periwinkle

    Periwinkle

    WOW…you did a wonderful job!! It is not only beautiful but a little scary…also!! Great effect.

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    outstanding work

  • CanDuCreations

    CanDuCreations

    Moody, very beautiful work Susan

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Fantastic dreamy like image! Well done!

  • GaryGlass

    GaryGlass

    VERY NICE WORK SUE…........ I really like what you did with this. Hi to you and say hello to your shadow half for me as well.. Take Care ; )

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    Really good work well done

  • Charl045

    Charl045

    Incredible capture Susan

  • denise romano

    denise romano

    This is wonderful.

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Such a great and moody image!

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    oh this worked well!

    WOW!

  • Leslie  Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    Excellent use of this filter, Susan. Isn’t it fun to play with? :)

  • nigelnash

    nigelnash

    WOW !!! THIS IS GREAT

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    he he ~ Leslie and Susan :) ~ I am SO glad you can give each other ideas :) ~ I thought you too would hit it off ;)~ yeah!!!

    Someday when I am bored MAYBE I will download it. It might look great with these wedding photo’s… till then (sigh)

    :) ~ you guys are fantastic!

  • Glen Allen

    Glen Allen

    Great work

  • MaddyPaddy

    MaddyPaddy

    Impressive! Has a spooky feel about it!

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS
  • Jessica Courtley~Rose

    Jessica Courtl...

    Wonderful art!

  • WesternDreamer

    WesternDreamer

    Sometimes our mood or elements around us can change an image of ours and make it even more remarkable… the effects you used here really worked so well… very nice work!!

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Excellent treatment. Great work and I think it paid off.

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    Wonderful my friend!

  • Jim Caldwell

    Jim Caldwell

    Memorable use of Photoshop

  • Kate Purdy

    Kate Purdy

    Wonderful treatment, very well done, and thanks for sharing your secrets about what tools you used!

  • Mariaan Krog Art Portfolio

    Mariaan Krog A...

    Awesome Susan!

  • julie08

    julie08

    This is fantastic:)

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    How peaceful. I would love to walk down that path!

  • Trevor Kersley

    Trevor Kersley

    Awsome & very spooky

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    An amazing piece of work Susan, You must have plenty of patience to work on a piece for 3 hours, well done..

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    wonderful image

  • conilouz

    conilouz

    what a awesome photo,, great job

  • Douglas Hill

    Douglas Hill

    I like this nighttime mood very much. For me it works best with the dark border.

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    very beautiful work i love it … also i love the softness of the image

  • Jim Caldwell

    Jim Caldwell

    Awesome shot !

  • Kaimarie

    Kaimarie

    wow, fantastic atmosphere

  • Doris B. Lambling's colorgetics

    Doris B. Lambl...

    I bow my head! wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent work well done

  • BillFox

    BillFox

    All you diligent work payed off in this tremendous picture. Looking at it the words to the song “Shenandoah” come to my mind. Great, Bill

  • Susan Epps Oliver
  • barnsis

    barnsis

    Great work, such amazing effects, Awesome image.

  • Butterfly2008

    Butterfly2008

    awesome added work to this! You accomplished exactly what you wanted, erie and a bit mysterious. WOW ! great work

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Absolutely beautiful, great job!

  • Cathy Cale

    Cathy Cale

    Gorgeous shot!!

  • LindaMcCarthy

    LindaMcCarthy

    Your work is wonderful, Susan! Beautiful and evocative. Excellent!

  • Els Steutel

    Els Steutel

    scary but gorgeous:))

  • Alma Lee

    Alma Lee

    amazingly serene. Excellent work

  • BigD

    BigD

    Well done with the fract filter effect. Congratulations you have been featured in Rural America. BigD

  • amarica

    amarica

    Great shot!!! Congratulations on being featured in the Rural America group!!

  • George Coombs

    George Coombs

    A lovely gentle image – beautiful effect

  • Tim Sanders

    Tim Sanders

    Well done….:)

  • Vickie Emms
  • Susan Epps Oliver replied

    Thank you so much for this feature, Vicki, and I’m sorry I took so long to reply. I appreciate it very much !

  • betha

    betha

    Beautiful work, I think the Fractalius plug in is so versitile, especially when used subtlely, lovely work!

  • Heather Mitchell McGhee

    Heather Mitche...

    I hope you will consider joining The Sweet Southeast and contributing this pic to my new group.

  • Susan Epps Oliver replied

    Thank you so much, Heather…..on my way to find your group :)

  • Heather Mitchell McGhee

    Heather Mitche...

    Fabulous work, you’ve outdone yourself with this one.

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