The undoing of our doing
Creative
I created this image to remind us of the consequences of our actions if we continue to take our precious environment for granted.
The location chosen is Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a city free from catastrophic disaster. That is until Mother Nature turns back on us.
We can keep running from what we have done but this is infinite future chaos!
Thanks to Rikki & Jess for being models.
You can see the before and after shots here
Technical
The background was shot in 3 sections and stitched together in Photoshop CS3. Various parts from extra shots were used i.e. The Seven sign and text from another shot I took. I also cloned out people and objects as well as added elements to create this scene.
The background, clouds, Rikki and Jess were shot separately on an old but trusty Canon 10D in RAW mode. Other images were sourced online and manipulated beyond original recognition. Once I had all the elements I needed I composited it all together in Photoshop CS3.
I had to create some elements such as texture, debris, snapped cables and smoke from scratch using the good old airbrush and pen tools with various brushes all made easier with a A4 Wacom tablet but found that the mouse was sometimes better for other tasks. A lot of masking, deep etching, cloning, dodging and burning went into making this image what it is. Once complete I colour graded it to give it a real sense of drama and darkness.
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davecurtain
this is wild
waitin' for rain
huh , it’s dark future !
Knobrot
Brilliant
Roddy Atkinson
Awesome picture, very well done!
Kev Benge
Cool idea. And go the flinders st steps!
Danny
Yippee Shit
this is wild
Fantastic artwork
Steven Agius
Awesome image, very well created, well done.
Diana Ostrat
Dark, horrific, awesome. :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Stunning! Massive visual impact! Great work Enrico! :D
RosePhotography
Scary, but possible.
Helene Kippert
Great work!
lightsmith
fantastic – dark, moody, frightening. a brilliant picture that everyone should have to face up to. Tremendous.
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks for all your kind comments everyone… I’m glad you like it… it took me long enough and it all started with a few photo’s of Flinders Street on a fine morning at 7am stitched together. It’s so hard to get a clear shot of that part of town… I had to take a few shots and do a bit of cloning. Everything else was added in or taken out including Jess and Rikki. I am trying to get a link up for a before and after shot soon… thanks everyone!
Angela Stewart
Wow, sensational image…inspiring work!!
Lisa Kenny
Wow Enrico! This is brilliant !!
Andrew Brown
Absolutely stunning. Wonderful result.
mugshot
Yeah this is cool especially for anyone who lives in Melbourne and recognizes this spot. Love the 7 sign still operating and promoting city homicide it made me laugh. I would love to know how you put this together.
Christine Wilson
wow this is fantastic good old flinders – love what you’ve done with this
Jing3011
Excellent
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks mugshot, Christine and Jing… Mugshot I’ll try and post some tech details specs on here soon… Cheers!
mugshot
Thanks for the specs
Jordan Duff
Great work, there is so much to like about this but I just have to single out the car caught in the twister, to me it really helps sell the power on display in this piece.
rikkipaul
great work enrico, love it.
good luck with the comp.
Enrico Bettesw...
Welcome mugshot… hope it comes in handy… Thanks Jordan… and thanks Rikki – good luck to you too! :D
Lisa Defazio
Just….......WOW!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks Angela, Lisa and Lisadee for your kind comments… glad you like it! :D
FabiaN
good stuff man – great work!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks FabiaN :)
Lindsay Blamey
Some fantastic PS work here… you have created an awesome image. Well DOne
Jessica Tremp
you are a true genius, absolutely love it
Enrico Bettesw...
Thank you very much Lindsay and Jess.. love your work too! and good luck to both of u :)
Naomi Mawson
My god – that’s brilliant. You are the Master !
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks so much Naomi :D
bicozikan
Oh man
That is AMAZING
I’ll never look at Flinders the same way again
more
amazing man…... really good stuff!!!! now i know im not going to have that 30” :( :(
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks Bicozikan and more… :D
onetonshadow
Just incredible, seriously incredible work.
Enrico Bettesw...
Thank you very much Onetonshadow :D
justjulie
you are a true artist
Tanya B. Schro...
Amazing how many steps you put into this image – it really works! Good luck in the competition!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks justJulie and Tanya :D
ChainmailChick
Superbly dark work, and you are so right.
doppelganger
ooh, I like this very much.
Ben Pacificar
This image is so kewl!
wellman
Brilliant stuff – and thanks for the “making of” also. It is 1 hell of a piece of work
Enrico Bettesw...
Thank u very much ChainmailChick, doppelganger, BVPHOTO & wellman… much appreciated… glad you like it :D
Emma Anderson
Wow. That’s very striking. A brilliant piece of work.
jerry alcantara
this is awesome! i really like it,its true,this is the best shot i ever seen!
milja
awesome!
Stephanie Johnson
What a piece of art! Fantastic image!!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks for your kind comments alterego, nicoloyph, milja and Stephanie.. much appreciated :D
minoanphotography
WOW! inspiring!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks minoanphotography :D
dairygirl
this is awesome, brilliant work
Antanas
Great composition!
SD Smart
Masterpiece.
Enrico Bettesw...
Thank u very much for your comments Dairygirl, Antanas & Shane… much appreciated :D
Lorraine Creagh
Really well done Enrico.
Hagen
Wow
Julie Langford
Superb work.
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks Skeeter, Hagen & Julie :D
BonitoPhotography
Gorgeous Work!
lightsmith
I just checked out the BEFORE shot. You have done an excellent job on this – it’s just purely fantastic. Everyone should check out the before and after shots (see description). Enrico – you are sheer genius!
kristian94
great image
awsome title
Benjamin Scheurer
sensational image, Enrico!
Kevin Kroeker
WOW!!! Great work!! Fabulous image!
Halcyon007
Very powerful reminder indeed. This is great
funkyfacestudio
Wonderful work ! crazy energy :)
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks very much lightsmith, Kristian, Benjamin, Kevin, Stuart and funkyfacestudio… :D
leapyearbrian
Amazing work and very powerful.
Lee Burgess
WOW!!! brilliant work!!
Ange
great artwork enrico
Peter Daalder
It is not so long ago, when I was under the impression that ‘photoshop’ was a place to get one’s films developed and printed…
This is awesome work in the eyes of this observer, Enrico!
Fully agree with your inspiration.
Enrico Bettesw...
Cheers for your comments leapyearbrian, Lee, Ange and Peter…
eclectic1
amazing!!!!!!
halftone
What a fantastic piece!!!
nofrillsart
This is really cool…so dark…so damp…so melbourne!
Grant Bissett - Minister of Kerosene
brilliant.. expert photoshopping.
Thanks for showing us the before and after pics.
SylviaHardy
This is amazing work!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks alot eclectic1, halftone, nofrillsart, Grant and Sylia… glad you like it and found the before/after insightful… Cheers, Enrico
DawsonImages
very moody, almost apocolyptic
Andy73
Wow, this is sooo awesome. Very powerful and creative image, scarey looking future tho. Brilliant!
Enrico Bettesw...
Thanks Dawson and Andy… it’s a good thing that we can avoid such a future by our actions today…
shaytay
Very cool image!:)
Matt Roberts
Weather forecast for today: DAMN!
Disenchanted
This is so good on so many different levels! More than anything though, I’m wondering how you got a photo of the station with no people around!? LOL
Fantastic work.
Angela Stewart
Congratulations on your win with this image…outstanding effort!!! I knew when I first saw this that it was a winner!!!!
David Johnson
Congrats mate!!
Lillian Reichert
So realistic great job
Jo O'Brien
Congratulations- SO deserved
Be freaking proud
Anne van Alkemade
congrats on your winning! This is a fantastic image and very, very worthy!
Bahoke
Fantastic work!!
Kitsmumma
Congratulations Enrico on your winning image, well deserved!!
Lee Burgess
THE BIGGEST CONGRATS!!!! I’m so glad you won!! Well deserved!! :D
Karen Cougan
Congratulations…......well deserved
xkc
Stephen Colquitt
Wonderful concept and execution. Congratulations on a well deserved win!
Lindsay Blamey
Congrats Enrico…. All your work is fantastic!! – a very worthy winner of every inch of the 30 inches!!!!!!
Tonya Alexander
Congratulations! It’s wonderful and I really like the title and the reason you created your winning picture. It is a well deserved winner. Tonya
jumpy
this indeed rocks!!! great winner :D
webgrrl
congrats indeed!! beyond words.. which im sure everyone will say them (said) already.. but i must add a “PHOOOAARRRR!”
Lynne Mettam
Congratulations Enrico. Well deserved!
Shadowxx
This is amazing, i’m always worrying about what’s going to happen to the world.. & this picture pretty much says it all :)
Loredana Crupi
Absolutely sensational! A worthy winner. Congratulations!
greenfrog153
Wow!!!!
lacitrouille
What a finely detailed and composed manip. Great doom atmosphere.
Siafu
Oh Man! superb!
mesal
Fantastic, Congratulations your win. Well done : )
Heather Loster
this is an awesome image. great job.
seventeen
Awesome image. Great skills. Congratulations on the win Enrico.
Boadicea
This is an amazing piece. Also thank you thank you thank you for showing the before shot. It really provides inspiration about what can be created from a quiet ordinary street shot.
Holly Werner
Amazing work! Gratz and enjoy your new monitor.
Flamejob
Congrats Enrico, this is an awesome peice of work – I wish my skills were half as good as this. Well deserved mate.
Cheers
Aaron
immaimages
fantastic, and so bold.
amazing message thats not so out of reach.
aaria
Incredible work, Enrico. Congratulations on the win, so well deserved.
Carolyn Farmer
This is Brilliant work! Looking at before and after was awesome! Fantastic piece of Art!
Peta Hurley-Hill
great pic well done
Marcia Luly
A truly sensational image!
Rita H. Ireland
Awesome!...............Rita
cerridwen
This is an amazing image. Very dark and powerful. The technique is fantastic and flawless. It grabbed me the minute I opened redbubble and I had to come here before going anywhere else. I look forward to seeing more.
Tracey Mac
Congratulations on your win, very well deserved and as a Melbournian, this is scarey lol….excellent work, you should be SO proud :-)
Benjamin Scheurer
congratulations…..amazing work!
Cindy Perrinj...
A masterpiece Enrico, fantastic title!!! Congratulations to you,so well deserved!!!
Christine Wilson
congrats on the win absolutely wicked work
fracturedfotos
Congratulations on this, a very powerful piece of art!
Juilee Pryor
so fantastic a worthy winner. well done you.
Anjo Lafin
Awesome.
Adrian Richardson
Fantastic, I don’t think that I have ever seen an image with so much work. Excellent concept and awesome post production techniques. Its a fave for me !!!
PhotogeniquE IPA
congrats an amazing piece of work
Susan Trigg
Wonderful image and excellent ps work – congrats :)
Pinhead Indust...
congratulations with the comp enrico. your work is ace.
Rudschinat
exelent work
:)Gorm
tambatoys
WOW how inspiring excellent work
pentangled
wow, this is awesome, I can see why you won! Really well done! :o)
Gregoryno6
Born and raised in Melbourne, I know this corner of the city so well. And I have to say, Enrico, what you’ve done here scares the crap out of me.
Brilliant work.
Enrico Bettesw...
Hi everyone, thanks so much for all your great comments, I really appreciate it! There were some great entries here which I’m sure made Paul’s job really hard… Really enjoyed the challenge, hope you guys did too! Cheers, Enrico
NervousNellie
WOW!!
rebecca zachariah
This is fantastic work. well done and congratulation.
Cheri McEachin
Wow oh wow- congratulations…and so well deserved
Jacqueline Ro...
Congratulations!!! Fantastic work!!!
Now if you excuse me I’ve gotta go back to the before and after shots, still can’t believe it!!!!
Jeff Burns
Amazing image. This is fantasitc
Breathtaking
tett
great work, very dark
stormphotonet
WOW! what eles can I say, without worlds
Rita Deegan
Creepy! Eerie! Wonderful!
Geraldine Lefoe
Congratulations on a well deserved win – this is a truly anmazing creation
Eleni Sofroniou
congrats! a worthy winner
NitefallstudiO
This is my cup of tea , check out some of the stuff i have done similar to this. this is awesome man! great work
MJjunkie86
wow i love this, well done!!!
Cheryl Dunning
wow…fantastic work…just amazing.
Kashflow
superb work.
AlteredIllusions
Congratulations on a fine job!
Mardynn
Very nice work.
Lindsey Epps-T...
This is fabolous! Straight up beautiful man!
drjones
Really, really amazing!! I like the before and after shots too!! Awesome
StacyLee
Congrats!!!
Derivatix
awesome work, congratulations!
houk
Wow! Awesome work, congratulations!
Catherine Crim...
ohhh this is amazing….wow
yabloko4
Just amazing image!
Gayle Anderson
This is another great work you’ve done. You are really talented. So thought provoking!
Eryn Whelan
That’s amazing!
pryere
The 53rd state of the art
wondawe
Is this a taste of what’s to come? At least FSS is still standing. I’d love to see your alternate vision (some kind of green utopia perhaps?)
Vital Imaging
well done! amazing work
Leone
a very creative piece of work, absolutely stunning. Sad to see what my hometown of Melbourne could look like while I am sitting here in Singapore!
AlienVisitor
Very nice,congrats.
AV.
Lachlan Kent
I’ll up your activity monitor even more with another win… This is an awesome piece of art Enrico… such an evocative, brilliantly thought out and wonderfully presented scene… congratulations
Lachlan Kent
Thats fill up* and comment*... bit weary
Jason Hampton ...
Congrats on your win…well deserved.
Inktart Art
Unreal, very apocolyptic of you. I’ve been thinking the very same things lately, I am researching and looking into doing a piece on the 4 Horsemen of the Apocolypse which tells of the hand of god and the prophesies derived from its meaning…very interesting and hard to comprehend.
Hannah Nicholas
Wow…amazing…and yes can definately feel the drama.
Steven Potashnyk
What the, thats the best shot of flinders street i have ever seen…. bloody fantastic…
momleeb
....a well deserved win! Congrats. Nothing could represent chaos better :)
amberafternoon
nicely done!
HaRaKiRi
All I can say is WOW
expressionsbysha
All I can say is “wow”.
Daniellep89
wow! powerful!
i love it. you keep discovering more
shanghaiwu
congratulations/explanation and work excellent
HaRaKiRi
This is just amazing, I checked out the original and it is such a standard flinders shot, you completely transformed it. This is so powerful and so exciting. Well done
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Congratulations for winning the contest! God bless Enrico!
Nicole Goggins
what a fantastic image – congrats on your win!
giovanniart
Congratulations Enrico, a wonderful atmospheric piece of art
earthjammedia
congratulations a beautiful composition a worthy winner
Lisa Hill
Congratulations, very well deserved, great art! Lisa x
EffectsFreak
Congrats. I can really see the intensity of the storm. Excellent job!
Melinda Kerr
Congratulations. Brilliant work. As a Melburnian I love it.
Enrico Bettesw...
thanks so much again everyone! :D
Dave Aarons
This is amazing, great job mate
Andrew Wilson
Very cool and disturbing Enrico.
Roslyn Slater
A fantastic work. Congratulations.
carlguitar69
A true work of art! Awsome!
Calum
Nice
Bentley
Mad =D
Luuezz
Photoshop Creative Winner
Congratulations!
deweyjacobs
this work is stunning . . .
You may be an amature photographer – but this is TOP pro work . . .
Dewey
deweyjacobs
this work is stunning . . .
This is TOP pro work . . .
Dewey
dreamsower
cool~ interesting composition! congrats! ^^
Zoltan
wonderful!!
Erin Lyall
Amazing!
rogersmith
creative genius! ... congrats!
Benjiman McNamara
i think this is one of the best pieces ive ever seen. good job
Marc Evans IPA
Love it ! Great work.
Astrid Pardew
This is amazing. I envy you your mastery of image editing! Truly a superb capture with a strong message.
joolz
Amazing work
Michael Lane
Cool image. Very nicely done
jaker5000
I hope what’s happening here doesn’t come true! Great piece.
mare
Very impressive work. I hope it doesn’t manifest in reality!
Damian
Awesome work, really impressive! Great poses from Rikki and Jess too!
Alyson Pearson
woah, I just had a look at your before and after shots – awesome work!
Mark Bolitho
This is just so awesome! Well done!
Masae M
wow, great image, looks a abit spooky, seems like you had abit of fun creating it. nice work!
Kelly Boyle
this is an amazing image
Cory Frantz
This is stunning! excellent job, another favorite
barrymorris
powerful wow great
adamjohnston
Just when I thought I was getting somewhere with photoshop!!!!! Brilliant
Anette Tyler
Cool. Great work
Jean M. Laffitau
WOWOWOW!!!!
retepk
Fantastic artwork and agree with the sentiments.
melbourneguy75
Amazing artwork
iffymood
stunning work.
PurpleHaze
This is sick!
I really, really like it.
The way everything is falling apart really makes the piece powerful.
Kudos!
RichiesArt
Fascinating insight. Sc-Fi will become reality!.
Travis Easton
Melbourne meets the apocolypse!
metronomad
very surreal athmosphere. very well done.
TerraChild
lol love it great image
Teeze
Awesome – Very Cool.
Stuart Rose
im blown away, this is just awsome
Paola Jofre
Brillian job!!!! the editing is unreal…...this is an AWESOME piece!!!
BlindVision
Great image well done…
Ravenor
Fantastic creation!!
Anthony Mancuso
fabulous work Enrico, amazing creation
DesignsByDeb
Amazing work!
cuteartworld
I saw this piece in adobe photo shop magazine! I was amazed then and to see it again is like seeing it for the first time! I am so thrilled to see all of your work. And yes you are the Master!
Enrico Bettesw... replied
thanks, I didn’t even know I was in Adobe Photoshop Magazine… Do u know which issue so I can have a look… ta :)
lancewilliams
Yeh, Just awsome, I found it in ‘Better Digital’ ... inspiring
Enrico Bettesw...
thanks again all :)
Samantha Dean
Fantastic!!! This is amazing work!!! Wow!! :-)
Alisdair Macindoe
nice work dude, wicked apocalyptic Flinders st, i have imagined this image on the way to work before, you are a day dreamer too!
Sarah Lawrence
this is so wonderful, what an amazingly creative piece love it! but i hope its not what the financial crisis and global warming makes melbourne look like in a few years time…haha
Colleen Milburn
Hi again, Enrico – this is the work from the Better Digital magazine!! Woohoo – fabulous! :))
Colleen Milburn
P.S. Perfect title…
Morgana Creely
Beautifully done.
taji
bloody awsome
DaRkSiLeNcE
putting a twist on things, this is mad!! seriously great work!!
sigfusson
Wow Enrico – this image is fantastic. Love what you did here. Very powerful piece of work. You should consider adding this to the Citscapes and Syklines Group Cheers, S.