beetle coimbra - Portugal
another oldie i found in my old albums (sort of re-organising my study at the moment, finding old treasures).
this was taken with my old Pentax summer 95, in Coimbra Portugal.
i’ve obviously re touched it a bit on Photoshop…

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midzing
I love this,,, love the treatment,,, well done
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank Midzing!
sonjas
Great work. Love the treatment. It worked very well.
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thanks Sonja ;-)
Nedim Bosnic
Great great image. This deserve attention.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Nedim ;-)
Trish Woodford
Brilliant work Sonja, love everything about it :)))
Sonia de Maced... replied
hehehe, thanks again ;-)
artisandelimage
beautiful presentation…
my best, francis.
Sonia de Maced... replied
merci Francis ;-)
Shelly Harris
Really cool image, nice work on it….
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks Shelly!
ericseyes
Very nice work, love the PS touchups!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Eric ;-)
AlisonJohnson
I love this one…...........would love to paint it! Beautiful
Sonia de Maced... replied
oh, what a nice compliment! please feel free ;-) that would be such an honour, i really love your style!
juha
excellent travail sur cette photo,qui semble provenir de 1950 j aime beaucoup
Sonia de Maced... replied
Merci Juha. Oui c’est tres drole de ragarder l’original et le resultat cote a cote. Incroyable ce qu’on peut faire avec Photoshop, j’ai bcp plus la cote sur redbubble depuis que j’ai trouve un truc ou deux sur PS!!! bonne idee, je vais mettre l’original a cote…
Ric Alexander
This is an outstanding image sonia and if you dont get this featured, then the system is corrupted :-) I was seriously blown away by this. You have inspired me !
Sonia de Maced... replied
cool, glad you like it! well the system must be corrupted… i’m not getting enough features ;-)
Rene Hales
Very nice. I like the composition and the color/tone. Great find.—Rene
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Rene ;-)
Angel Warda
fab!!!!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Angel!!!
Matt Sillence
superb processing Sonia. love it. The beetle in the forground makes this image more interesting for me. great one
Sonia de Maced... replied
agree, the beetle definitely makes it! thanks ;-)
scarlet james
Love it!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks!
pat gamwell
Awesome shot and treatment! LOVE it!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks Pat ;-)
AmandaT
Wonderful ♥♥ Love it.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks Amanda ;-)
mgtech
Beautiful shot well done
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you ;-)
Elaine Teague
Brillian work. A fave.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thaks Elaine, and thx for the fave ;-))
Ninit K
great photo and processing!! i love it! :)
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Lina ;-)
Julie Everhart
Great processing! Love the old feel in the photo!
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you Julie ;-)
canonman99
Brilliant, superb edit and image rendering
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks canonman !
pablohon3y
Sonia de Maced... replied
Cool ;-) thank you !
Jeff Burns
Wow wonderfully done
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks ;-)
Tanya Keefe
Gorgeous! Excellent work!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Tania !
kangerugh
Congrats on your feature. Well deserved. Love how you redid the photo.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you ;-)
David Silsbury
Great composition, well done and congratulations on being featured.
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you David
cherryT
This is so lovely, amazing composition, would love to know what u did to get it from the original to this final version, stunning
Sonia de Maced... replied
Hi Cherry, thank for your comment. It wasn’t too complicated, i worked with some layers, including one of my favourites which is a picture of an old decrepited wall i took in Paris with yellow tones. it gives an amazing vintage feel everytime i use it! I also cropped it, gave more strength to the beetle i thought ;-)
charlena
your post processing was fantastic. You made this photo into a piece of art.
Sonia de Maced... replied
wow thank you Charlena ;-)
Arkhel
Superb work on this “oldie” !
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks Arkhel ;-)
CORA D. MITCHELL
brilliant
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks Cora
blueeyesjus
This is really outstanding Sonia, the original pic is amazing but the treatment gives this a whole other dimension, such wonderful textures and tones, a favourite for me for sure
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you very very much ;-)
joybliss
This is lovely.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you joybliss.
2kazza
Love the old feel in the photo ,Great processing
Sonia de Maced... replied
thanks 2kazza
Jane Brack
Beautiful treatment! Love what you’ve done with it.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you jane ;-)
Kate Purdy
Beautiful results! Very well done, it’s a favorite!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Kate ;-)
JayneLogan
Oh I love this! Beautiful work – congratulations!
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you jayne ;-)
Angie Muccillo
Beautiful work! Fantastic processing :-)
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank Angie ;-)
Sticky Flower
gorgeous work.I love the colours and the texture in those buildings :-)
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you Sticky flower ;-)
Elana Bailey
Brilliant processing and capture. Well done. An instant favourite.
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you Elana!
waitin' for rain
amazing transformation !
Sonia de Maced... replied
indeed! thanks ;-)
Kevin Bergen
Really a wonderful image! Your processing adds so much, too! Kudos!
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thanks you so much ;-)
mrjaws
great image and treatment, Pentax and VW how could it not be good:)
cheers,
John
Sonia de Maced... replied
;-)) indeed!!
David Silsbury
Great image Sonia, well done and congratulations on being featured again.
David xx
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you David ;-)
Chris Fawkes
Great, terrific work.
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thanks Chris!
Nadya Johnson
This is fabulous! Congrats on being Featured! I love this image—and your treatment is SUPERB!
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thankk you MsTique ;-)
Citizen
your treatment is amazing of this its wonderful
Sonia de Maced... replied
Wow thank you Citizen ;-)
Tania Palermo
ditto what everyone else said…lol…this is great
Sonia de Maced... replied
ditto my thanks ;-)
PPPhotoArt
LOVE the end result absolutely wonderful imagery, congratulations
Sonia de Maced... replied
thank you PPPhotoArt ;-)
Thierry Beauvir
Belle image, bravo
Sonia de Maced... replied
Merci Thierry ;-)
parmi
This is brilliantly created. Very inspirational folio Sonia, love your work!
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thanks parmi. I have found tremendous inspiration in the last year on Redbubble. This is an incredible place !
MagicalDecor
Wonderful treatment everything! :)
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you MagicalDecor ;-)
Sinisa Saratlic
Great image !
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you Sinisa !
bdazzled
This is true art. Wonderful treatment – I love it and fav it
♥Kira
Sonia de Maced... replied
Wow, thank you Kira ;-) thx a lot!
Richard Cubitt
Really like this, well done!
Sonia de Maced... replied
Thank you Richard !
Isa Rodriguez 26 days ago
This is so beautiful ! this would be beautiful in black and white with nothing at all , and it is absolutely beautiful with this treatment you gave it. I love it so much !! brilliant
Sonia de Maced... replied 25 days ago
ah you’re right, maybe in black and white… i’ll try it! thanks Isa ;-)
AuntDot 26 days ago
Beautifully done!
Sonia de Maced... replied 25 days ago
Thank you AuntDot ;-)
Colleen Milburn 26 days ago
GORGEOUS work, Sonia! :))
Sonia de Maced... replied 25 days ago
Thank you Colleen ;-)
Laurie Search 26 days ago
Fantastic image
Sonia de Maced... replied 25 days ago
Thanks Laurie
eran gilad 26 days ago
very nice work!
Sonia de Maced... replied 25 days ago
Thanks Eran !
kimberleigh sarah 17 days ago
your work is lovely!!
Sonia de Maced... replied 14 days ago
Oh didn’t see this comment, thank you thank you, really appreiciate ;-)
BellaKentuky 14 days ago
So Beautiful!
Sonia de Maced... replied 14 days ago
My most popular piece indeed! Thanks again from rainy wet wet wet England…
Rosina Lamberti 13 days ago
Fantastic image
Sonia de Maced... replied 10 days ago
Thank you Rosina ;-))
Manfred Belau 11 days ago
Cool photo and treatment.
Sonia de Maced... replied 10 days ago
Thank you Manfred, really appreciate ;-)