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As a result of exploring FraxHD, I have a collection of beautiful abstract images for which I look for ways of using in my compositions. Here I used the color and texture of the fractal to mimic the color and texture of water, vegetation and sky to add energy and dimension to an otherwise dull and monotone photograph.
FraxHD is a fun program. The free version is easy to use. You can look at different fractals and "fly" over them to find an interesting pattern, which you can then save and reuse. Here is one that I will use for this image as the basis for blending with another image.
This is my original photo, taken of the Ota River in Hiroshima not far from Ground Zero.
In iColorama, I used Adjust/Tonelab preset 4 and low opacity for clarity and depth. It also improved the color.
Using Effect/Blend, I blended this image on top of the FraxHD image, trying several blending modes and using all the sliders, including the Lightness and Gray sliders in Set. The gray slider is what enabled me to keep the white area in the sky and water reflection, and the great outline of the trees and foliage.
In Form/Crop, I cropped the excess from the right of the image, which was there due to their different dimensions.
I applied Tone/Pastel, Tone/Duotone, Adjust/EQ, to improve tone and color. I used Effect/Denoise for some smoothing in preparation for Raise, and used Effect/Raise to emphasize the fractal's 3D surface.
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