Trees in Summer Light (Posterized Photo)

Trees in Summer Light (Posterized Photo) Originally uploaded by randubnick

This image began as a photo taken at Long Hill Gardens a few summers ago, with my old phonecam. It took soft, fuzzy images, and I really liked the effect for closeups, but often the photographs of scenery were very indistinct and blurry, as in this case. But I liked the effect of the light in the original photo, and decided to see if I could do something with the image, so I opened it in Painter IX. I softened the focus even more, then posterized it, creating flat shapes, (like a poster). I tried several levels on the posterize controls until I found the effect I was after. Then I cropped the image, and here it is.