And Now For Something Completely Different...

[Mike Lewis]

So a little backstory is in order.

I have never posted here, it is not normally my style or the way my mind thinks about my photography. But recently I have been readingf a thought provoking book (if you are an astrophotographer like me) and I decided to try something.

The book is this one - I can highly recommend it if the topic is of interest to you:

That inspired me to take this existing image:

And say, 'Well, what would a 'Van Gogh Style' version of something like this look like? So with some star removal and cropping to remove some of the negative space I came up with this, which I like to call, 'Van Gogh Astro'

I tried a couple more astro images using this technique but I think this one, with its very bright colors that cover most of the frame really worked the best. Anyway, a fun exercise and perhaps a fun image as well? Comments are welcome (especially since the artist whose style we are emulating is dead now ).

ML

 

[AlanLichty]

I like how you juiced up the textures and colors with this one Mike. Some deep space images seem quite abstract in the first place so taking one as a starting point and tossing astrophotography realism out the window seems like an almost natural step. I like your result

 

[JimFox]

This is super cool, and is different for sure. It's great to be inspired by other sources as that's what creativity is all about.

 

[Michael13]

I have a Van Gogh inspired National Parks calendar on my fridge. Found it on Amazon. It's really cool, and so is this!

 

[xpatUSA]

I have a Van Gogh inspired National Parks calendar on my fridge. Found it on Amazon.

I use the GIMP plug-in G'MIC-Qt. Amongst many, many edit functions it has:

Artistic>Stylize - based on the works of well-known artists such as Monet.

Here's an original, then style of Monet's 'Lily Pond' with just one click ...

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

That would make an inspiring print!

 

[Comet Hunter]

I've been thinking along these lines since my processing 1st astro image since day 1. I always found my images more interesting without stars or as just works of art. I've been printing starless astro images on canvas lately with great results. Agreed, less astronomical and lens more towards unique art... just bought the book too! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mike Lewis]

I use the GIMP plug-in G'MIC-Qt. Amongst many, many edit functions it has:

Artistic>Stylize - based on the works of well-known artists such as Monet.

Here's an original, then style of Monet's 'Lily Pond' with just one click ...

That's very cool, and more flexible and feature rich than the simple thing I foud in Photoshop. Very cool result.

ML