By: John Steele, Rachel Hemler, Christian Budd, and Pete Zelent

Deep Blue Sea

This picture displays the different aspects of the sea that we will be focusing on.

EstuarineThe first focus is the characteristics of what

lies above the sea.This will center around anything above the

water including but not limited to:The BeachSeashellsBoatsMammals that emerge from the SeaWaves

Broad View Waves

Broad View Waves ImageThis picture is a culmination of different

aspects of what lies at the surface. It was created using Photoshop , along with

the two following images, and applied:Smudge toolBlur toolCroppingLayering

Fish Shells and Floating Crab

Fish, Shells and Floating Crab ImageThis image is a bird’s eye view of the shallow

water that lies at the shoreline. The main background image remained stationary

other than using the blur and smudge tools to blend the other images into it.

After layering an image of shells into the upper left portion of the picture and lowering the opacity, the shells appear to be under the water.

This same process was used to insert the other small images, such as the crab, within the picture.

The Shell Close-Up

The Shell Close-Up ImageThis image displays how shells are made up of

many different pieces and layers. I created this image and conveyed this idea by

taking several small shells and using them to define one larger shell.

These smaller shells were strategically placed to accentuate the multi-dimensional appearance this larger shell has.

I also used the brush tool to trace the outlines in the image. This helped the larger shell to maintain its shape and improve its texture.

EuphoticThis next section will focus on the marine life

and fixtures right below the surface. It will be centered around:

WhalesPenguinsFishSeaweedCrustaceansAnd a surprise!

Fish Bubbles

Fish in BubblesCut and Paste and resized fish into the Main

PicAltered Opacity to make fish appear to be

inside bubbleChanged the saturation as well as the

brightness of the picture to reach the desired tone

Marine MammalBubbles

Mammals in BubblesCut and Paste and resized Animals into the

Main PicAltered Opacity to make animal appear to be

inside bubbleChanged the saturation as well as the

brightness of the picture

Sea Plants, Crustaceans,

and Special Sponges

Sea Plants in BubblesCut and Paste and resized sea plants into the

Main PicAltered Opacity to make sea plants appear to

be inside bubbleChanged the saturation as well as the

brightness of the picture Used the liquefy option to alter some of the

sea plantsUsed the filter option to change the final

texture of the pic

BathyalThis is the middle level of the seaIt will be centered around:

More mammalsSharksFishSquidCrabs

The Desert of the SeaThis slide introduces the bathyal as “the

desert of the sea”I used two pictures, one of a desert and the

other of undisturbed, empty water, which is what this layer is most of the time

In photo shop, I enhance the colors of the two photos to the extreme. I then pasted them together and used the text tool to title the photo.

Ferocious Feeding Frenzy

Ferocious Feeding FrenzyThis slide shows the feeding frenzy's that are not

common, but once they happen many animals flock to the “bait ball” to feed.

I used 5 pictures in this slide. In Photoshop, I used the magnetic lasso tool and

layering tool to cut and paste the images of the animals on top of the image of the bait ball in the background. I then used the blurring tool to make it look like the animals were moving. When necessary, I enhanced the color to blend the animals into the picture. In the end, I took parts of the background and used the ripple effect to simulate more erratic movement.

Creatures of the Semi-Deep

Creatures of the Semi-deep This is an informative slide on the creatures

of the semi-deep. In power point, I brought up a canvas and

made it black. I resized it to fit the image. Then I took images of animals and used the lasso tool to cut and paste them via layer onto the black canvass. I labeled them using the text tool. To see the plankton, I used the draw tool to indicate that they were small and not able to be seen.

AbyssalThis is the deepest level of the seaThe primary focus on this level will show

FishJellyfishTube WormsDeep Sea Animals

Coral

Angry

My Angry AnglerThis shows an infrared view of a deep sea

angler fish.I modified through Photoshop:

The hue and color saturationExtended the teeth to give it a more fearsome

lookBlurred the extremities to to simulate their

transparency within the waterSharpened the eyes to add a distinct cold stare

to them.

Furry Cozy Shrimp

The Cozy, Furry ShrimpThis shows a shrimp surviving in one of the

coldest places on earth by living near a thermal vent on the ocean floor.

I modified this picture using Photoshop and Microsoft Picture Manager:Inserted the two shrimp into a thermal vent pictureModified the hue and saturation of the background

layer separately from the shrimp layers.Blurred and Smudged the thermal exhaust to give it

a more puffy, gaseous look (now the shrimp is very cozy)

Jelly GlassThis picture shows a deep sea glass squid.Using Photoshop I modified the picture by:

Changing the hue and saturation of the squidBlurring the body to give a more liquid lookSharpening the eyes and tentacles to make

them more pronouncedPLEASE SEE the website for this bad boy in

action:http://www34.homepage.villanova.edu/john.m.steele/CSC_1040/PE/index.html