Experimenting With NightCafe Filters ... in a Slot Canyon

I've been playing with AI images from NightCafe. New users get a pile of credits that they can use to explore the interface.

I don't make enough money to pay the subscription fee. In the smallest subscription, the credits cost $0.048 a piece. That is more than I make on my average SteemIt posts!

So, I need to live with the free credit constraint.

The system gives enough create a basic image a page. I discovered that, if I try to tweak the image, that I can consume a huge number of credits without producing the desired image.

It is an interesting business model.

For today's post, I decided to run different filters on the image of a hiker in a narrow slot canyon. The picture at the top shows the basic NightCafe image.

This second photo shows the image with a sharp focus. The canyon looks more compelling. Oddly, the figure walking through the canyon has somewhat twisted legs.

The third image uses abstract curves. It creates an enchanting surreal flavor to the image. The curves seem to be running against the natural layering of the sedimentary rock.

This fourth image uses the Magical filter. The magical filter added greenery. I guess it would work well for a person walking through a canyon in a green fairy land.

The fifth image uses the hyperreal filter. The canyon walls seem a bit more imposing.

My final image shows the Gouache filter. This is a thick form of water color. It is quite enchanting and provides an artistic view of the canyon.

So, I used up 6 free credits to make this post. If I were on the subscription plan, I would have consumed $0.288 of credits. I wanted to create samplings of other filters. But I need to guard my credits jealously.

The standard NightCafe filter has been trained on more images; so it usually produces the best result. But it is good to know the other filters so that I can add a little variety to the posts I create. This page shows the images I've used to date.