This is the first of a series of three in which I applied radically different treatments to the same photo. The next photos in the series will post on Wednesday and Friday.
About this photo: I desaturated it and applied Sweet Jane from Itty Bitty Actions for a nice, glowy effect. I also warmed it up a little and adjusted the curves.
Happy Fourth of July!
this is absoloutely gorgeous!! like a painting,s
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Caryn Caldwell Reply:
July 5th, 2011 at 9:55 am
@Elaine-, I hadn’t thought about it like a painting, but now that I look at it you’re absolutely right! It does have that effect.
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Wow Caryn, this really turned out great!
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Yes, so painterly with the processing techniques that you’ve used. Glorious depth of focus and subtle bokeh and a very elegant ambiance to the finished frame. Being a techno bore, I’d love to see your original Exif data for the shot as I always feel that how a frame is captured is as important as the frame itself. Call me nosey, but I really like to know what lens was used along with focal length and apertures to see how an image was born.
A very beautiful and accomplished frame Caryn and I look forward to the two further versions.
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Caryn Caldwell Reply:
July 7th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
@DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES, Thanks! As for the exif info, my old template used to automatically display it, but this one doesn’t. I’ll have to see if I can figure out an easy way to do it.
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Very well done!
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Beautiful and very artistic shot. This is ready for framing.
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a quite lovely result. very nice color and bokeh.
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Nice processing
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Beautiful!
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I love the warm almost burned colors in this one, and the shallow depth gives it a very fragile look.
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I love the subtle colours and the beautiful DOF you’ve used – I’m interested to see the other versions!
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It has such a great dreamy feel to it
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Really like the softness and effect that this photo has. Well seen and processed Caryn. Looking forward to the next two.
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Your post processing paid off handsomely. A fine, very appealing flower shot is the result. Well done. I’ll look forward to the others.
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beautiful, tender shot, great mood
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I like the gradations of light from the bottom to the top. Terrific shot.
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subtle colors work well for this shot you captured.. well done!
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Thanks for your lovely comments, everyone! They mean a lot.
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I like this one best of the three. It’s very old-fashioned-looking.
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