I’m joining Robyn’s One Four Challenge this month – one photograph processed four different ways over the month.
This time I tried to change the time of day. In Photoscape I used the linear gradient feature several times, to the top and to the bottom, layering until I got something approaching what I wanted. In Sagelight I added HDR, adjusted the vibrancy and added a tint to tone and add variation to the yellow. I tried various other things, none of which I was pleased with; this was the best I could come up with considering what I was attempting to do. BUT, I did learn some new things during this whole exercise, which is what it’s all about, right? Check the poll at the bottom of the post – I’d be interested in your response.
Week 2 – Surrealistic
Week 1: I just added some oomph to the image
Original image – taken at Pointe du Grouin on the coast of Brittany
Considering my aim for each edit, which do you think was the most successful?
A difficult choice and I was undecided between the lovely frosted quality of edit 3 and this week’s edit. In the end I voted for this week’s edit .. love the way you created this lovely golden dawn!
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🙂 Appreciated, thank you.
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I am going with Week 2 and what do you know? That is what most seem to have voted for. The surreal effect can be so easily overdone, but you have done consummately!!
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Oh, I appreciate that, thank you.
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I liked what you experimented with for this week, but it felt very dark and heavy with all that foreground at the bottom. Given it was so blurry to be unidentifiable, personally I would have cropped the majority of it out, and given more focus to the sky maybe?
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Definitely a possibility. I think I cropped out the top of the photo a bit on this one. I kept the lower part in because I liked the greater sense of depth and of the (manufactured) sunrise moving across the landscape.
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They are all great and I really like the colours of this week. But if I was going to hang one on my wall it would be the surrealistic one from week two 🙂
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Great comment – thank you 🙂
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I love walking through and being given and opportunity to engage with the creative process.
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I voted for 2 but 3 was a tie. All are very good edits.
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🙂
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I voted week 1, but they all are stunning.
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Like the feel of this week’s edit, but my vote is going to your Week1 interpretation. It has been interesting reading the process you have followed each week. I have learnt from what you described.:)
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I appreciate your comment. So glad if I have provided some inspiration and information. 😉
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Week one and three are pretty equal for me!
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Probably week 1 for the clouds without them seeming unnatural, but I also love the simplicity of week 3….
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Love the B&W/silver etched version…..but it was a tough call to choose that one over Week 4 which had an excellent and lovely use of golden yellow tones to simulate dawn.
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Thank you – much appreciated.
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Well done! I like 1 and 4. 🙂
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It was hard to pick, they all look great. In the end, Week 2 is my favorite.
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Reblogged this on When the heart speaks….
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That was a tough vote, I love them all. Those clouds!
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Out of them all week one is my favourite image.
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I like the original. However the other four show incredible possibilities. My taste is less is more. Brilliant work all told. O
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Very kind, Victor, thank you. I rather agree with you. For keepers, I don’t usually like to push the images too much. I enjoyed this exercise as I explored the software more. I really appreciate your comment, Thank you.
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Good luck with your work. I actually like the original the best, but I gave you my vote for the second best one. 🙂
Wishing you a great new week,
Dina
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