Yep...I am quite sure many of you love this fruit...but for me, I could do without it. With the exception of photographing it, I stay as far away as possible. Not only does it make my tongue and throat itch, the blooming tree make me miserable! But I can admit they are beautiful!
After:
Really makes the subject POP! You can do this with fast, expensive lenses...but how cool to be able to replicate that without a super-fast lens!!!
So here is my adult entry...again, I was trying to be more creative than using a mirror. So I succeeded with not using a mirror, but you can't see the face as well as I wanted. But if you look closely, you can see my reflection in the background of the reflection...still neat I think.
I did a desaturation on this image and an overlay. Then cropped to 5X5...all done in PSE.
This week's theme over at iHeartFaces is "Reflection." Not a "reflective" appearance, but an actual reflection with a face. I had a hard time with this one...nothing seemed to work the way I wanted. I was looking for something unusual...different...but I settled for a mirror and a toddler that was not into the game.
I used PSE to make some adjustment to White Balance. I also gave the photo a soft focus. There are some pretty great ones already submitted. Make sure to check them out when you have a moment. Now, I'm off to work on my adult entry...hoping to have it up sometime tomorrow before the contest closes for this week.
Want to play? It's easy...just head over to Macroday.com and check it out! There is a new theme each week, a place to vote for your favorites, and you can check out some pretty cool photos.
The wind was blowing so hard that the sand was racing across the ground. I wish the picture showed it more dramatically...but I can tell you that the ankles got fully exfoliated!
This is the last photo from the Photography Tour of Charleston. Hope you enjoyed seeing them all.
It's that time again...Saturday...and the Random Picture Challenge from 4 Little Men and Girly Twins.
My wedding was slightly delayed for rain...it took the wedding coordinator and his staff about 45 minutes to acquire dry seats and relocate them and set everything up again. Meanwhile, our family members ran around trying to salvage as many programs as possible. So this shot was taken in the room where all the girls were hanging out before the big show. Hair and make-up was done...we were just waiting...and maybe drinking some champagne. This my sister and I kissing our father.
This beautiful white bougainvillea is in full bloom. But this one tiny branch seems to want to be pink! It's the only place on the entire bush (and it's a large one at that) that is not pure white!
It's Friday and time for Fix It Friday over at iHeartFaces.This week's photo is of an adorable and tiny little munchkin! It's called Cooing Baby. I mostly used PSE 5.0, but I pulled one into Picnik to add a vignette. I also created a collage in Picnik with some of the images since I did so many fixes this week.
Here is my first fix that I then used as my base for all of the other. I fixed a few baby blemishes and adjusted the overall skin tone (thanks to this week's tutorial). I also rotated the image for the simple reason that I just didn't like it's original orientation. The final fix for my base was a little dodging on the darkest part of the blanket...it seemed a bit too dark to me.
Other Fixes:
The rest:
These four were all edited in PSE 5.0. I only used Picnik for the collage.
Close-up of the tail feathers...best I could do with a constantly moving target. If I get a "next time", I am switching to the shutter priority mode...too much movement for quick shooting in manual.
Another photo from Charleston...see, I told you there were a lot. Not the greatest photo, but there's just something about that I love!
It's Macro Monday...wanna play along? Hop on over to Lisa's Chaos and join the fun! I think I am going to try this each week. It will force me to get that macro lens out and practice. The wind was not in my favor today...so I had to look for the most still object possible. thankfully, this little guy sat still for quite some time...I think he was confused!
Here is my Adult entry for this week's self-portrait theme over at iHeartFaces. Obviously I played with it a bit...added a background, changed to B&W.
This was certainly an interesting project. It's quite difficult to hold the camera yourself and get a decent picture...not to mention the crazy angles that can be so unflattering.
This week's theme over at iHeartFaces is Self-Portrait. Here's the catch...you have to be holding the camera! No tripods or other gadgets...the camera has to be in your own hands.
I did some editing. The original background was a parking lot...not so friendly on the eyes...and since it was a cute-ish picture of us, I decided to put us in a better location. Hmmm....how's the beach? Then I played with the levels a bit, sharpened it a little, added the lens flare...
By suggestion, I cropped this to follow more of the Rule of Thirds. Should have shot it that way to begin with, but I wasn't thinking that way in the rush of walking around Charleston during the photo tour.
I just love Dogwood trees...especially when they are in bloom. While we were in South Carolina I made a vow to get a picture of a bloom even if it meant crossing a busy street. Luckily, I found this one in downtown Charleston. No car dodging necessary.
This was the only "yard" this person had...and they still managed to find enough room for a garden! This is another shot from the photo tour in Charleston.
This photo was taken about a year ago. It was Spring Break 2008 and our friends were in town (visiting with the boys) from Tallahassee. On this particular day, we had lunch at the mall and then went to the park to play and feed the ducks. We happened to find this tortoise and the kids were mesmerized by it. Even little "A" was interested.
Here's another one from Charleston. I like this one because it shows some history. Look closely at the side of the house...it is brick. But the front is stucco. When the British invaded the area, they thought the brick buildings were ugly, so they stuccoed over the fronts...but didn't bother to cover the sides.
Pretty cute to start with...don't ya' think?
Fifth fix: Well, this is the one I played with. I stretched the image in both directions and recropped. I needed more rock inorder to get a 5X5 crop that I liked. Then, I played with the color curves. I wanted the rocks to pop. But then the red pants were too distracting. Perfect time to prove to myself that I do know how to change the color of something (I have been having a lot of problems this week changing the color of a black shirt in a different photo - now I am determined it is the black and not me!). So, now he is wearing blue pants.
What do you think? And make sure to head over to iHeartFaces and check out all of the other creative fixes.
I love this shot. I took it from lots and lots of angles but think this one gives the most context. I love the reflection in the window.
This was taken in Charleston on the Photography Tour. I was so impressed that the lights in the old part of town were gas lamps.
I took this today. We made rainbow streamers to fly at the park...but she didn't seem too impressed. Boy Oh Boy....is she ever serious!
