Okie Dokie, here we are at Week Two of Robyn’s from Captivate Me One Four Challenge and I have to say I was absolutely stumped. No matter what I did, it seemed to always have the same end result until I discovered the “reflection” effect.
Having tweaked the hues and contrast as much as possible then cropped the bird mercilessly, I then reflected the image, managing to add a wonderful gradient to the overall photo at the same time.
This is so totally out of my realm but that’s what I love/hate about this challenge, it is so freakin‘ challenging, lol! 😉
This is a stunning photo of a bird – I have a little hummingbird haunting my garden at the moment and I would be thrilled if I could come up with a photo of him as good as this one!
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I so agree with everyone’s sentiments here – you’ve tried something really different… and very successfully Joanne!
This edition makes me want to keep looking and I like that you’ve pushed it to abstraction. Fantastic!
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Thank you so much Robyn – when choosing this bird I really hadn’t thought it through properly about FOUR different processes so had to really push myself, lol!
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That happens a lot Joanne – it’s possibly the norm 😉 You did a fab job with lots of variety 🙂
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Cheers – by the end of week two I’d already chosen my photo for July, I’d learnt my lesson, lol! 😉
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Oh he he.. Good on you for thinking ahead 😃
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Thanks, Joanne. I have just learned something that should have been evident from the start. These challenges are to push you outside your particular comfort zone! I have yet to try anything adding different filters and presets. Gotta start thinking differently! 🙂
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Sometimes Emilio I feel SO out of my comfort zone but hey, that’s the challenge isn’t it, lol! 🙂
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I’m learning, Joanne, Bit by bit every week.
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You’re obviously a very good student Emilio as your captures are FABULOUS!
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Thanks you! 🙂
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I love it! It’s great to try something different from time to time and leave our comfort zone!
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Thank you – it certainly is good to be able to leave the “comfort zone”, albeit briefly to try something VERY different, lol! 😉
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I enjoyed your artful bird, Joanne. Love that shining eye and all the spiked feathers on the right side. 🙂
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Thank you, he came up very “modern-like” didn’t he, lol! 🙂
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Awesome edits! 😊
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Thank you so much – I can’t believe how challenging this challenge is! 😬
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Makes it all the more satisfying doesn’t it 🙂
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Well, it certainly gets the grey matter whizzing that’s for sure! 🙂
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Indeed! 😄
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You got me chuckling at cropping the bird mercilessly, thinking the bird just had a wide eyed what?!?! 😂
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Hee hee, well, it works for KFC doesn’t it, lol! 🙂
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Yuppers!! but don’t tell the bird 😉
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