Oh how I love the first Friday of the month as that’s when Stacy from Visual Venturing hosts her One Photo Focus – LOVE IT!
This month we have a fabulous photo from Michelle Lunato of Michelle Lunato Photography. If you aren’t already familiar with Michelle’s work I highly recommend a visit as you won’t be disappointed. This is how I’ve interpreted her photo.
Below is Michelle’s original photograph. The line of light from the sun through the water I found mesmerizing so tried emphasizing this by portrait cropping the photo.
Then I removed all but the three boats you see to make the picture less distracting and this being me, pumped up the contrast somewhat!
Do pop over to Visual Venturing to see all the submissions. It NEVER ceases to amaze me how we can all have the same photograph yet interpret it in different way. I just love it!
Coffee fuels my photography! 
I like the way you “saw” Michelle’s image, Joanne (of course, since I saw it that way too, I’m a bit partial 😄). I’m impressed that you so cleanly removed the other boats, and of course, the increased contrast really puts the sunburst and sparkling water front and center. Well done!
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Thank you so much Stacy. I think you are being way too kind with the comment of cleanly removing the other boats but I’m going to run with it regardless, lol! “)
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Hey, from where I sit on my screen, worked beautifully for me, so run far and long, I say 😄
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💃🏻😃💃🏻😄💃🏻
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LOL!
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very effective crop and edit…..the light draws you right into the photo.
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Thank you so much Marsha! 🙂
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Ooooooo, I want to go to there!!!
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I quite like the softness you added to the image. Also the border is neat giving it a feeling of the picture being in a photo album.
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Thank you Ben! 🙂
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I really like the dreamy look you have instilled in this image. And a vertical crop–more out of the box thinking. Very well done.
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Thank you so very much for your kind words Robin – you have NO IDEA how much that means to me today – thank you! 🙂
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What a great edit! It is so dreamy and peaceful. I really enjoyed it. Thank you so much for the kind words and wonderful edit of my picture. I feel quite special having a moment on your page. Thank you again:)
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Thank you so much Michelle. It was a wonderful photo that you shared with us to “play” with – thank YOU so much for the opportunity! 🙂
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It was my pleasure!
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There’s just something only autumn can offer isn’t there 🙂
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