It’s that time again, time for the next One-Four-Challenge, woo hoo – oh, how I love this challenge!
This is my first EVER vase of peonies. Actually, it’s my first peony also. Someone once told me peonies won’t keep in a vase, they die immediately. Mine however from the grocery store lasted extremely well. Anyways, here is my effort for Week 1.
Below is the original which, to say the flowers were a tad in shadows, could be an understatement. Obviously I needed to first brighten the photo to see exactly what I had to work with. Following this both the saturation and contrast needed to be adjusted.
Even after this the colours in the flowers still weren’t strong enough so a mask (something I’m still mastering) was used over the flowers alone to brighten them. Then all that was required was to straighten the vase ever so slightly.
If you aren’t already familiar with this challenge hosted by the talented Robyn Gosby of Captivate Me, it’s where you choose one of your own photographs, manipulating it differently for the next four weeks. Be sure to check out everyone’s submissions for this month!
That is. A beautiful change you did.
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Thank you so much Miss P!😊
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Super pretty!
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Love, love, LOVE peonies!😍
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Me too! I’m on the lookout for some.
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Hi Joanne 🙂 What a lovely result for week 1.. and such a beautiful subject to play with. Love your composition too! Peonies are such a stunning flower.
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Thank you so much Robyn – these peonies made this month’s challenge so easy!😄
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Interestingly, I prefer the original, shadow an’ all. Either way, I had not realised how beautiful peonies are! Thank you.
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Thank you – LOVE the peonies!!!😄
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Definitely the after version. Lovely.
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Thank you so very much Sherry!☺️
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Thank you so much Sherry!😊
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I adore peonies and your photo is gorgeous!
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Thank you so much Linda – there’s just something about peonies that put them in a class of their own (not that I’m biased at all, lol).😄
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The glow of the vase on the flowers, Beautiful 🙂
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Thank you so much Andy😄
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☺️ cheers!
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they are so beautiful –
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Thank you!😊
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