I went out to take a shot of the Coneflowers for today's August word (wildflowers) and a little bee waved hello to me! I experimented with another selective coloring process using Ribbet on this one too.
For those of you who might want to know... I shot the picture in color and converted to sepia (keeping the sepia predominantly tan as opposed to yellow or brown- this caused the pink to pop more); then painted the original color back in on the flower with the bees. Then I brought back in the original color to about 25% using the "fade" slider. After that I used the "soften" effect on the picture, but once again painted the original (sharp) version back in on the Coneflower with the bees. I then added a brown vignette around the edge of the photo ("20" point width and 100% in strength) and finished off the edge with a border frame (removing the inner frame and shrinking the outer frame to "5") in a dark brown to match the vignette. As mentioned above, I used Ribbet, but all these effects are available in most processing programs. Their names might be slightly different, and the degrees slightly more or less, but you should be able to do this in any picture program. Happy processing to all!
Thanks for sharing your process. I wonder sometimes whether or not to write down what I have done as sometimes I cannot remember! The colour is gorgeous and I love the wave from the bee.
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri! @dibzgreasley Thanks Debs! @salza Thanks Sally! LOL I debated as to whether or not to put it out there. In the end I thought, "If I don't post it, someone will ask how I got the background to have less color than the ones in the front and if I don't write it down now, I'll never remember it later!" @jesperani Thanks Jennifer! @alia_801 Thanks Alia! @kt8ird Thanks Kate! @altadc Thanks Alta! This cluster has been busy all summer. Sometimes I go out there and there are two to three bees on each flower! @bkbinthecity Thanks Brian! @sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry! And thank you so much for the fav!! @espyetta Thanks Marybeth! Well, you know how you start with an idea and have to keep playing with it until you get what you want!! @nancih Thanks Nanci!
It worked out so wonderfully! That little, waving bee just cracks me up! He so makes me want to smile. I really admire your use of sepia, and your addition of a soft brown vignette, too. These subtle touches bring out so much in the picture. My favorite part is the dusty pink of the softer flowers in the background. Very pretty!
@dibzgreasley Thanks Debs!
@salza Thanks Sally! LOL I debated as to whether or not to put it out there. In the end I thought, "If I don't post it, someone will ask how I got the background to have less color than the ones in the front and if I don't write it down now, I'll never remember it later!"
@jesperani Thanks Jennifer!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia!
@kt8ird Thanks Kate!
@altadc Thanks Alta! This cluster has been busy all summer. Sometimes I go out there and there are two to three bees on each flower!
@bkbinthecity Thanks Brian!
@sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry! And thank you so much for the fav!!
@espyetta Thanks Marybeth! Well, you know how you start with an idea and have to keep playing with it until you get what you want!!
@nancih Thanks Nanci!
Thank you Carole, Kate and Terry for the favs!! They are much apprecitated!
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! Could be!! Or should I say could bee!
@la_photographic Thank you Laura!
@vickisfotos Thank you Vicki!
@prttblues Thanks Bev! It may seem like a lot but it really doesn't take that long.