Hi! by olivetreeann

Hi!

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!
Beautiful shot
August 17th, 2014  
Hello bees! Cone flowers are very pretty.
August 17th, 2014  
Those bees look like they are enjoying there lunch
August 17th, 2014  
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.
August 17th, 2014  
Beautiful. Your process certainly makes the colours pop in a lovely way. I love the wave too!
August 17th, 2014  
Cool shot - love that little bee waving hello!
August 17th, 2014  
That's a busy little flower! Thank you for the walk through on the processing. It turned out fabulous!!
August 17th, 2014  
Cool catch! Those little guys looks so busy. =)
August 17th, 2014  
What a great capture
August 17th, 2014  
Hands down a fav
August 17th, 2014  
That is a LOT of processing! It came out great!
August 17th, 2014  
Absolutely perfect. Love it.
August 17th, 2014  
@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!
August 18th, 2014  
@cimes1 @kt8ird @sarasdadandmom

Thank you Carole, Kate and Terry for the favs!! They are much apprecitated!
August 18th, 2014  
He was giving you the high five I believe
August 18th, 2014  
Your processing sounds complicated, but the result is stunning.
August 18th, 2014  
@skstein Thank you Sandi! Not as complicated as it reads. It's really a matter of applying the effect and then painting some of it off.

@digitalrn Thanks Rick! Could be!! Or should I say could bee!
August 18th, 2014  
Great color! I love how it's waving at you! ;-)
August 18th, 2014  
@bill_fe Thank you Bill!
August 18th, 2014  
@bill_fe And thanks for the fav!
August 18th, 2014  
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!
August 18th, 2014  
Brilliant.
August 18th, 2014  
hilarious!!!
August 19th, 2014  
@gratefulness Thank you Sandi and thanks for the great feedback!
@la_photographic Thank you Laura!
@vickisfotos Thank you Vicki!
August 19th, 2014  
Great find and shot. Beautiful colors.
August 19th, 2014  
Bev
Another fantastic shot, Ann! That's a lot of processing!! You are such a patient woman!
August 19th, 2014  
@daisymiller Thank you Daisy!
@prttblues Thanks Bev! It may seem like a lot but it really doesn't take that long.
August 19th, 2014  
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