To bloom or not to bloom, that is the question...  by vera365

To bloom or not to bloom, that is the question...

Tried the in-camera selective color. As always, I am happy to read any comments and/or critique you might have. Thank you for viewing!
This is very effective, really like it.
February 16th, 2015  
Amy
forgot about that feature on my camera. ;)

very natural pops of color. very moody, as well. i really like it.
February 16th, 2015  
You did a great job. Love the yellow against the gray.
February 16th, 2015  
I'm new to all this so hadn't heard of selective colour. It's really effective Vera.
February 16th, 2015  
Oh Vera, I'm intrigued. We have the same camera and I thought it only did red s/c - called partial colour - I must look for the yellow but I cannot think where it will be!!!!!
February 16th, 2015  
Oh WOW, me again - I've found all the colours now! Thank you. This camera does not cease to amaze!!!
February 16th, 2015  
@quietpurplehaze
Hi Hazel! I am glad you discovered where it is. And I am also very impressed with what is packed into that little camera body. I am still taking lots of pictures with my Nikon D5100, but this is now my "carry around" camera, and it doesn't disappoint.
February 16th, 2015  
Wonderful SC! Ready for spring
February 16th, 2015  
Thank you, Susie, Amy, Danette and Ann for your comments! Amy, I tried a couple of things today and I figured, it does look best where it feels "subtle" in a sense - where one color stands out already anyway. So, I am glad you felt it has natural pops of color in it.

@susie1205 @amyjriker @danette @flowerfairyann
February 16th, 2015  
Very nice rendering.
February 16th, 2015  
Thank you, Quintus and Nick! I think slowly everyone is getting ready for spring - birds were crazy today, singing songs and flying all over. @quintus @nicknac
February 16th, 2015  
Excellent sc shot, I love this one.
February 16th, 2015  
This works beautifully. Subtle and delicate and very effective. I spent a while trying to find sc on my camera but don't think it has it sadly. Back to the drawing board with Photoshop then!
February 16th, 2015  
How lovely!
February 16th, 2015  
Thank you very much, Quintus, Nick, Babs, Clare and Jill!

Clare, I quickly did a keyword search through an online manual for your camera, and no - it doesn't look like your camera does a selective color feature. The place for this would be in "art filters", but there was nothing there that was similar to that. The one I have gives you an option of highlighting only red, blue, green or yellow. I've just learned about it, and it was interesting to see how it plays out in an image.

@quintus @nicknac @onewing @pistache @jinnic
February 16th, 2015  
Aah Vera that's so kind of you! I was also trawling through the manual this afternoon. My husband's camera does it though, so he may have to lend it out. I look forward to seeing other experiments of yours with it :)
February 16th, 2015  
Nice bokeh & DOF now I want to play with color.
February 16th, 2015  
I think that this is so lovely. The selective color is very effective and the DoF is perfect. It is so hopeful - spring will come. Really a lovely pic.
February 16th, 2015  
Once I read about selective color and came back and looked at your pic I would say you are spot on! Great pic!
February 17th, 2015  
It's an unusual mix of color, so I'm wrapping my mind around that, but I love the turn of the branch, and the beautiful detail of the buds.
February 17th, 2015  
Absolutely beautiful. Fav!
February 17th, 2015  
Кажется, весна уже совсем близко!! Отличный выбор объекта для режима выборочного цвета. Очень красивый изгиб ветви, хотя трудно уловить, какая из почек в фокусе. Я сама очень люблю такие фото, хотя переживаю, что неоднозначно выбран объект съемки. :)
February 17th, 2015  
A very lovely capture Vera. So nice.
February 17th, 2015  
Lovely! Really like the selective colouring.
February 17th, 2015  
Thank you, Frances, Judith, Mary, Vstap, Joan, Derek and Rachel! :)

Vstap - I was happy to get that branch line, usually I have a lot of trouble "composing" the nature/flower shots. I do like how it looks, although it makes it hard to find a definite focus point and have enough depth of field to make the picture look like it was not an accidental shutter click. :)

Frances - try it, it is really fun and makes you think in new ways, although after a while of practicing the pictures stared to look a bit cheesy for me :) So, moderation on that is my goal :)

@franklein @judithaltman @marymacaroni @vstap @jetr @derekvickers @rachelmack
February 17th, 2015  
Ксения, спасибо! Про фокус я вообще удивилась, что сразу никто ничего не сказал - у меня с таким фокусом часто проблемы. Во-первых, мне трудно поймать баланс между тем, чтобы главный объект попал в фокус и тем, чтобы остался непонятный задний план (в этот раз было очень важно, потому что там такие же ветки, и "моя" ветка не выделилась бы совсем). И во-вторых, я вообще забываю часто остановиться и подумать про фокус, особенно в таких случаях (ветка идет вперед, и почки эти везде). Кажется красиво, затвор нажимается, а потом дома уже думаешь - и на какую же из них я смотрела????

Спасибо за комментарий и полезные замечания!

@ksyu
February 17th, 2015  
@vera365 Вот вот! Я также всегда и думаю, согласна с вами полостью.. Но все равно очень люблю такие фотографии, просто потому что они красивые.. :)
February 17th, 2015  
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