Marsh marigold and buttercups are so bright they can be hard to photograph – but playing around with “shadow” effect can give some nice results. I also cropped the second image.
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Inspired by Lens-artists challenge 134 From forgettable to favorite
Both beautifully enhanced! The second one, cropping really made it stand out. Well done!
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Thank you. Glad you liked them
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Beautifully done – such a small thing but such a big difference. The darker background really helps the blossoms to stand out. And your header is glorious! Is that really ice?
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Yes on the header it was a frosted bloom
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Yellow (and red) is a difficult colour to photograph. Your edits work well.
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Yes you are right, red can be tricky too
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Nice editing! Love the drops on the last one, especially.
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Thank you Eliza
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Beautiful results. I haven’t tried editing colors.
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Thank you Amy
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Bright flowers, especially yellow ones, are particularly difficult to photograph well. These are good examples of what to do with them.
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Thank you Anne. Glad you like them
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Stunning conversions Karina 🙂 🙂
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Thank you Brian
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They do accentuate! Nice.
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Thank you John
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I particularly like the feathering in the cropped butttercup. Playing with light shade and colour shade is something I hadn’t thought about and the possibilities must be endless! Yes, love the raindrops appearing more strongly on this one.
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Oh yes endless
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The edited versions look very dramatic, especially with the raindrops on the second.
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Yes sometimes it is fun to go over the top with editing. Sometimes I just do little adjustments.
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Great edits, MM. You really heightened the colors by darkening the distracting background.
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Thank you Patti
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