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Monday May 29, 2023 - Dave - 05-29-2023
Memorial Day here in the US. If you see service members, shake hands and thank them for their sacrifices and service.
Still no new photos, so I retrieved one from June 2021 and set myself a challenge: could I come up with an image that had very vivid colors in the background and still make the COI grab the eye?
I ran the base image through various artistic adjustments in FotoSketcher, selected one, and came up with this...
I think the bright white of the flowers looking sharp against the soft background makes them stand out pretty well. Did I achieve my goal? I 'd give myself a B+ on that.
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Luv2shoot - 05-29-2023
A big thank you to the men and women who gave their lives for our country.
God Bless you and your family for the sacrifice you made for us.
Hey, Dave, I can follow your lead with a fancied-up photo of my own.
I love all that color in your background. It looks like watermelon back there, Red fruit with Green RIND, and even a few seeds here in there too. You did an excellent job of bringing that to life.
I like to think that I did the same for my lighthouse photo. I have already shared a picture of the lighthouse but not one from this view with the big red house in the background. I used TWO pieces of software to enhance the original and played around with it until I got something I liked.
Once again, this is the FORT GRATIOT LIGHTHOUSE in Port Huron, Michigan.
I think the red in both of our photos is an eye-catcher.
LORELL
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Man From Ironbark - 05-29-2023
All very painterly photos today.
Well done both.
I took this shot and decided it may look interesting in greyscale.
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Luv2shoot - 05-30-2023
Peter, is that tree bark/ trunk?
Hard to tell what it is.
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Man From Ironbark - 05-30-2023
(05-30-2023, 12:26 AM)Luv2shoot Wrote: Peter, is that tree bark/ trunk?
Hard to tell what it is.
It is actually eroded dirt. I believe the holes were dug by the rainbow bee eater. There are some good pictures several pages and an interesting description plus the sounds they make.
http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=9
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Dave - 05-30-2023
Hi Lorell, and thanks.
I really like your image: strong composition as always, the sky ranging from white-gray to blue works very well, the muted greens are lovely, and the strong red adds a POP that is pushed to the limit but not overpowering. Nice texture effect too.
Thank you MFI. Interesting images of the work of the bee eater. I thought that your photos were of the Rainbow Bee Eater's digging - not sure why I knew that. It's a beautiful bird, isn't it?
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Man From Ironbark - 05-30-2023
Yes. They are one of our most beautifuuly plumed birds. Pleasant to listen to as well.
RE: Monday May 29, 2023 - Luv2shoot - 05-31-2023
Peter, thanks for the link
That is one heck of a beautiful bird. And is song is so cheerful.