Being new to this challenge means that I have some catching up to do, so I started with a simple image from my afternoon walk along the beach.
I loved the colours in the driftwood in the original photograph, but really wanted to see where the effects could take this with my desktop photo editor.
Original Photograph
After applying a black and white effect with a graduated tint, I tried a Lomo filter through Picasa.
Week 1 – Black and White
Black and white with Graduated tint
At this point, I am still going with the original as the better of the two…..
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16 thoughts on “Photo Challenge”
The black and white post processing is nice, but I prefer the coloured version! Keep up the great work!
Amanda – really pleased you found the challenge!
The driftwood is so lovely with its beautiful subtle colours in your original image and I do like your week 1 and 2 versions.
Hope you have fun experimenting and learning along the way.
Welcome!! 😀😀
Love your original image with its soft colours and your B&W week1 interpretation. The hole in the front is intriguing… I feel we lose the beautiful driftwood in week 2 and the hole is not as visible so I don’t like it as much, but this all very personal. And in the end it is all about experimentation! Chris
Hey thanks for your comment. Yes I do agree with what you are saying. But there are elements that I do like in week 2, and other things I will change for week 3!! Absolutely correct about experimentation! 🙂
Nice job on both processes, and its an interesting composition. I wonder if cropping that big dark spot off the bottom of the image might have some benefit – it has a lot of unnecessary visual weight?
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The black and white post processing is nice, but I prefer the coloured version! Keep up the great work!
Happy Monday and kind regards,
Tieme
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Amanda – really pleased you found the challenge!
The driftwood is so lovely with its beautiful subtle colours in your original image and I do like your week 1 and 2 versions.
Hope you have fun experimenting and learning along the way.
Welcome!! 😀😀
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cool photograph…I like how in the original it looks like a bird is leaning against the larger log. The lomo adds a sense of eeriness to the scene too…
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Thanks so much for commenting, Cool Quilting. I also thought it looks like some kind of dead bird lying there. The colours were surprising.
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Love your original image with its soft colours and your B&W week1 interpretation. The hole in the front is intriguing… I feel we lose the beautiful driftwood in week 2 and the hole is not as visible so I don’t like it as much, but this all very personal. And in the end it is all about experimentation! Chris
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Hey thanks for your comment. Yes I do agree with what you are saying. But there are elements that I do like in week 2, and other things I will change for week 3!! Absolutely correct about experimentation! 🙂
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Thank you so much for visiting our website and choosing to follow out adventures in sailing and photography. It is really appreciated.
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I was following another sailor at vikingway.wordpress.com but on the other side of the world, so it will be fun to compare your life with hers!!
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Nice job on both processes, and its an interesting composition. I wonder if cropping that big dark spot off the bottom of the image might have some benefit – it has a lot of unnecessary visual weight?
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Thank you and once you pointed this out, I could see it was terribly distracting. I’ll have a go at it next week
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I worry that my comments might not be taken in the spirit in which they are intended, so I am glad if it was helpful
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No drama at all. Took it as helpful advice. The blogging community is a positive one, at least here on this blog!! 🙂
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All good- we learn from every one!
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We certainly do, and this challenge has some inspirational people with helpful advice. I love it.
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