Tuesday, May 4, 2010

365-124: Rowan in the Woods




I really wanted a vintage/secret garden type of feel to this shot.

I edited it in Picasa (as I do all my shots) and I know some of you also use this free editor. And since Picasa doesn't have Actions, I thought I'd share what I did.


Here's the original:



And here are the steps I used:
Crop
Glow
Warmify
Desaturated
Boosted highlights



Nikon D3000

55mm
1/125s
f/5.6
ISO 110



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20 comments:

  1. Before I read your comments, I thought to myself. That reminds me of the Secret Garden... :)

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  2. Good job with the editing - what was she looking at?

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  3. brainella - Yes! I did it! :) LOL ...you have just made my day. Thank you!

    knit1kids4 - I don't even know, she was trailing back with my mom - it was probably a bug or small stick that she was debating picking up...she loves sticks!

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  4. I really like the "feel" of the photo from the edit and thank you for sharing your steps. It really helps others that need it (me :) )

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  5. LOVE your edit!
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  6. What a sweet shot - I like the concentration you've caught. Sticks are important things after all :)

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  7. i love this picture almost voted for you but I had one other favorite, but I am also having a photo blog hop about outdoor clothesline come visit.
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  8. lovely edit! you did achieve the secret garden feeling.

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  9. Amazing edit!!! I love it. The colors are very nice and you got exactly what you were wanting.

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  10. Just precious. I love what you did on the editing. Thanks for sharing the steps.

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  11. I love the processing you did. It's such an adorable shot!!

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  12. That's precious. I love the edit, it really does bring out the full feeling in the photo, and the richness of the colors.

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  13. A.MAZING!!! You did a lovely job with this...

    Thank you for sharing the steps too!!

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  14. What a beautiful shot! Simply love it!

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  15. wow! crop and color look amazing!

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  16. Nice example of what a good crop can do! Lovely color processing too.

    Donna
    Our Blog: Double Happiness!

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