This is the last week of the current challenge and its difficult to come up with something different and creative.
However I have decided to go black and white on this photo and see how it turns out. I originally changed the photo from colour to black and white in Lightroom then decided to see what happened when I used Photomatix. I opened in this program and tone mapped it with “smooth 2” to bring out some more detail. I then put it back in Lightroom to crop some more and to shade out the background with a push down in black and shadows.
Not bad I thought but I still myself liked the dramatically cropped image the best, how about you?
Here are the previous weeks photo
original image
One Four challenge Week 1
Week 2
Week 4
This challenge is hosted by the wonderful Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Lovely photos. It must be quite a difficult challenge to come up with something new each week. Definitely week 3 for me too. It’s very cool.
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Thanks Desley, I like week 3 best too. It was my first time this month doing the One Four Challenge and you can do a crop, a colour change and B&W then what…. then next time you do another photo you cant really do the same type of thing so seemingly will get harder.
Have a wonderful Christmas Desley, all the best 🙂
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Thank you, you too! X
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I can’t vote as I like the last two and can’t decide between them. I think changing it black and white was a good move and it came out well. It puts more emphasis on the centre of the flower which has a lovely texture.
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The dramatic crop and the black/white one are both so lovely, but so different–I agree, hard to choose between them!
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Thanks Sabine for your feedback, yes I like the crop best then the B&W over the others. I think the blurry petals were a distraction. 🙂
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Sorry Sabina (typo). Have a great Christmas season 🙂
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No worries about the typo! I’d prefer that over Sabrina anyday 😉 Merry Christmas to you too!
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B&W is beautiful, too! I voted wk 3, it’s my favourite 🙂
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Thanks Pike yes my favourite too 🙂 Have a great Christmas season.
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I like week 3. Sorry to be a conformist. But have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🙂
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#4 but it was very hard. I love all of them!! Season’s blessings Kaz!!
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How did I miss week 3??? It is gorgeous. And, week 4 is very dramatic and pure. I do love seeing the black and white version but that deep crop, that is so special! Holiday wishes to you Kaz, enjoy the New Year too!
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I like the dramatic crop and the black and white….
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A star for Christmas 🙂
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Hiya Kaz and Happy New Year!! 😃
Apologies for taking so long to get here.
Ive enjoyed all of your images and the BW is my favourite 😃😃
Hope you had a nice break xx
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Thanks Robyn and happy New Year to you too. I had the best time, now back at work sadly. Look forward to your challenge next month. I’m a bit behind the eight-ball this month 🙂
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Really glad you had a good time Kaz.
We are back to work next week also. Hols always go too fast.
Hope you get some catching up done – I know I need to do the same very soon. Play along in the challenge when and if you can 😃
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Wunderschöne Fotos wünsche ein gutes Wochenende liebe Grüße von mir Gislinde
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dank Gislinde 🙂
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