Saturday, April 14, 2012

Edit Me Challenge & Your Sunday Best

The Edit Me Challenge was such fun to try. I discovered this weekly challenge while visiting A Rural Journal. A photo is provided for download and then the editing begins.

This week's photo shot by guest judge, Kristy from Life-n-Reflection is below.  


































My edit of the photo...

































My goal was to create a vintage looking photo. I used Elements 10 for my editing.
Layer 1:  Adjustments and Gradient Map.  Click on black to white gradient creating a black & white photo. Set opacity to 70% bringing back some of the color.
Layer 2: A Distressed Jewel texture was added and the mode set to Multiply.  The opacity level set at 69%
Layer 3: A French Kiss overlay, Glorious Grunge Edge gave the photo an aged look to it.  I set the opacity to 51%   A masking layer was added to remove some of the scratches from the yellow flowers
Finally, I stamped the photo with a French Kiss brush, French Script No1, Meilleurs. By holding down ALT I changed the text color to a dark gray. 
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Linking up at A Rural Journal for Your Sunday Best Challenge.  I like to go through my week's photos and choose the one I like best. The Sun Worshippers conveys multi-layers of meaning and emotion, at least for me.  A lonely barn, decaying in the morning sun, yet vibrant with life as turkey vultures stretch their wings greeting the light of the day.  I wish I could have gotten closer, but a field separated me from the barn.

I have a question:  Do you ask before shooting?  I knocked on a couple doors hoping to get an ok to walk on their property and take photographs, but no one answered the door.  Instead, I stood respectfully along the side of the road grabbing what photos I could.  It limits the shots, but makes me feel less invasive.

There's more Sunday Bests at...

16 comments:

  1. Great edit - I love the texture and the script is the perfect final touch!

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  2. Pat, thank you for stopping by The Cottage on the Corner. Your quilts are stunningly beautiful, as is your photography.

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  3. Love your submission for Edit Me -- very creative.

    And thank you for submitting to YSB this week, T. Appreciate very much!

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  4. if there is a door to knock on, I do ask permission and like you, if no one is around and no permission is given, I shoot from a distance . . . so much so that my zoom lens is generally always attached!

    love the barn photo and your edit is terrific!

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  5. What lovely distressed photos! Either texture layers or natural - both are enchanting!

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  6. You went for a vintage look and you accomplished it.
    Nice edit.
    And...me, too, about "trespassing"...I mostly shoot from a distance.

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  7. That is a great barn shot. The vultures just make it! I sometimes feel like I'm intruding by just taking photos of someone else's property. I don't get on property when I don't know the owner and if there was someone outside who looked nice I would ask. And, I'm too chicken to go to someone's house. I don't want to be on the news. lol

    I'm following.

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    1. Hi Amy...Thanks for the kind comment. Well I've lived in a rural area most of my life where very little ever happens and I know most people in my area, but I suppose you're right. I should be cautious whose door I knock on, especially since I usually am alone when out on photography excursions.

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  8. Love the birds and the roof that needs repair. I usually take photos from the road. My husband is the bold one in my family, so he might ask a farmer or homeowner if I could move in closer. :)

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  9. that vulture capture is quite amazing given their eyesight! and being landowner, I can say I prefer to know who is about but people are rarely that polite ... whatever that is worth! xxx

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    1. You know Linda...when I was a farmer's wife I didn't like people just wandering about the farm, woods, or fields, either. I guess that's why I'm so conscientious about asking.

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  10. What an interesting photo... the big vultures are amazing. I'm always really uncomfortable wandering around on private land, so unless it is clearly abandoned, I don't do it (or ask).

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  11. i do trespass on abandon land, even where there are no trespassing signs. i never cross the line on properties that are occupied without permission!!

    i love your barn, it would be a great entry for barn charm,

    http://bluffareadaily.blogspot.com/

    it opens at 6 p.m. tomorrow!!

    your edit is very soft and pretty!!

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  12. Wow...look at all those turkey vultures. Great capture. I always shoot from my car window, but there have been times I've wanted to ask to get closer to get a better shot (I'm too chicken though). :)

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  13. PS -- I'm way too shy to knock on a stranger's door -- I'm like Michelle above -- I just shoot from the road. :)

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  14. Love your edit. Really an amazing transformation!
    Great barn too. Lots of natural light there! :-)

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