AB-Friday One photo focus
AB-Friday One photo focus
Today is the first Friday of the month, that means it’s One photo focus for After Before Friday. On One photo focus, we all edit the same photo. This months photo comes from Cee Neuner from ceenphotography.com.
This is my edited version of Cee’s photo.
And here is the original photo.
I loved the way this bush was growing over the path going into this home. So many interesting shapes and textures going on here. Because of that, I felt turning it into black and white would bring out the shapes the best.
I cropped it just a little to tighten the focus on the bush. I then applied a strong black and white preset in Lightroom. I then gave it a small amount of light vignette on the edges, just to soften it up.
What do you think?
You can see what everyone else did with the photo at this link.
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
Love that bush. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly
I love the bush and its shape! Happy Easter, have a great weekend!
GOod morning Mary! I think your version is perfect. Cropping can do just as much magic as other features and you are so right; the focus is more on the bush. What a great entrance way! Enjoy your weekend and whatever you do for Easter. We are going to the lake for a sunrise moment! Anita
Looks.like a catalba tree. Very nice hajj
I think this challenge is so interesting – seeing everyone’s different ideas really does give each photo many different perspectives. I like how yours emphasizes the vine-covered tree even more (I couldn’t tell whether it’s a dead tree covered in vines that have been tamed or a shaped bush). The tree/bush makes the house look even more charming. I love finding unique scenes like this when we’re discovering new areas.
i like the contrast in the lines of the fence and the chairs on the porch. :)
I really like your black and white interpretation. It does pull out the lines and shapes more. Well done.
What a cool find! Never seen a tree like that before!
I think it looks great. Unfortunately we can always find ways to do things better, so I wouldn’t worry much about what else you could do. This looks pretty nice the way it is.
Nancy
I think turning the colour photo into a black and white enhanced the composition and the connection between the fertile plant and the house. I also think the tighter crop focuses the eyes much better. Well done, Mary!
Thanks. It seemed to work the best.
Such a cool tree! The texture really does pop in B&W.
I agree – the black and white really makes the eye focus on the shapes and textures. Well done!
Very cool tree! I love the way it came out in black and white! Lots of definition!
A very good experiment and experience.
I love the strong black and white effect
I love the crispness your edit gives to the entire composition.
Ahhh…Lightroom. It’s on my bucket list of things to learn. I limp along in photo editing with the little bit I know about Photoshop and PicMonkey. What I really need is someone to just sit down with me to show me how to use it.
I thought the shape of that bush was very interesting too. It reminds me of an anvil head.
The crop really improved the photo, Mary. This photo looks good in B&W so I think that was a good choice too.
Very nice…I love what you did with the photo, it really makes the bush stand out. What a cool bush!
For me, the key really was in cropping the image to help direct focus. While you’re crop wasn’t as tight as mine, it was interesting how converting it to black and white makes the frames around the door and the windows and those wonderful chairs just pop! Because of that, the image ties together really well. Nice edit, Mary!
I like your a lot. There were also a couple other ones I really liked as well. Good job Mary!
I really like the stark black/white edit you did. I’m partial to more contrasty B&W like you did here, great edit. :D
Nice edit, it looks great in b&w. So many lines and frames just pop-up.