I was part way through an idea I had for some major work on the chosen image when photoshop decided it wanted to retire. Given that I had a plane to catch, I decided I should come up with a Plan B. So here is Plan B, a lot simpler than I had envisaged but that plane needed catching.
I reverted to the original image in Lightroom, gave a pinkish tinge to the highlights to separate the sheath from the bud, stepped up the yellow on the bud, made it a bit sharper and finally added a greenish tint to the shadows. This time I also put a vignette around the image to remove background. I like the fact that the vignette is so subtle you can hardly see it, but what do you think?
![Daffodil processed in Lightroom](https://meticulousmick.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/processchallenge-1.jpg?w=768&h=512)
This is the fourth week of the March Challenge, gracefully hosted by Robyn G as ever. Please take a journey to find out more on the One Four Challenge.
Enjoy this week, the week of St Patrick. 🍀
The vignette works nicely, solidifying the focus on the flower.
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Good to hear your comments, enjoy the week. MM 🍀
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Well, I love this!!! This is such a beautiful striking image and almost velvety in that deep background. The clarity on the bud and droplets is gorgeous!!!🌷
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Thank you Robyn, hopefully I have added to the image with each process, but much of it will be personal taste. MM 🍀
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It certainly appeals to me John 😃 but I do love flowers and droplets.
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Im not so sure about the pink but thats cos Im a picky gardner LOL. Vignette works well tho I found it quite noticeable 🙂
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Thank you. What I liked about the tints was that it made the sheath and bud stand out separately and therefore more distinguishable from each other. When one starts playing around with an image this much, I think personal taste and opinion are bound to come into play. Your comments are truly appreciated Lens Addiction so thank you, MM 🍀
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Im oddly fussy about real things looking real in some situations, its my weird brain! if you had done the sheath in a more natural brown rather than the pink it wouldnt have bothered me at all. But as an artistic choice there is nothing wrong with it, and it worked nicely . Bring on Wk 4!
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Cheers 😎
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Love the intensity MM. The vignette really focuses our eyes on the daffodil even more. Fantastic work and a great image to start with.
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Thank you. Not easy to know how to take the image forward when it is so simple and the starting image is decent enough. A challenge for sure and thank you for commenting, MM 🍀
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Oh I’m loving the tint MM .. very special 🙂
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That is good to hear Julie, trust all is ticking over nicely down under. MM 🍀
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It is MM .. Plus we have had some rain 🙂
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it’s more intense and the vignette frames that well. very fitting with the green for St. Patrick’s day!! 🙂
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And I hope you had a good St Patrick’s Day yourself. Thanks for your comments, MM 🍀
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beautiful!
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Oh… Fantastic…
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Thank you Rajiv, Spring really is starting to bloom over here. MM 🍀
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Wow, it’s gorgeous MM.
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Thank you so much, spring is here!
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Very nice editing, all subtle adjustments for the original. Personally I want less greens in the shadows, but this is personal taste. Really nice.
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Thank you Ben. Have to say we were very pleasantly surprised by the food in Poland. Very good. The dark Czech beer was pretty tasty too, MM 🍀
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Good to know that PS “retires” on others too! The vignette is a very nice touch!
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Thank you. Yes, first time I have had issues with PS retiring and hopefully not a signs of things to come…..🍀
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fantastic! Gruß Alois
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Danke, gross John
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Gorgeous. The bud just pops out! (I would never have thought of putting a shade of pink… 😉 )
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I really like this Mick. The bud really stands out and the detail on the water drops is great 🙂
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Thanks Norma, it was a treat of a sight when opening the front door, MM 🍀
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Neat, and that vignette is nicely subtle. Hope you caught the plane, Mick!
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The plane was caught and now I am back Sue. Hope all is good at your end, MM 🍀
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