Original photo
It is time for Robyn’s (Capivate Me blog) One Four Challenge for May Week 1.
For this challenge, Robyn wants us to use a single image and process it four different ways. She encourages us to try new things, experiment and be as creative or subtle as we wish to be.
For this series I picked a photo I of a house that on first glance seems to be abandoned. This house is actually lived in. I took this photo at the end of April while Chris and I were driving some back roads in our area. The only reason I know people lived there, was their garbage was out for pick up service. And notice on the sliding door on the first level and balcony, they still have Christmas lights.
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Week 1 Version
I really didn’t do a whole lot to enhance the photo. Here are a couple of things I did.
- Did some basic clean up, warming up and enhanced the clarity.
- Crop it slightly (left side and bottom.
- Highlight the green trees and bushes a little bit.
- Toned down the sun on the roof a bit so it wouldn’t be so harsh on the eyes and show more of the mossy detail.
The remaining week’s I’ll get more creative. I kind of like the house as it is. It will be fun to see how I get inspired over the next few weeks.
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Cee
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I very much like what you did — and didn’t do. It’s a great old house, though it looks like in the scheme of things, it’s “house-1, owners-0.”
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LOL I think you are right. Moss takes over here real fast. 🙂
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I like the warm colors and lighting you added to the original photo.
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Thanks Amy 🙂
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ooh, this one looks fun! On my to-do list and I love what you did 🙂
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Thanks Kate. This is a fun challenge that Robyn does. I look forward to it each week.
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I like this kind of house too!
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We just had to pull over and grab a couple of photos of it. 🙂
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i like this house, great shot, it looks like it belongs in a movie (ok so possibly a horror movie lol)
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I know it does. You almost think someone with a humpback or scissors hands should live there. 🙂
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That is a nice one indeed..
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Thanks Rajiv.
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Cee, I just love this photo! Oh, what I could do with that house! What charm!!!! Thanks for sharing!
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It is a charming house. I can’t imagine how much time and effort as well as money would need to be put into it.
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Oh, it would be a lot of work and money, but so worth it!
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A great photo. So many possibilities.
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I thought this would be fun to play with for a month. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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Cee, what a fabulous discovery – this run down house and all of it’s detail.
Really like the subtle changes for this first week. Looking forward to the rest too 😀
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It will be interesting to see what I come up with. I purposely don’t plan ahead, I just start out all over again on Monday. 🙂 Thanks Robyn.
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I like that approach Cee 😃 Its what I do mostly too, but if I know I have a busy month, I plan ahead.
Looking forward to the next ones. This old house has lots to offer 😃
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I really like what you did for week 1. Toning down the sunlight on the roof really made the moss pop!
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Thanks Kirsten.
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I like the look the picture takes on from the fence, the lights, and the roof. Great as is. Great with new version.
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Glad you like my editing Gemma! 🙂
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I totally missed this but I love it!! The reflections in the windows give it a ghostly touch that is fitting to the subject- I think! 🙂
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