It is time for Stacy over at Visual Venturing, ABFriday One Photo Focus Challenge. Please make sure you click on the link to see how everyone edited the photo submitted by Robin Kent of the PhotographyByKent Blog. I adore this challenge for a couple of fun reasons, especially this month because everyone edits the same photo. It is always interesting to work with someone else’s photo and see what I can discover in their photography.
I really like the wide scope to the Capitol Building because it stands so grand in all its glory and the photo is extremely well balanced. However, since I like much closer up photos, I decided to do a major crop on the capitol building and then decided to turn it into a dramatic black and white photo.
Some of the major steps I took for this photo are:
- Kept the symmetry of the photo and used just the middle part of the Capitol.
- Erased the brownish walkway and the people near the Capitol steps.
- Toned done the brightness of the dome so it showed more detail.
- Lightened up the trees to make it appear as if the sun was shining on them.
Editing was done in both Adobe Bridge and Nik Software.
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Cee
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Very dramatic. Love that you made the people disappear. I found them distracting too.
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Thanks so much for your comment. I like it better without the people too.
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Nice editing. Very dramatic and imposing.
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Thanks Raewyn 😀
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I love the crop, the “grain” in the sky gives the image an old black and white feel, wonderful results.
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Thanks 😀
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I like the tight crop and the added texture to the image, it almost looks like its in infra red 🙂
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Thanks so much for your wonderful comment. Glad you liked my edits.
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Great edit. The tight crop adds more drama to the photo – especially with the black and white. I like how you added the sunlight to the trees.
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Thanks Kirsten!! 😀
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I love your take on this! I hadn’t thought of cropping it and this shows the detail incredibly well. Congratulations on another successful challenge!
Nancy
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Hi Nancy, the resolution was in the photo so I could crop it. Thanks for commenting.
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It was a really good photo! I found it hard to come up with much changes, which is why I started just experimenting.
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I really like what you did with this, Cee! 🙂
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HI Linda, thanks for your wonderful comment.
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Very nice concept, well executed, Cee. A transformation into something completely different. The cropping and B&W treatment really look good.
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Thanks Robin. 😀
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Nice transformation, great focus on the dome and that sky.
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Thanks Lynne for your comment. 😀
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Hi, Cee! Once again you’ve demonstrated how powerful a crop can be in changing focus of an image. Great creative choice – this grand architectural beauty just pops off the page. And nicely done B&W conversion!
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Thanks Stacy. I was not nearly as creative as you were this month 😀 Happy 4th.
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Well, pairing fireworks and the Capitol isn’t quite thinking outside the box, but it was fun 😀 Happy 4th to you too, Cee!
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I like the balance of the cropped image and the grain adds to the overall effect of the B&W conversion.
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Glad you like my version of this.
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Very majestic!
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Thanks Laura.
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You’re welcome!
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Love the drama here Cee.
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Thanks so much for commenting. Glad you liked my edits.
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Nice editing Cee, I love the texture and grain you have in the sky. 🙂
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Hi Katie, thanks for commenting 😀
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