Monday, April 04, 2011

Color Splash - Lotus

This morning, I got my notes organized and copied all the badge codes for memes I joined in. While doing so, I got to hop in different blogs, and saw this meme. I decided to join in because I really like seeing black and white photos with a splash of color. Actually, I didn't know how to edit pictures like this, but thanks to some GIMP tutorials I got to watch over YouTube, I can also treat some of my pictures this way.

Lotus


This picture was taken September last year at a weekend market. I was with my friend Nathalie, and we decided to go there after our morning roam around Quezon Memorial Circle. Actually, I was hoping to see and photograph a purple colored lotus, but the stall only had the white/yellow ones to sell. Well, I still took a picture, after all, it was much better to have one picture than not having any picture at all.

*** Jenn ***

ps - I joined in many memes every Sunday, so my posts for this meme will always be published every Mondays.

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nice, I love Lotus blooms!
Nice! IMHO, your photo seems to be a 3d photo...
Good work! :)

Thanks for commenting and hopping by, Jenn.
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Rachel-Wildflower · 730 weeks ago

Lovely shot!

Thanks for visiting me and for leaving a comment! :) You asked how I selected more than one color in my color splash photo. I use Photoshop Elements 9 to do all of my editing. So...in Photoshop, you basically duplicate the background layer and then turn off the background layer. While on the duplicate layer, use the eraser tool to erase all of photo except for the area(s) you want to retain the color...warning...this can be kind of tedious. :) Once you are happy with that, turn the background layer back on and apply a black and white effect...be sure that your duplicate layer is still on. I hope that made sense and that it helps you. :)
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Thank you so much for that! I will try that in GIMP and post my picture next time. :)
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Stefanie Brown · 730 weeks ago

What a great color splash shot! The flowers are absolutely beautiful!
Coming over from Color Splash Sunday. Lotuses are so beautiful! Nice job on your first selective color edit!
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Welcome to Color Splash Sunday! Thanks for linking up, and I hope you'll join us again next week.

This is gorgeous! I love how the selective coloring really puts the focus on the flower in front.
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