…with Nature, and all the beauty it grants us! The following image was taken during the third week of October at a building a block away.
Branches and Shadows-Original
I really liked the tree, the shadows and the few remaining leaves…but I hated the color of the brick, because it just didn’t allow Nature to show off these gorgeous leaves!
Working in Photoshop (TM) with Selective Color and Contrast, I reduced the reds and yellows until the brick looked right…but the leaves became so very pale.
Utilizing the Lasso, I isolated the leaves (several at a time) and tinted them with several passes of a low-opacity suitable color…
Branches and Shadows-1
Branches and Shadows-2
…finally adding some vignetting (found in the Lens Correction filter), using Sharpen Edges filter, and a small amount of Gaussian Blur.
Branches and Shadows-3
Kind of harsh-looking, isn’t it? I took care of that by adding a bit more Gaussian Blur (0.3) and lessening the Contrast (-36)…e voila!
Branches and Shadows-4
For the final image, Saturation was taken down (-12) and Lighten was added (+3)…and NOW I’m satisfied and hope this helped you to understand some of the FUN I have and the lengths I go to in order to present Nature’s beauty!
Branches and Shadows-Final
You have really changed the mood of the image 1000, I really like what you have done with it.
Thanks much, Leanne! When we ‘play’, besides having fun, we do come up with some extra beautiful things, don’t we (you and me)!