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When the little Adobe bird chirps….
PICTURE OF THE MOMENT
I was going through my flower pictures choosing some for today’s Friday Flower Fiesta when I came across this picture:
It’s a pretty accurate picture of new flowers on a sea lavender (Limonium californicum). As they age, the flowers become a deeper purple. A little Adobe bird was chirping, telling me to play around with that picture in Photoshop or Lightroom. After heeding the chirp of the Adobe bird, this is what I got:
I used Lightroom and, in order, made the following changes:
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increased Point Curve to Strong Contrast
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changed Contrast to +50
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changed Clarity to +50
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changed Blacks to -100
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changed Shadows to -100
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changed Vibrance to +100
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changed Saturation to +100
I usually don’t use such extremes but the more I played around with that picture, the more fun I was having and the more extreme I got. I like the end result, though.
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