Photography 101: A pop of Color – Colors can stir emotions within us, tell stories, and transform our images. Today, use one color to add life or drama to your shot.
Since starting my blog nearly a year and a half ago The Red Cyclist that I posted last June for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts has been my most well-received image. It was of course just one of those lucky moments. I had taken out my iPhone to capture the dramatic sky in English Bay as I was walking the seawall one evening, with the sun’s rays breaking through the clouds and striking the water and distant tankers. Just as I was about to take the photograph a cyclist in a red top appeared in the frame and in a flash was gone.
Timing is everything they say and this was definitely one of those moments. For today’s Photography 101 exercise I thought I would focus on the cyclist and tankers and apply a little post-processing for fun using Photoshop Elements. If you have time compare it with the original and let me know what you think.
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A perfect response!
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Thanks Mara
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Fantastic light and mood!
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Thanks Laura. Definitely one of those lucky moments.
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This is definitely one of those once in a million years shots. Beautiful.
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Great shot all round. Love it!
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Simply stunning the Rays of sun through the clouds are surreal and I couodnt work out where the water began and ended because of the contrast between the two being so different…excellent x
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Like a painting!! wonderful mood!
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cropping down to the cyclist and one break in the sky is really effective.i also like the bright/dark contrast tho’ I wish it weren’t so grainy.
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Thanks Holly. Unfortunately the graininess is the result of enlarging the iPhone shot so much.
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I thought that might be it.
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