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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Dew Drops on Smoketree


One morning I looked at the smoketree at my frontdoor and saw all these beautiful dew drops on it - of course I had to take a picture. And of course I had to add some texture!

Here's the "recipe":
- Levels adjustment
- Bonnie's texture "artist's easel" in blending mode color burn at 47% opacity
- copied it in blending mode soft light at 47% opacity
- some adjustment in hue/saturation and brightness
- Bonnie's texture "goodness" in blending mode vivid light in 55% opacity
- and a final levels adjustment

I love how the drops stand out and almost glow.

I'm linking this to Photo Art Friday - really really late this time (I missed it last week...)
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15 comments:

  1. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.February 12, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Oh yes - beautiful editing where you have kept the clarity, light and glow of the drops and added interest with the background. Love it. Thanks for sharing with Photo Art Friday Carola.

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  2. alexaFebruary 12, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Super photo ... your 'recipe' has only enhanced it.

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  3. JeanneFebruary 12, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Looks lovely! and I agree, once you start, you cant stop....

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  4. La Vie QuotidienneFebruary 12, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Amazing photo! You are such a pro at using all of the editing devices but of course the photos that you start with are so good.

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  5. Kay L. DaviesFebruary 12, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Gorgeous photo, Carola.
    I remember smoke trees from my parents' place in Baja. Mom used to use them for Christmas trees before she took a little artificial one down there.
    K

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  6. TerrieFebruary 12, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Great processing - those drops look like jewels! Thanks for the visit - I continue to enjoy what you're up to though I may not comment every day!

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  7. Maria OntiverosFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    I'm not sure which is more lovely - the photograph or the title of the post.
    Rinda

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  8. Tatjana ParkachevaFebruary 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Beautiful composition.

    Regards and best wishes

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  9. Ginnie HartFebruary 13, 2012 at 2:57 AM

    One word: GORGEOUS.

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  10. ChantalFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:13 AM

    I love dew!

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  11. foxysueFebruary 13, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    Fab,

    Sue x

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  12. Lynn CohenFebruary 13, 2012 at 1:54 PM

    Your photography is excellent even without all that "gobbly goop"! (That just means it's something I don't understand and don't want to take the time right now to learn!)
    Awesome shot.

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  13. MarilynFebruary 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    Yes, it's the almost iridescent glow of the drops that makes this so spectacular.

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  14. kareninkenaiFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:36 AM

    Carola - this is really just gorgeous... thanks so much for posting and sharing. Karen

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  15. Cynthia SchelzigFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    What a shot!! The first word out of my mouth was...WOW!!

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