Potpourri of Possibilities … Photo 3 Ways
Just a gathering of Christmas … cones and nuts and dried flower buds … in a crystal bowl setting on a polished wooden chest. Above is the original image.
I tried black and white, but it didn’t seem to have good lines and contrast. Instead, de-saturating colors other than green and then shifting the hue toward blue did offer pleasing lines and contrast. The next phase was increasing the mid-tone contrast to enhance the highlights of the cut crystal. The last edit was cropping tight to the bowl’s rim.
For the third version, I headed to the “Fun Edits” option to play. To the original, I applied the Pop Art/Poster tool until the image’s colors danced. I cropped to eliminate the wood trim along the right edge and recenter the bowl.
Which do you like?
Shutter’s on the World 
These are wonderful. The last me made me think of a crystal ornament, to my eye it looks sparkling.
December 11, 2021 at 10:42 am
So glad you like them. The last one was a lot of fun to explore. This processing challenge takes me back to childhood times of blank paper and a box of crayons –so much abandonment and fun.
December 11, 2021 at 12:44 pm
The middle has great textures –an unusual and effective subject for selective color.
December 11, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Glad you like it. I may revisit the image to see what happens by opting for other colors. Thank you for the like. 😊
December 11, 2021 at 7:45 pm
Love the selective colour 🙂 🙂
December 14, 2021 at 3:40 am
Thank you, Brian. It’s a very different effect from the other views, isn’t it?
December 14, 2021 at 4:00 pm
I do enjoy using selective colour. This one was really good Donna 🙂
December 14, 2021 at 4:37 pm
That means a lot – you post so many good photos 😊
December 14, 2021 at 6:25 pm
😊 🤗
December 14, 2021 at 6:45 pm
The second and third look like Christmas tree ornaments!
January 2, 2022 at 11:46 am
Thank you, Denise. I enjoy how edits can change an image.
January 2, 2022 at 4:29 pm