Here we are, at the end of July One Four Challenge and it is time to present our final edits for this month.
From the start I had all intentions to do one monochrome edit, but it just didn’t look interesting enough. Another idea was to do totally crazy edit in this last week. That didn’t work either.
So, I went back to Week 1, which I liked the best and played around to see what else was there. My Week 1 crop was accidental, but this week I carefully applied the rule of thirds. If you compare week 1 and week 4, I think you can see the difference, it is a small adjustment, but it makes a significant improvement. After that, my focus shifted on colors. I really wanted to make her/him bursting with colors, but as I increased temperature and saturation, the image started to look too loud. That’s when I imported the image into FotoSketcher and started playing with different settings. My heart settled on this soft “oil-painting” version, where I reined in my wild imagination and applied the softest touch. By adding the texture, somehow the entire image just settled down.
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So, tell me…which version is your favorite? Would you do something different?
August is our “summer break” month, there will be no new OFC posts. Some people will revisit some of their old edits, some will take a break. We’ll be back in full force in September. In the mean time, you are welcome to check the tag “onefourchallenge” in your WP Reader and Robyn’s blog Captivate Me.
I think this one is my favorite of yours. I’ve loved the colors in his coat since I saw the original! You really played up the richness of it in this edit!
I was going to say that the only problem with the original was that it was too loose a crop. But for some reason week two, where you reversed the image, feels so much better, I have no idea why!
Finally from me 😜
I’ve enjoyed this dear pussy cat Guardian and the many variations you’ve achieved from this image.
I voted for number 1. I like the relaxed crop. It seems to suit the cat’s pose and it makes me relaxed. Another good month of experimentation!
This may be a rare instance where I really like the original version. A nice selection of edits you have built up through the month.
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Thank you, Ben.
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Personally the crop feels a little light and restrictive but I agree its a nice composition, you had lots of learnings this month 🙂
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Yes, it was a learning experience.
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I did like the original but I like how he fills the frame in this one. I voted for 4!
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My favorite is the original, all four edits were more of an experiment with the composition. Glad you managed to pick the favorite.
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A lovely edit this week but my overall favourite is week 2 – I love the softness and wide crop. 🙂
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That is great to hear, I love that version very much.
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I think this one is my favorite of yours. I’ve loved the colors in his coat since I saw the original! You really played up the richness of it in this edit!
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Hers/his coat is really gorgeous, it was fun playing with this image. Thank you!
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I think I like week 3 best…the tight crop and the lightness…the fur pattern on the cat is really clear!
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Thank you, I liked the crop, but not the quality of the image. But I am happy you liked it. 🙂
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I was going to say that the only problem with the original was that it was too loose a crop. But for some reason week two, where you reversed the image, feels so much better, I have no idea why!
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That always surprise me, how flipping the image can make it better. Thank you, Emilio. 🙂
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Finally from me 😜
I’ve enjoyed this dear pussy cat Guardian and the many variations you’ve achieved from this image.
I voted for number 1. I like the relaxed crop. It seems to suit the cat’s pose and it makes me relaxed. Another good month of experimentation!
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Tnx, Robyn! It was another fun month, that cat was such an interesting subject.
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