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Raindrops on the conifer

tcr! · Dec 14, 2018 at 9:06 am

Taking a good photo and making it better.


1- I took the original as I was walking down to the garage on my way to work.

Raindrops on the conifer 1


2- It’s not bad but I didn’t like the bottom greenery, it’s too big and blurry. The left side was also too busy so I cropped the whole photo tighter.

Raindrops on the conifer 2


3- The garage’s gutter cluttered the picture, too, so I nuked it.

Raindrops on the conifer 3


4- The colors were okay but they felt bland. I dropped the Shadows down to -0.35 and bumped the Saturation up to 0.21. Now I love it!

Raindrops on the conifer 4


5- I did this all in Photos for macOS in less than 5 minutes. To remove the gutter I used the Pixelmator Retouch extension with the default settings. Yes, your whole life has been a lie.

6- Life is all about making things less complicated, less cluttered. Noise just distracts me from what’s important.

#photos #raindrops #protip

Irene · Dec 14, 2018 at 9:50 am

Thanks for sharing! What an interesting education .. You’re an amazing photographer!! I love seeing Beauty Through Your Eyes. Thank you

tcr! tcr! · Dec 14, 2018 at 10:13 am

You are most welcome!!

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Ryan Waters · Dec 14, 2018 at 11:42 am

Nice work

tcr! tcr! · Dec 14, 2018 at 12:39 pm

Thanks!

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