This is the kind of image I don’t get much of here in England, one taken on an intensely sunny day:
ISO 100 12.1mm f/5.0 1/320sec
But it has been a different type of summer here, one that is warm and very little rain. This photo was taken with my point and shoot. I liked the image but did want to edit it a little bit. The photo below is what I finished with:
ISO 100 12.1mm f/5.0 1/320sec
The crop was where I started. I wanted to lose the lower left corner of the field and bring the church in just a bit closer. I’ve also used the tone curve to make the colors a bit deeper and I applied a vignette to the corners.
What do you think of the edit, does it retain its sunny day feel? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
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I like the edit – lovely image!
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Thank you 🙂
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I like the edit. I wish I understood how to use the tone curve. I guess I just need to play with it and see what it does.
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Thank you very much! Here is a brief intro to the tone curve if you are curious:https://digital-photography-school.com/understand-lightroom-tone-curve/
It is one of those things, like a lot of things in editing, it is a powerful tool, so a little bit often goes a long way. It can also be used to do a lot of different things, I recently figured out how to use it to create a “matte” effect to make an image seem like an older film image.
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Nice edit! You accomplished what you wanted. 💛
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Thank you very much.
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I think it was good that you got rid of the brown patch in the lower left. That gives the image greater cohesion.
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Thanks, removing that corner changed the image a lot in my opinion.
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Great photo. Love the church among the trees, it looks more foreign than English.
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I agree it does, that was part of the reason I took the photo, it was just a bit different.
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Nice crop to bring the church closer. Also the vignette takes my eye more the the church. It still looks sunny and bright to me. Nice work!
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Thank you very much, I’m glad the edits took you in the direction I wanted 🙂
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I love the contrast of the yellow field of rapeseed flowers and the blue sky, the little church brings everything together. I am glad you got rid of the brownish corner…perfect 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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I definitely think it keeps the sunny day feel. I do like the church just a tad closer, and I really like that the sky seems a little bluer. Seems to me it might have just been another time in the day. Very nice.
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Thank you, I agree, to me this edit puts the scene a bit later in the day.
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I like your edits – no more brown patch – and the sky has become a brilliant blue matching that bright field of mustard. Very sunny and rich now. Like magic.
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Thank you 🙂
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This field and a day like this!
I want it to last forever 🙂
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It certainly was a nice moment 🙂
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The edit has that hazy summer’s heat feel to it as if the viewer is remembering that day in the past. I like that you cropped the original to make the church a bit closer and heighten the attention on the yellow of the flowers.
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Thank you very much, nothing like the color yellow to make me think of warm summer days 🙂
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Nice shot Amy – cropping out the field edging does wonders 🙂 Would I be correct in thinking that’s St. Mary the Virgin in Little Hormead?
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Wow, you’re good, that’s exactly where it is.
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Luck – there aren’t many Saxon churches around and I used to drive past that one sometimes on the way to Andrewsfield near Braintree in the 1990’s.
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That’s true, it is a bit different. It’s a bit off the beaten path though 🙂 or maybe not if you live in the area, for me it was at the end of a 6-mile walk, and so seemed remote, but that might just be a perception thing.
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Well
When you primed us with the not the norm for where you are – I felt sunny day more – but the shot also had a cooler vibe than big time sunny days – if that makes sense –
And I like this shot a lot – the house seems in hiding
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It’s interesting that you say that because I feel that a lot of times, even the warmest summer days over here tend to have just a hint of a cool bite to them. It’s completely different than the summer of the MD/VA area.
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A bit of culture shock – eh?
Well maybe not shock….
Anyhow
I heard that CS Lewis wrote about such green grass and gorgeous weather in his Narnia series becaue he longed for more
Nice weather as a lad. Guess it rained a lot of me he would look out the window and wish he could play.
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It’s an adjustment, that is for sure! I’d never heard that about CS Lewis, but I understand where that idea would have come from 🙂
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😊
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I love the edited version, Amy!
We finally are getting some nice rain this weekend.
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Yes, we have gotten some here as well, we need it!
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The crop cuts out the unnecessary bits and gives a better feeling of endless yellows. The blue sky boost and vignetting give that image a better depth and framing.
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Thank you very much for this feedback.
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Yes, I really like your edits. 🙂 They keep the essence of the bright blue sky day and make the photo warmer and welcoming. Thanks – this is interesting to see.
Blessings to you. Have a great weekend!
Debbie
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Hi Debbie, For some reason your comment ended up in my spam bin, don’t worry, I fished it out of there 🙂 Thanks very much, I’m glad you like these edits. Take care 🙂
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You too – and thank you! ❤ You're reminding me to check my spam too. 🙂 Blessings – and feel free to contribute to #ForgivingFridays if you want to. It's a sweet prompt on anything that inspires you to forgive. ~Debbie
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Thanks for the invite 🙂
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Yes, good job on the lower left corner. The picture does retain the sunny day feel. I doe wish, however, that there was more horizontal length without cropping out the sky or the field of flowers. Something just shy of being panoramic.
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That’s fair, it is true that it was a big expansive scene, something that’s hinted at but not explicitly stated in the photo.
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