Thursday, December 16, 2010

It's Berrrry cold out there...

Brrr..It's coooold out there today.  We got/are getting some sleet that has turned my city and the surrounding areas into a skating rink.  Needless to say, I'm not going anywhere today.  But I did bundle up and go outside to snap a few pics 'cause it was so pretty with everything shining and icicles hanging.  Snow would have been prettier..but I live in NC, so ice is more probable unfortunately.  These berries are on a tree in my backyard..I don't know if you can really tell, but they are encased in ice.

SOOC

And this is the edit I did.
I started in Photoshop and Auto contrast/levels/color, then I added 2 layers of texture that I found here (they are free!).  I changed the blending modes of the layers to "overlay" and fiddled around with the opacity a little.  Then I bumped up the contrast even more on the original layer.  After that, I took it into Picnik where I added the text and border.

What do you think?  Sometimes I get carried away a little with textures because they are so much fun to play around with! 

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17 comments:

Unknown said...

I love this faded beauty look!

Unknown said...

i love both versions! i have the hardest time choosing if i like (or which of ) my processed shots better sometimes!

Anonymous said...

It has been sooo cold. I still cant believe how much snow we have been getting. Great edit!

rachel said...

love the textures...I'm getting addicted myself. : )

Angel Rogers said...

Interesting edit and good bokeh. I like both versions. Did you try doing anything with colorizing the picture or adding any color, too?

Jen said...

Very nice, I love the edit!

Charlene said...

The texture you added is gorgeous...really made the photo interesting.

koreen (aka: winn) said...

I love the vintage. So pretty!

Fiona Designs said...

I think it looks amazing. I think the textures are so neat.

Ashley Sisk said...

This is really artsy - I love the textures.

Rosie@leavesnbloom said...

I really like the vintage feel you've now given this shot.

Jenn said...

Neat texture! All you need now is a little vintage frame, or maybe you could print a few postcards??? :)

Joni said...

the original was so plain but the edit really makes it into something beautiful.

Mandy@ a sorta fairytale said...

Love what you did!! The texture work is great!

Alita said...

Delicious texture chica!

Katie said...

Gorgeous!!! I love your edit!

Barbara Palmisano said...

great edit!