This weeks beautiful photo in Creative License Friday is submitted by Cathy. I fell for the shiny reflections of sunlight in Cathys photo, and I felt like playing with these reflections in some way.
Using a texture from Lenabem-Anna (I found Anna's textures by a co-bloggers creative editing at last weeks Creative License Friday), I enchanged the sunlight to moonlight. The moon in Anna's texture is positioned such in a way that it suits to the reflections on the water in Cathy's photo.
I enchanged the tones a bit, softened the image lightly and added some vignet-effect in Picmonkey ... trying to be careful not to over-edit, beholding a bit of the oli canvas-like texture.
A poem from Christina Rosetti fits to athmospehere of the moonlight ...
Is the moon tired? she looks so pale
Within her misty veil:
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Within her misty veil:
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
The moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
Christina Rossetti
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Thank you for hosting this creative challenge,
I hope you' ll enjoy the weekend ...
... and a warm welcome to NinaNina
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Nina...bravo!! You really changed the aura of the image, and unless you knew that it was not a moonlit image to start with, no one would have known the better! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI just had one thought...I wonder what it would look like if the moon was positioned right at the horizon where it met the water??
DeleteThat would be a great position for the moon - making a moonlight-bridge across the water with the reflections!
DeleteTotally WOW putting a moon in the image is PREFECT 'O -- did not even cross my mind to add a moon.. I love this version a great deal! Love how we all are sharing ideas.. super coolish!!
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Thank you, what I also likeabout this meme is that we get so see so many "thanslations" aboyt the original picture!
Deletelooks great. it creates a nice moody atmosphere.
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by my blog. have a great day.
Thank you Lissa :)
DeleteNina, I love what you did with this photograph....It's just beautiful....
ReplyDeleteOne would never know it had been altered....
This texture from Anna is great and I have used it several times...She is so generous to offer them for free...
Thanks Nancy, Anna´s textures are so vivid, great and different from the one's I've seen - I'm so impressed by her talent in making them. I'm going to look for the taxture you used in your beautiful editing in this meme - the warmt, softness and the seagulls in your picture makes med think of a warm afternoon in July by the beach!
DeleteLove it Nina! Your alterations really bring out the little heart in the rock and I LOVE the moon! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie :)
DeleteIt definitely gives it a different mood all together. I enjoy looking at everyone's different edits on pictures. Nicely done on this one.
ReplyDeleteHi Nicki, I like also this meme a lot since it shows the many faces of creativity!
DeleteIt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNina, I did my post for the inspiring blog award. I hope you will stop to look at it.
Hi Dawn, I enjoyed your post and reading the 7 facts about you (and your wholemeal buns as well:) I'm also waiting for the spring - there!a a snowstorm in the south heading this way, it might not come this way - I hope not, there's been enough snow for this winter.
DeleteCreative and beautiful, love how you've changed the sun into the moon and Christina's poem is one to add to my collection.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara - poems are a wonderful thing to collect!
DeleteBeautiful edit...don't ya just love Ana's textures...she is a genuis and then is so generous to let us create masterpieces.
ReplyDeleteThank you Deanna, Anna's textures are something special, it's so kind I'd her to let them be used freely!
DeleteHahah! Nina, I guess great minds think alike! I used the same texture for my edit. I discovered it from last weeks challenge. I wanted to tone down the light, so it occured to me to use the texture and make it a night scene. I was surprised when I saw your edit used it too. I like how subtle and soft your edit turned out, and I love the poem you added underneath. Thank you so much for taking the time to show me your version of my photo : )
ReplyDeleteOh I smile with you, Cathy - yes indeed, great minds think alike :) My favourite of your edits are #2 - the deep blue-green is a shade, that brings about soft calmness to the scenery in your beautiful photo.
DeleteThank you Tina :)
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