Okay, I admit it, this one is a real s---t---r---e---t---c---h. I've only been playing with my fellow PhotoHunters for about three months now, but this is definitely my least favorite, and maybe I can say most difficult, theme. As I have said before, I like to create a photo just for the theme, and I guess in a way I have, but it comes from one I took just shy of 4 months ago.
Hopefully the photo above wouldn't be considered average by most people, but it came from the photo below which may be considered average. The differences are created by an average of about 3 or 4 minutes of processing in Adobe Bridge, and then a few more minutes of processing in Photoshop where I crop, frame and add my signature.
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39 comments:
White clouds and white snow looks awesome!
Best wishes. :)
Ah there's nothing wrong with enhancing an image to bring out it's best . You have made something very nice to look at - a photo most would be proud of. Have a great weekend
I think you have done well with the theme.
I have turned some of my very average images to more with Photoshop processing. Sometimes very seem more beauty in average than we realise and you must have seen potential in your average image to spend the time processing.
For me the photos are above AVERAGE! Love it!
Average critter Koi
Wow, what a difference :) Though the original photo is ok, I guess.
Wow! You turned it into a fabulous shot!
just your average beautiful shot:)
Love your take on the theme...from average to awesome!
Happy weekend.
*jaw drops to floor*
average.
NO WAY!! That's spectacular!!! lol But... all your photos are spectacular.
Well done re making that photo really stand out. (Incidentally, I'm really not a Photo Shop person so with all my photos, what you see is unchanged from what the camera yielded!)
Your photography is always way above average!
So beautiful... and these shots are you just playin around. Man, I'd love to see what comes out when you're serious.
;-)
awesome scenery, a landscape to die for.
Very nice and informative as well.
Wow, that is a GREAT take on the theme! I was wondering what you would do, since you are not the "average" photographer! Bridge and Photoshop have brought out the beauty of many a photograph!
Well what do expect when you receive a comment from Norway?
This is a brilliant solution
That's it.
Have a great weekend
Very beautiful. An example of how photoshop has changed photography into an extreme art form. The average image transformed into something ethereal and yet grounded -- thanks for showing us the before and after. Only a true artist would be able to discern the possibilities hidden within the average shot. Thanks for sharing. . .
No photoshop here:
http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/photohunt-average/
Aye, there's the rub. How to make something special out of something average. I must say though, that the original was a bit more than your average average!
It really was a challenging theme. Maybe not for me so much, but that's because I'm weird. :)
Oh, yes. Your improved photo has moved an average one to superior. Good work!
This is way to nice a photo to be called average! :)
Definitely above average in my opinion. It's amazing what the right processing will do for a photo.
I was very tempted to go down this road as well. I guess I am a little lazy at times. Great choice, Scott.
those shots are fabulous and way above average.
What a difference. Definitely above average now!
nothing wrong with editing a picture especially as the come out is as beautiful as this one. really beautiful! have a good weekend!thanks for stopping by my blog, really appreciate that:)
I think it's not average at all, it's beautiful !
neither is average in my book...great work!
LOL - even the 'so-called' average photo is pretty impressive!
Have a great weekend.
My rating : Above Average.
Thanks for vising and commented on my blog.
nothing average about these photos.they look great!
Those are beautiful shots and a good idea for average. Happy photohunting.
I can just give you the average reaction---lovely photos, both of them, and their quality can't be downplayed. I play for fun, but really admire your entries.
Oh my! No average photo anywhere on your blog! :-)
Gorgeous shot!!
Thank you for your wonderful comment on my shot. :)
Wonderful editing!!
Definitely not average. Nice job with the post-processing. A little tweeking can help so much and show what we really saw.
I like both photos very much! Isn't it interesting how a shot of contrast can liven a picture up, though? I like doing little adjustments here and there!
awe inspiring!
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