saving a bee....

ok, so i know that there are alot of things wrong with this photo. but for some reason i cant bring myself to delete it! is there anything that i can do to make this photo work? it obviously needs to be lightened, the flower seems to be out of focus (not much can be done aboutthat now though)....any help appreciated!

[vsa]

I had time so I played with the photo for a bit.
If you want I can send you the psd for you to fiddle with.

Lab color bump


Black & white with grain


Lomo..... my favorite out of these three

i agree the 3rd of your edits is the best. thanks for showing me some of your versions.... i think my main problem that im having with my editing is that i want the flower and bee to be alittle sharper then the rest. beacuse i like the softness of the photo, but want the bee and his flower to be sharper. then lightened and probably a hint of saturation. it just seems that every time i try to do it something still doesnt work for me, i cant put my finger on it!?!

[PrimeTime]

What program are you using and what have you tried so far?

[PowerPix]

I played around with it somewhat. Let me know what you think of it.

The first photo is the original. The second one I reworked in GIMP. Just sharpened a tad (not much could be done to the flower but the bee came out slightly better), added new layer and selected screen, blurred background to take out some of the noise and focus on flower, bumped up brightness and contrast. Hope it helps!!!!!

Originally Posted by PrimeTime

What program are you using and what have you tried so far?

i have picassa 3 for the basic stuff and then i also have corel. ive lightened, sharpened, saturated...just the basics. im not the best at pp and dont know how to do alot of things....i need to get some sort a pp for dumbies for somthing

Originally Posted by PowerPix

I played around with it somewhat. Let me know what you think of it.

The first photo is the original. The second one I reworked in GIMP. Just sharpened a tad (not much could be done to the flower but the bee came out slightly better), added new layer and selected screen, blurred background to take out some of the noise and focus on flower, bumped up brightness and contrast. Hope it helps!!!!!

this is pretty much how i did my edits too (minus the new layer), mine wasnt as saturated or bright. its a very nice edit, but its not quite what i was looking for. but i can deffinately take these steps and do them to my likeing! thanks for taking the time to help!

[PowerPix]

Originally Posted by ntinlizi

this is pretty much how i did my edits too (minus the new layer), mine wasnt as saturated or bright. its a very nice edit, but its not quite what i was looking for. but i can deffinately take these steps and do them to my likeing! thanks for taking the time to help!

No problem. I completely understand!!!! Thanks!

[harrypalmer044]

Hello mate,
thanks for the mail, I have had a look at the image for you and I must say I like the composition, shame about the focus being soft but I have tried to adjust it the way you wanted it done. Let me know what you think, if possible can you send me the original image or a link to the original and I will see what I can do with that. Hope all is well with you? will drop you a line later to let you know what's happening this side of the pond.
Take care of yourself and the family.

its gorgeous david, thats what i was looking for! i will send you the original to see if you can get alittle more from it. where should i send it? an email?