Bangles & bracelets & things... by cfulton
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It was at an outdoor event on Sunday that I spotted these on the arm of a young lady sitting in the row behind me. Rather than being caught sneaking a shot of her arm, I waited until everyone was leaving and plucked up the courage to ask if I may. The result was a yes, though it was evident from her pose that she was not that comfortable. I took one shot, showed it to her and thanked her.
Given the stiffness of her arm and clenched fist, I decided to play with it in Photoshop. I created a new layer, converting the background to B&W, altering the gradient. It gave her skin a glow without losing too much detail. On the duplicated layer I used a process of lasso selection/eraser/history brush to remove all but the bracelets. Contrast and vibrancy added a bit of punch to the colours.
It took me a while to manipulate last night. It was a learning curve on many levels - courage, technique and using my neglected graphic tablet.
The bottom line… I have enjoyed it all!
Thanks for reading and have a fun weekend,
Clive
Comments (18)
jclP
nice job.. nice b/w +colors
jayfar
Nice work on this Clive.
GARAGELAND
You have made a dull capture into something very special, well worth the work.
awjay
excellent job my friend
ElusiveAngel
Very very nice! Glad you got around playing with your graphics again.
durleybeachbum
What a brilliant result, Clive!!
debbielove
Awwww! Bless! So shy of her bracelets being shot! lol Great shot and cool graphics Clive! Rob
costapanos
Very nice catch! and great technique!
MrsRatbag
Wow, well done on the selective colour! Beautiful image!
flora-crassella
wonderful image!!!!!
auntietk
I'm glad you got this shot ... it's wonderful! Your postwork is superb. Excellent job on this!
bmac62
Outstanding Clive...between you and Arthur, I've almost got up the energy to try a color-popping shot myself...I'll go see what I've got to play with.
Erestorfan
What a great shot of a wonderful assortment of bracelets. I also wear a number of bracelets, but not quite this many. I suppose I would if I got up the courage, LOL. Love the black and white surrounding that makes the colors in the bracelets pop nicely.
marybelgium
excellent !
kgb224
Outstanding work Clive.
moochagoo
Queen of Saba, obviously :))
kasalin
Wow ! An awesome work and capture :)
praep
Really great work. I like the result of the color-separation.