This week is week 3 for the One Four Challenge hosted by Robyn G of the blog:
On the first week of the month we each select an image that we would like to work with for the month and each week we perform edits to our image. We then publish a post with our new image each new week and explain the edits we have performed for that week. It is a fun challenge learning to use photo editing tools. If you are interested in joining, please click on Robyn's link above.
This week I have chosen to use my photo from Week 2. I edited the photo using Aviary by adding the Effect/Sage, then adding the Enhancement/Portrait. These were the only edits I performed this week. Although I like the sky and the water appearing to be the same color and the foliage appearing thicker, I feel the colors do not look realistic.
BEAUTIFUL WORDS 
They might not look realistic, but it’s the photo I like the most of all you’ve posted! So lively… 😀
Thank you! I appreciate your feedback. I will have a voting poll on my One Four Challenge Week 4 next week, I would love for you to vote!
I like how you made the graduate changes. Beautiful colors!
Thank you Amy! I hope the colors don’t come across too harsh. Thank you for your feedback!
Not harsh, Joy! It’s just so beautiful!
Thank you Amy.
You are right, the colours are a bit ‘out there’, but it’s good to experiment.
Yes, it is a good experiment and a great learning experience. Thank you for the feedback!
Such a stunning photograph! That bridge looks almost like the Avon Bridge in Bristol designed by Brunel.
Really? This is just a small metal bridge that crosses our River at the River Walk Park.
Where is Bristol?
Bristol is a lovely city in England which is full of history, and Brunel was an engineer who helped shaped the modern industrial world. Here’s a link about him if you’re interested:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/brunel_kingdom_isambard.shtml
Thank you! I will look at the link a little later.
This is lovely PJ. The colours are heightened – like a beautiful painting 😃
Thank you Robyn. 🙂
It doesn’t have to look realistic, you just let your imagination run wild. The colors are stunning, it is a very beautiful version.
Thank you so much! It is fun seeing what you can come up with using the photo editing tools. 🙂
Amazing blue colour of river and sky
Thanks Cat! That the photo editor doing that.
It has some strong colours, slightly surreal. I think it is an image that I need to look at for a while.
I agree with you Ben. I felt it was surreal looking too.
There is a place for surreal images 🙂 Last week’s version was lovely in it’s realistic colors and feel. This week’s is pressing that mark and moving into art…like a lovely painting. Way to play, Priceless Joy.
Thank you Carrie. You are the second one to tell me this. I have decided I am going to use the “Oil Painting” effect for my 4th week and really make it look like a painting. Thanks!!
Yes, go for it. You can always tweak those effects to give it some extra pop and your “own” touch. Looking forward to seeing it, I am sure it will really fit well with this image, enjoy!!
Thanks, I’m now excited. That is my favorite effect of all the edits.
I think it looks great. You made a bold edit and it paid off! It has been fun to watch what you do with your photo each week. I see that your mentioned that you will be having a voting poll on your post for next week. Is that for people to choose which edit they like best? I tried my first One Four Challenge today. One of my dogs died a couple of weeks ago and the day before she died I just happened to take a bunch of pictures of her. (It was a blessing to have the pics) Anyways, I used one of my pics of her for the challenge. Thank you so much for doing all these challenges because it has really opened my eyes to what is available on WP.
I’m so sorry to hear about your dog. You are fortunate to have those pictures of her. I lost my big English Springer last March. He had a stroke. So, I wasn’t prepared and it about killed me. I still miss him.
I am sorry for your loss. It is so hard when we lose a furry child 🙂 thankfully we have Georgia’s sister and son.
That is wonderful you still have part of her with you. They are beautiful dogs!
I’m glad you were able to find some great challenges through me. I am tickled that I found them so it is always nice to share. 🙂
The only problem is that I can never decide which ones to do 🙂
I understand. I have had to drop some. But the flash fiction I enjoy too much. Hopefully I can continue doing those.
You are really good at the Flash Fiction too. I haven’t been writing much lately, but I’m sure it will cycle back 🙂
Thank you Kirsten but I think you are the one that is good at Flash Fiction. I’m still learning! LOL! (Always and forever learning :D)
I’m still learning, too. I’m actually more comfortable writing poetry than Flash Fiction. I love trying new poetry forms -especially Welsh forms :-). You are a great writer, PJ!
Although I am taking this Poetry class, poetry has never been my thing. My writing has a lot of room for improvement. It has been a long time since I took Creative Writing. I think you are excellent at writing Flash Fiction!
Thank you :-). I swore I would never write poetry, but about 2 years I started writing poems. It has been great in helping me to be more concise with my word choices. You did a wonderful job with your Haiku. I just finished my Limerick for day 2 of the poetry class I’m taking.
You must be taking the same class I am. I couldn’t write the Journey poem, I will have to wait until tomorrows assignment.
I think we are 🙂 I’m a day behind; I just posted my a Haiku tonight. Limerick’s can be challenging. I’m still trying to get the hang of them.
I tried writing one tonight and finally gave up on it. LOL
I have poems that do that to me too. The good thing is that you tried! 🙂
Yes, I really did try! I was trying to write one about my cat. She went missing a year ago in October and it made me too sad so I had to put it away. But I tried!
I’m so sorry to hear about your cat! Bless your heart…that has to be so hard!
Yes, it was very hard. I think I know what happened to her and I am still very angry over it.
Oh, I am sorry PJ!! That doesn’t sound good at all!
These people took her from me and I don’t know what they did with her and I cannot prove it was them. Anyway, it was very mean – to her and to me.
That is awful!!! I don’t understand people like that! My cat MJ was precious to me and I would have been sooooo upset if someone had done that to me!
Oh yes, I was upset. I had raised her since she was 5 weeks old. Her mother was a feral cat and she had a feral side to her except with me and my 2 dogs. I called her my “special needs” kitty. She was part of my heart.
My heart hurts for your loss!! Pets change people’s lives for the good. Mine saw me through depression and addictions. They loved me through all of it and it kept me going. It’s so hard when we lose them – especially under unusual circumstances!
Yes, that is true. Mine saw me through horrible depression. The circumstances that led to her going missing and the people that did it is horrible because they were suppose to be trustworthy. They were suppose to be my friends. But I wouldn’t do what they wanted because of her. So they got rid of her. I am glad to you were able to overcome your depression and addictions because of your animals. They have a way to heal us in ways no others can.
It is so hard when people we think are friends betray us!! I’m sorry that you had to go through that!! My animals definitely helped, but lots of prayer played a major role too 🙂
Absolutely! Prayer is very much needed in order to have a stable and happier life. Overcoming addiction and depression is impossible without it.
I’m living proof of that!!! 🙂
Me too! Alcohol – quit in 1993. But, I had used it to “medicate” myself so once I quit I had to deal with the depression.
Congratulations!! I think that’s the hardest thing about overcoming an addiction, the aftermath. You end up having to go toe to toe with the underlying cause (wound) that mad medicated by the addiction.
That’s the truth! I think most addicts are medicating something with it and it will surface once the addiction has ceased.
I find these colours pleasing.
Thank you. 🙂
I like the surreal colour. It gives the photo an intensity with the contrast of gold on blue! There is a slight 3d effect!
Thank you. I think it is too surreal. I guess it does give it a 3D effect.
II love the warm colours in this image!
Thank you. 🙂
I agree, the blue blue on the water is a bit harsh but the important thing is we experiment and try new things 🙂
Thank you. I agree – that’s the fun of it.
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This is a lovely edit. The colours are beautiful. I particularly like the lilac tones on the bridge. 🙂
Haha! I didn’t notice the bridge had turned violet. Oh no! The bridge is actually rusted metal.
It’s a beautiful mistake. 🙂
Thanks, now I’ll have to go check it out because I had not noticed it.