Week 17 good to WOW Edit Growth

Thursday again!  Which means I get to see what every one did with their fabulous photos during the week over at Ashley's Blog.  I'm glad there wasn't much new to try today because I am feeling a little behind on a few things, so I'm thankful for quick edits.

Original:

Edited:

Opened in ACR, bumped recovery and blacks a little.  Opened in PSE High Pass Filter and Bumped Saturation up for Greens, Blues and Yellows.  Resized and sharpened for web.

Original:

Normal Edit:

I cropped (in iPhoto) as close as I could and still have enough pixels for printing and for the tininess of the moth/butterfly to still be evident.  I tried several different crops, but this turned out to be my favorite.  Opened in ACR.  Brought down exposure, bumped up recovery, brought down brightness, bumped up vibrance--all a very tiny amount.  Then in PSE a high pass filter and a hue adjustment level bumping up the greens and blues.  Resized and sharpened for web.

Then since my daughter was still sleeping I decided to play a little.  Since I had not tried selective coloring the week Ashley taught it, I thought I would try it.  Black and white isn't a good option for having a grey and blue moth stand out, so I added a green layer and brushed it off of the butterfly.  Also used a vignette. Ran out of time to try more, so resized and sharpened for web and here you go:

I like how this brings out the leaf and butterfly, getting rid of some distracting background.  I might need to try a vignette or some more background blurring on the top edit.  Probably not today.  I want to go look at other people's pictures.  Plus now I am downstairs with my daughter, the laundry, other chores, and my husband's laptop.

Have a happy Thursday!  Thanks for visiting my page!  Have fun visiting some others: