Week 25 good to WOW Edit Sunrise

I didn't work on this yesterday because I took over 500 pictures and some of them were much more interesting to me than my sunrises.  Then blogger wasn't working on Firefox so I watched old episodes of Psych and read forums.  But I don't like to have things go unfinished, so this morning after Huckleberry made everyone breakfast and on Sunflower's 3rd outfit (she really likes changing her clothes), I was able to sit down and work on my photos.

I ran MCP Mini-Fusion and Pure Light and Airy Actions

Cropped closer.  Painted over his rays to help them stand out a little more--low opacity, soft red brush, ran an artistic filter of Rough Pastels and Added Kim Klassen's Golden Soft Light (yes, I got the idea from Halie today).

Cropped Closer and Ran MCP Mini-Fusion

On this last picture I did look at my photo info in PSE (which I have never done before).  There were actually a few tiny spots were the red channel was already blown.  I think it might explain why the little parts that stick up called stamen? maybe? look a little off even though I know that is the focal point I chose.  Maybe not.  This red channel stuff is all new territory to me.  The action didn't add significantly to my blown areas.  However, I did run a PW boost also which blew every channel out so I went back a step and saved.

So those are my edits.  Here is one of the photos I have had more fun playing with--all I had to do was sharpen it; I played with actions and edits, but I just liked the SOOC better.

Not to say it is a perfect photo (clearly I've blown out some channel), but it sure captures her personality!  Now she appears to be on outfit number 4 (Don't worry, the first three were jammies and two used outfits from yesterday--we do establish some limits.)