Thursday, January 17, 2008

January 18, 2008

I had a very bad day, birthday or not-'til I learned that some PEAople truly do have the mindset of what they can do for others. The cheery beauty of the roses made me smile, and the gesture of the person who sent them gave me faith in humanity again.

85mm. ss/100, f/1.8, ISO 800. Curves boost on first, gradient map with a lowered opacity, then 2 different textures, and a quote I found that seemed fitting on second.




30 comments:

amazing grace said...

happy birthday!!!! so sorry you didn't have the best day today...but I love your rose! beautiful!!! and fun texture, too...:)

Anonymous said...

Love that last take on this photo...beautiful...hope you are having a better day. Have a great trip!
Cari

Danielle said...

Ok the roses are beautiful but I really love your conversion. The textures look great.

Mandy said...

They are both SO gorgeous! I lvoe them both! But the texture is awesome. It really gives the photo so much more.

jordan.krogman said...

What a wonderful birthday surprise. Your edit on that second one is fantastic! :) Have a great time on your little trip!!

Sharon said...

What a tough choice, both are gorgeous!

Toni said...

I really like the second pp. Happy birthday! TOni

Yvonne said...

Love your pictures, especially the second one. Great conversion!

Val said...

beautiful rose and beautiful photo! I love the post processing and the quote.

Bummer that your B-day wasn't the best.

Lauren Hartman said...

Beautiful Jenn! I'm glad that someone helped you get a bright spot in your not-so-great birthday! I hope your weekend away is better :)

robin said...

Sorry you didn't have a better day. Beautiful color on this shot of the pink rose. Really like the vintage look of the second one.

April said...

i love the 2nd one..it's gorgeous. i love the texture. sorry you've had a bad day.

Liz said...

I am so sorry you had a bad day on your birthday. I hope you have a better day tomorrow.
Lovely conversion on your photo, the texture is awesome! Roses are such great subjects.

Sara said...

Happy bday!
Love this edit!!!

Jennifer said...

Beautiful flowers and beautiful photo! Hope things start to look up for you and your hubby!! Happy b-day too :)

Debbi said...

Happy birthday! Beautiful texture on the second one.

Teri said...

Pretty, like what you did with these 2. Happy Birthday.

tori said...

Very pretty!

Becky said...

I LOVE what you did with this. The before picture is pretty great too. Hope your weekend away has you feeling better!

Anita said...

Your photo is beautiful as is but the texture is fabulous!!

Angela2932 said...

Beautiful flowers! What a fantastic job you did even though you were having a bad day! Hope tomorrow is better.

Michelle said...

happy birthday! both of these photos are so beautiful. love what you did to the second one.

Amy said...

Happy Birthday! I really like what you did on the second one, very cool!

Bobbi said...

WHat a beautiful texture picture-it really works here! I love it.

Margaret said...

Happy birthday! (I know it was yesterday. Saw your post on the message board. Sorry about what happened.) I love these photos. The muted colors in the second one are fabulous.:)

pat said...

Jenn--Hope TX was good for you. The rose conversion is beautiful. Gives it an ethereal beauty. Nice work.

Jess said...

Happy late birthday! These are stunning- especially the 2nd one. I just love that texture and the quote you chose is PERFECT!

Jo said...

Happy Birthday Jenn! Sorry you had a bad news day, your flowers are beautiful, and I love the quote on the second one!
Jo

Krista P said...

I LOVE the texture and the softness. Nicely done!

Suzy said...

I'm posting late so Happy Belated birthday! I hope your day got better yesterday and hurray for whoever sent you those beautiful floewers! I like hte texture on your edit, but both pix look awesome!!