I thought I’d do some macros of a familiar object!
Canon EFS 18-55mm zoom lens
On these last two shots I was varying the aperture to see the effect; the one on the left has a very narrow field of focus (f/2.8), whilst the one on the right (f/9) has a lot more of the shot in focus.
All my editing for this post was done using Photo Focus & Splash Colour Pro. This was an App I got free to replace my previous Colour Strokes App which is no longer around.
I’ve gone for another lensball shot for today’s editing fun
I don’t know about ugly, certainly not compared to Debbie’s Marabou Stork, but certainly not the prettiest; alhtough very friendly when you have food — Muscovy Ducks.
I agree with Nancy that a faded look can work well with flowers. I also looked at other vibrant pics I’d taken for other posts & faded them. The result seems a bit lack lustre. I’ve done all my shots as sliders so you can form your own opinions; faded or not!
These first shots are all flowers.
Faded roses
Thistle & tulips
wild flower posy
Dandelions
…and now some non floral fades.
Lensball landscape
Nested kitchen set
Coloured pens
For the floral shots, Itβs hard to choose, but I think the faded look works well with wildflower posy & the dandelions. For the non floral ones, I definitely prefer the vibrant colours, but that was the reason for those shots in the first place. That being said, I do like the faded lensball landscape; to me it gives a much colder feel to the shot.