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Challenge #53: Moods and Atmospheres
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27th Place Spring is coming...Yeah right.

Post-Processing:
I took this photo in RGB. Copied the background in Photoshop and made an extra layer. Pasted the photo in a new document changed it from RGB to grayscale and copied it. Then pasted it into the original document in the layer on top of the coloured background. Used the eraser tool to give the bike it's colour back. Changed the levels a bit and cropped the photo to my liking.

I tried to create this effect using the hue and saturation adjustment layer. But I couldn't get it done. Tips anyone?

Extra Info:
I have a blog on the web and only a few days ago I was singing the song of spring. Imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning and found the world painted white. It was a beautiful sight...but I was a little disappointed. So to chear me up I, I only left the bike it's original colour (orange) in that black and white world. Just to remind me that spring is really coming...it's only been delayed a little.

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	AWR Mar 8, 2006 21:33 GMT	'Where are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they?' (John Keats) Welcome to Fujimugs. Great debut. The web cam shot was amazing. I found your blog. The woodland panorama was attractive but check out the freeware Panorama Perfect ( (LINK) ). You'll find it handy for making the joins disappear.
	Zoomfreaky Mar 8, 2006 19:11 GMT	Hi GJC41, Patrick and Plebian, Thanx for the warm welcome and compliments. Patrick I'm afraid spring is keeping its breath, because it is really pooring in Holland...bleh. Already thinking what to do with the next challenge.
	Plebian Mar 8, 2006 13:25 GMT	Hello Zoomfreaky! Welcome to FujiMugs! Hope to see more of your work here. Loved your Open entry!
	saypat Mar 7, 2006 02:07 GMT	Hi zoom, Well done on your first contest, and welcome by the way... without the colored bike, not sure if anything would have been said. Great eye, or 'minds' eye! appreciate your comments of my 'depression entry.' happy Spring! patrick
Mar 6, 2006 23:59 GMT		--- End of voting ---
	gjc41 Mar 6, 2006 21:53 GMT	You did a very good job with this. Leaving the bike in an otherwise drab winter shot really works and you did it well.
	Zoomfreaky Mar 6, 2006 19:35 GMT	Dear Tancalvin, Njsiva, AWR, Chefziggy, Psyther, Broph, BC, Citymars, XXPOZURE: Thanx for all your nice comments... the orange bike has stood on this very lamppost year after year. But the day after I had taken this picture, it had mysteriously disappeared...weird. Makes the picture extra special for me. Chefziggy thanx for your review and the link to learn more about layer masks, hope to learn a lot more... Loved your entry on the previous challenge by the way. BC...well I think you are right about that... sounds horrible...I don't mind snow, even love it, but just the day before this picture was taken, I had walked barefoot outside, the sun in my face and a blue sky above. The snow was a bit of a shock to me and I was just feeling a bit sorry for myself. But I think you win this one, hope this picture will refresh you more then onces. XXPOZURE...if you want a copy that's fine by me...I have the copyright of course. But you are the first one ever to want a picture that I have taken...so I'm honoured. Mail me and I'll send it to you.
	XXPOZURE Mar 6, 2006 18:45 GMT	I like this a lot...I'd even like to have a copy of it. Good job, in my tt.
	citymars Mar 6, 2006 13:49 GMT	In my first draft of favorites, but aside from the coloring technique (well done, by the way) not enough to grab me in this composition.
	BC Mar 5, 2006 13:22 GMT	Not to fret, it's only a couple of centimeters. Makes for lots of fun on the bike too. At least you're getting some variety. Where I am now, the weather is absolutely monotonous; 32 daytime, 27 at night with the odd shower in the afternoon. Day after day, so predictable! Your shot is very refreshing and I thank you.
	broph Mar 4, 2006 15:54 GMT	Taken from a very nice position to include both lamp posts. These lamp posts and the trees lead the eyes to the door on the left and makes us wonder who has left her bike against the post and entered. I hadn't tried isolating a color before but after seeing this shot I took one of my own of a solitary monarch butterfly in a tree and isolated it and was very happy with the results. Thank you for the idea and the interesting photo.
	psyther Mar 4, 2006 15:29 GMT	Excellent composition.
	ChefZiggy Mar 4, 2006 03:59 GMT	Nice use of selective color. I'll add a link below to a layer mask tutorial that might help you do this easier in the future. I didn't really get any emotion from this though. Maybe a glimmer of hope, but not as much as a snow covered buttercup might give. Technically it's a good shot. Just doesn't give me personally much mood to go on. Learning Layer Masks
	AWR Mar 3, 2006 20:38 GMT	The orange bike is a lovely touch. In my top 5.
	njsiva Mar 3, 2006 16:34 GMT	Actually your method of B&W conversion has worked very well with this image. Perhaps a nice and contrasty scene as is makes this beautiful. The coloured cycle is a great touch. Well done, gets a vote from me.
	tancalvin Mar 3, 2006 08:02 GMT	Nice touch on the colour bicycle. Cold morning shot and in my fav. Good luck.

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