Snack time

When we lived in North Carolina, we had a lot of wildlife visit our backyard. On this day we were able to see the food chain in action. I was inside, shooting through our window, so I’m surprised the photo is as clear as it is. I love how I captured his one eye — gives him a little more personality. I believe it’s a broad-winged hawk (juvenile?), but it has yellow eyes. If anyone is good at bird identification, please correct me.

A predatory bird sits on top of his dead prey as he begins to eat. Not So SAHM
Snack Time – ProjectEdit365 – 05 Sep

It was hard to see any detail, especially his one eye, in the original. So I cropped in and sharpened. I increased the vibrancy, clarity, and contrast just a little and used the radial filter to create a vignette right where I wanted it. The normal vignette slider would have darkened the bird’s head too much. Here’s the original:

05September

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Rainbow Eucalyptus close up

We visited Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Fl. The flora and fauna were so amazing. Everything. We were excited to see a rainbow eucalyptus since the last time we saw them was in Hawaii. The colors are just so amazing!

A close up of the bark of a rainbow eucalyptus. Not So SAHM
Rainbow eucalyptus – ProjectEdit365 – 04 Sep

All I did with the original was increase the contrast and clarity and sharpen it a bit. Here’s the original:

04September

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Teammates

Break time! Rehydrating and a quick time on the bench.

Young soccer players rest on the bench during a break. Not So SAHM
Teammates – ProjectEdit365 – 03 Sep

I wanted to give a sweet touch to the original. I increased the contrast and decreased the clarity and highlights. I ran a preset and then deepened the blacks. Here’s the original:

03September

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Fair Food & Fun

There’s a lot going on in the picture (including plenty of food booths) except for one thing. Where are all the people?!

I’m actually happy about that. Fairs are usually full of people, and sometimes that’s not a fun thing. . .

Food booths and rides at the county fair. Not So SAHM
Fair Fun & Food – ProjectEdit365 – 02 Sep

I straightened the original, lowered the contrast, increased the clarity and vibrance. I shifted the tint towards magenta and then adjusted some of the individual colors to get the look I wanted. The original:

02September

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Fall = County Fair

Cotton candy

Candy apples

Candy lights

A candy-colored ferris wheel at the county fair. Not So SAHM
Fall = County Fairs – ProjectEdit365 – 01 Sep

I really liked the original, but I wanted it to have a more vintage, stylized look. I sharpened the photo, ran a preset, and then adjusted the red color to give it more saturation. Here’s the original:

01September

 

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Sunrise in the country

Sometimes it’s worth it to get up early. It was like God made this sunrise just for me.

A tree-lined driveway is dreamy in the warm light of the sunrise. Not So SAHM
Sunrise in the country – ProjectEdit365 – 31 Aug

The original wasn’t very warm and it was dark. I warmed it and decreased the clarity. I used an adjustment brush on the pathway to increase its clarity, contrast, and sharpness. I also used adjustment brushes and some cloning on the trees to get rid of some of the sun spots. Here’s the original:

31August

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