by Jerri H.
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March 29, 2007

Why My Colorful Lily Became B&W

April 19, 2008 12:33 AM EDT
views: 216 | comments: 101
I snapped a shot of a border lily and when I uploaded it I found that the color was glaring.

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d889/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I fiddled with it this way and that. I turned down the saturation.....

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d928/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I did soft focus....

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d919/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I did sepia.....

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d936/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

I did focal B&W....hey that gives me an idea!

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d954/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

Bam...B&W..and a nice crop! Ahhh, now you can see the delicate white hairs without being distracted by the color.

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d962/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

While reenacting the process I took in fixing the image to my liking, I didcovered a fly in the picture! Here is the little guy:

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d967/d682/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

So there you have it....a color image that morphed into a B&W.
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Comments: 101

Lisa J Apr 19, 2008, 12:42am EDT
Neat photo essay!
Valerie Roars Apr 19, 2008, 12:44am EDT
beautiful! A 10 for you :)
Sassy Cat Apr 19, 2008, 12:54am EDT
Wow, I had to go back up to the first picture to locate where the fly was. Cool!
Tanya S. Apr 19, 2008, 12:55am EDT
neat, love the photos
Sheila Deeth Apr 19, 2008, 12:56am EDT
Oh, that was fun. I went back to look for him too.
Chelle M. Apr 19, 2008, 1:04am EDT
That was neat! Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to go and play with some of my photos!
tammy b. Apr 19, 2008, 1:10am EDT
that was pretty neat.
Laura Cushing Apr 19, 2008, 1:35am EDT
Nice! It's neat how you found the little fly that way.
Shirley ♡ ☮ M. Apr 19, 2008, 1:38am EDT
Great job!
Sharon C. Apr 19, 2008, 1:40am EDT
cool!!!!
Beth H. Apr 19, 2008, 1:41am EDT
Jerri, I love all the options you posted, especially the soft focus. Lovely work.
Jay M. Apr 19, 2008, 1:45am EDT
Looks like you got the fly confused too...
(Just kidding!)
Great Job!
Jodie B. Apr 19, 2008, 2:04am EDT
Wow, that's so neat! I wish I knew how to do all that with pictures. You are good!
Wilma M. Apr 19, 2008, 2:13am EDT
The variations are all interesting. I have no idea how to do that.
Darlene M. Apr 19, 2008, 2:21am EDT
That was very interesting. Great job!
Dee - Nature Babe! Apr 19, 2008, 3:03am EDT
very pretty! You did very well!
Vera B. Apr 19, 2008, 7:21am EDT
Good essay, I love color
flit . Apr 19, 2008, 7:35am EDT
I really enjoyed this... thanks
Heidi C. Apr 19, 2008, 8:12am EDT
that is really cool how you did that!
Bonnie S. Apr 19, 2008, 8:23am EDT
The pictures turned out real cool : )
Jessie L. Apr 19, 2008, 8:27am EDT
Neat, I liked seeing the different things that you tried.
Carl Prime Time Lee Apr 19, 2008, 9:09am EDT
That was a fun sequence.
that was pretty cool~
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Apr 19, 2008, 10:14am EDT
It's amazing how many different effects you can get with just one photo and you found a surprise in the bargain! This was so interesting.
Steven G. Apr 19, 2008, 10:41am EDT
nice one
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Apr 19, 2008, 11:41am EDT
They are beautiful
Patti M. Apr 19, 2008, 11:45am EDT
Jerri, I have several Lilies around my yard so I loved this essay. Mine are not up yet too cool. Thank you for letting me enjoy yours since mine have not bloomed yet.
Patti M. Apr 19, 2008, 11:46am EDT
Oh, I loved the fly.
Lune Wolfsong Apr 19, 2008, 11:51am EDT
(lol)

Beautiful photos. I enjoyed the photo essay.
Lisa (I love loons) C. Apr 19, 2008, 12:05pm EDT
Beautiful photo essay and I love how you played with the photo to get what you wanted out of it... they all look beautiful. What a pretty flower too!
necee t. Apr 19, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
hi Jerri... that's really pretty... i love all the different colors... wow...
thanks...
Curt L. Apr 19, 2008, 12:42pm EDT
Very cool, Jerri! Thank you!
terri molina Apr 19, 2008, 1:40pm EDT
Ooh, Jerri, those are beautiful!!

btw...what's the thing about blacked out icons?? (I haven't been around much) :-/

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Jennifer M. Apr 19, 2008, 2:34pm EDT
Awesome photo essay with a bit of tips and tricks for the unsatisfing photo. Nicely done!!!!!
Tiffany G. Apr 19, 2008, 3:21pm EDT
looks good in all the pictures!
☃ Aunt Shanny Apr 19, 2008, 3:49pm EDT
I love how you showed the steps.
Sharon B. Apr 19, 2008, 8:11pm EDT
awesome job.
Lawrence U. Apr 19, 2008, 8:57pm EDT
An interesting photo essay - so sweet and colourful. Thank you, Jerri!
Wendy F. Apr 19, 2008, 9:14pm EDT
It can be a lot of fun to play around with photos like you do , I do it a lot with Picassa2.
Michelle C. Apr 19, 2008, 10:47pm EDT
beautiful. thanks for sharing. Appreciate it!
April H. Apr 19, 2008, 11:26pm EDT
Neat photo essay!
Mariana T. Apr 20, 2008, 12:09am EDT
Love it! Thank you - this was enjoyable to see! Salud.
Digital Diva S. Apr 20, 2008, 6:30am EDT
That was fun - good job!
Susan E. Apr 20, 2008, 11:47am EDT
It is amazing what the photo programs will let you do!
Sophiya S. Apr 20, 2008, 11:57am EDT
nice
Barbara W. Apr 20, 2008, 2:38pm EDT
Loved it and I love lillys, I especially likeded seeing the pollen filled spikes,neato.
Holly G. Apr 20, 2008, 8:00pm EDT
Ver nicely done Jerri! They are all beautiful!
Delaune Michel Apr 21, 2008, 11:09pm EDT
that was great! it reminds me of a kids' book, finding a fly on the flower.
Roxy K. Apr 21, 2008, 11:21pm EDT
Cool!
Looks like you had alot of fun with it too.
Rhoda S. Apr 22, 2008, 12:54am EDT
Great job! Hope you do some more!
Chelsea R. Apr 22, 2008, 4:32pm EDT
those are terrific!! :D
Connie C. Apr 22, 2008, 10:16pm EDT
Those are beautiful. All of them. Looks like you had fun. :)
Lina :-p Apr 23, 2008, 11:29pm EDT
Very fun!
Erin P. Apr 24, 2008, 10:47am EDT
This is awesome! Thanks for demonstrating some of the photo effects for us! And you lucked out with a fly, too!
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Apr 24, 2008, 11:29am EDT
what a lovely way of showing the changes...beautifully done Jerri

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Toni V. Apr 24, 2008, 3:35pm EDT
LOL. Very cool.
Very nice changes. I like the finished project it turned out great.
Quinn (aka Entwife) Blackburn Apr 25, 2008, 8:03am EDT
Fun essay!

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Nan G. Apr 25, 2008, 8:43am EDT
Interesting changes. I really think I like the first one best but that is because I don't think you can beat Mother Nature. The other views do help to highlight certain parts of the flower though.

Yellow train partner.
Jean E. Apr 25, 2008, 9:35am EDT
wow - this is awesome ~j
Just goes to show that you can't make an ugly lily! These are ALL gorgeous and I love each effect for a different reason. Thanks for sharing this!
farr j. Apr 25, 2008, 11:44am EDT
very difficult photography to do,but you did it very well.
Shannon W Apr 27, 2008, 6:46pm EDT
Pretty flower, I liked seeing the different things you did to it
~*~Nina~*~ R. Apr 30, 2008, 5:24pm EDT
Wonderful photo essay! Each one is so beautiful!
John Philipp May 1, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
Very cool, Jerri.

Thanks.
j - Frugal Mom - r. May 3, 2008, 8:29pm EDT
What a great photo essay about your lily's transformation.
Amy H. May 4, 2008, 11:28pm EDT
These are beautiful. Thanks
samantha b. May 8, 2008, 4:51pm EDT
haha,lol, i like this,it is beautiful
Ang, wandering aimlessly, G. May 15, 2008, 8:02pm EDT
You did a great job changing the way the picture looked. What program did you use?
Dagmara H. May 27, 2008, 12:25pm EDT
wow, that is so pretty.
t b. Jun 8, 2008, 12:05am EDT
Some of my asian lillies are blooming today.
I needed to see that beauty to remind me of the wonders of nature.
Nancy 67 Jun 15, 2008, 12:33am EDT
I thoroughly enjoyed this photo essay, Jerri!!! I like all of your variations, but especially love the soft focus and the "focal B&W". Is the focal B&W a photoshop action? I've never seen it in Photoshop CS. I'm going to hunt for it after I type this, I think! I really like that effect very much!
Lisa K. Jun 21, 2008, 6:08pm EDT
This is a wonderful photo essay. I love the demonstration of your exploration of effects and color.
Susan E. Jun 22, 2008, 10:50pm EDT
great array
Lavonne W. Jun 22, 2008, 11:04pm EDT
How fun is that!!! :)
Denise E. Jun 26, 2008, 4:34am EDT
Stunning photos. I like how you showed your progression. Each one is a masterpiece on its own, though. 10
Delaune Michel Jul 1, 2008, 11:01pm EDT
wow!! I love that you can do that!! very beautiful!
Ana S. Jul 5, 2008, 9:53pm EDT
very nice!
Abby N. Jul 13, 2008, 5:04pm EDT
Hi! Nice pictures! :)
ChrisJerri S. Jul 14, 2008, 8:25pm EDT
All the photos are beautiful.
Glome . . . Aug 2, 2008, 11:49pm EDT
Hi Jerri ... I came to remember who you were. When I saw the Murel I remember immediately :):) I believe you are using a different icon. As scatter brained as I am, when someone changes icons I'm totally lost.
You're doing great with your camera.
I've been so tied up in things I haven't had time to write.
Next month I'm going for the 3000 ... then after that I'll try writing again :) Thank you for coming to my site and commenting.
Jerri H. Aug 4, 2008, 12:14am EDT
Thanks Everybody!!

Think nothing of it Glome....the eye was creeping me out ;)
Donald M. Aug 4, 2008, 7:27pm EDT
That was a good photo essay.
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Aug 16, 2008, 2:09pm EDT
Beautiful, thanks for the lesson !
Great job on the photo essay!
Jerri H. Aug 16, 2008, 2:24pm EDT
Thanks Norma (Donald), Marsha, * Janet~
Abby N. Aug 22, 2008, 5:07am EDT
Oh boy, I just learned how to crop and enlarge when I finally took the time but now how to make part color and part black and white?
I came back to read and look more. Awesome work!
Abby N. Aug 22, 2008, 5:08am EDT
You are very talented! Fun isn't it! :)
Lucky Stars Aug 23, 2008, 12:24pm EDT
I know what you mean, Jerri. I have a camera that consistantly oversaturates reds but I love it anyway. I can just turn the color down a bit.
I love your end result. I'm always trying to save a photo too. Why, I don't know because I have so MANY of them!
If you don't mind, I think it the original problem was overexposure. A hard one to fix for sure. I love phgotography but I'm still learning.
Jerri H. Aug 23, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
Thanks Liz, it is!

You are right Bobbi...I have found now a setting on the camera that takes a great picture of it. Thanks!
Leah A. Sep 10, 2008, 6:28pm EDT
I like how you played with the different effects. It almost makes me want to get editing software, so I can play with my pictures, too.
Ginny A. Sep 25, 2008, 12:51pm EDT
My favorite flower and it is beautiful in all its morphs.
Shelbia C. Oct 3, 2008, 9:19pm EDT
This is beautiful
Karen L. Oct 3, 2008, 9:33pm EDT
This is great, My favorite flowers are lillies
Shaunee C. Oct 11, 2008, 10:55pm EDT
very neat nice photo essay
Lisa C. Nov 14, 2008, 6:56am EST
That's really neat!
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Ryan M. Nov 16, 2008, 7:43pm EST
very cool!
Jerri H. Nov 17, 2008, 11:10am EST
Thanks all~

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