Week Four
a rose in winter
braving January cold
old garden blooms
© G.s.k. 15
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This post was created for One Four Photo Challenge hosted by Captivate Me!
For experimental purposes I “unflipped” the rose and was wondering what you think.
Through the Eye of Bastet 
Ah the old fliperoony 🙂 Not sure why but for some reason this angle doesnt work for me so well as the original. Its a me thing!
No problem .. the last edit was difficult to do at all … so I tried this approach. 🙂
through an amber lens!! I like it!
Thanks Cybele .. I tried a whole lot of stuff before opting in this direction, glad you enjoyed it.
It’s interesting how our eyes work. We have been conditioned to go from left to right (generally and in your series too); we see the rose then move to the rest… In this edit I found myself searching for the rose… it wasn’t where I expected it, and it was also not standing out as much in all the amber tone. So I voted for your Week 2 interpretation. It has been a great progression.
Cool .. from an analytical point of view I find your reasoning very interesting and gives some insight into another readers similar impression … thanks for the feedback and voting!
I agree. It was hard for me to go from right to left. I do like the editing, just not the flipping. I voted for week 3.
I just put an unflipped rose on the bottom of the post … if you’ve got a sec, could you tell me what you think?
Always interesting the difference produced by flipping it. Some nice renditions here but I ended up going with week 1 as my favourite. Great experiments.
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Your experiments are wonderful — love the sepia — it really stands out — but the vintage advertising feel of the second one is STRIKING.
I wasn’t as bothered by the left/right issue as others, but it’s good to read the comments for future reference. This week has a sort of “off-kilter” feel — so perhaps it’s not a “mistake” so much as a tool for future use? Perhaps useful if/when you want to create something with an eerie, unsettling feel — it would be an extra nudge in that direction. If that makes sense???? Just my two cents’ worth! 😉
Really — of all your one/four series edits, this rose is my favorite.
[Doffing my cap to you]
Thanks Jen … I found the feedback about the switch or the old flipperroo rather interesting … I think that there is something in the idea that having seen it in a certain way and expecting that direction one feels a bit lost … of course if I’d started the project with the flipped rose … the reaction probably wouldn’t have been the same … I really think that there’s something about being used to something that creates an uncomfortable feeling ….
I put an unflipped rose at the bottom of the post … tell me what you think pls.
Hmmm….. it’s a very subtle difference …. the second is “rose in the forest”; the first is, “forest…wait! there’s a rose!” Perhaps they’re right. I do like it “unflipped”. But like you’ve said — it’s a bit tough to tell, having been used to the original versions. Perhaps a good experiment for next month? Perhaps a week one vote — leftie or rightie! 😉
lol … funny thing is that I really don’t “see” the difference … kind of like an optical illusion everyone sees and you don’t.
Well, it’s subtle. And I wonder how much is just “power of suggestion” too.
Was tinkering with an image for One Word Photo — “bittersweet” is this week’s color — and managed to get the One Four Challenge edits done. Yay! (No poems yet though.)
Last edit includes a flip – left vs right. Would you want to check them out?
sure .. how? And what sort of color is bittersweet!
It’s a pale pink/orange. Kind of an odd color. Hard to find. I found a crappy photo of a sunset at the grand canyon and thought it would be interesting to see if an old, blurry, grainy photo could be salvaged.
So, here’s the original
Here’s comic book dots (1)
Here’s comic book dots (2) – branch modified
So? Does the “flipping” make any difference? I don’t know.
Hmm think it would be easier if you sent this by e-mail … I’m having trouble looking at the links. But then it might be the same linked in an e-mail.
Maybe I’ll just let it go for now!
[sniffle!] your computer doesn’t like me.
Just kidding —
But I AM very sorry though. 😦
No just send the photos along as attachments those I can download and look on my viewer … No problem I just forgot that I can’t look at big photos directly via links on my browser.
Gotcha. 🙂
Cool and was able to unapprove you message .. had to go to my dashboard to do it though … WeirdPress indeed!
Very relieved — phew!
WeirdPress: 2
Pressers: 0
Well … I’m trying to download your photos .. it’s big! and so far the zipfile is at 2.8 mb and rising! I’m afraid to open them in the browser so .. patience my dear …
Aw rats. I’m sorry.
[feeling ashamed]
Darn … now I can’t unapprove this and I’m sure you didn’t want it up! Oh my connection crashes trying to look at the photos just now-
Oh dear. I’m sorry Georgia! Didn’t mean to break the Internet! o.O
These were bigger than the 600 pix norm – wasn’t sure if they’d end up at GGB or BIOLI.
I’m so sorry!!!!!
No problem .. I’ve just got to figure out how to unapprove your former comment so as not to give you away!
Oh, it would have been okay. No nudes or anything, LOL
Thanks for taking care of it though. 🙂
Well if there’d been nudes … might have left it up .. increase my readership 😉
Or scared everyone away permanently!!!!!!
:O
Well and that would have depended on the nude … that eye candy on Hamish’s rehearsal post might really have made the post go viral 😉
Sorry .. the zip file crashed at 11 MB
Holy schnikeys! I didn’t know the files were that large. I am so sorry!!!!
😦
No worries … but I’ll have to look at them a little later … will download one at a time.
No worries … but I’ll have to look at them a little later … will download one at a time.
I used one in GGB – I think it’s called “grunge” somewhere in the name. One less to download.
Next time I gotta remember — smaller pix! smaller pix!
Ha … I just found this in my spam! I don’t remember what we were talking about … but will have a peek!
Weird … hmmm….. akismet is just as odd as WP!
Hope you’re enjoying your trip. 🙂
Yes a lovely time so far … but it looks like rain – oh well, I’ll enjoy whatever we do .. and I agree about akismet …
Shhh….. no rain!
Shoot. Even the ocean in the rain would be nice. Sigh.
[hugs!]
This comment sounded a bit haikuish, too cool!
If I write about the ocean in rain perhaps it WON’T rain. Whaddaya think?
lone gull
over a rainy sea –
calling in blue
????
😛
Georgia 😃 I love this edit, with its amber view… and I really like the ‘unflipped’ version. So interesting that the flip didn’t sit well with some, including me. A wonderful experiment!!
I think perhaps the composition balance might have gotten thrown off with the “flip” … as I saw no difference myself at first I thought it was a question of “familiarity”, but with a friend we looked at one of her photos and flipping it sent it a kilter. An interesting experiment indeed. Thanks for dropping by!
I think that makes perfect sense. Very interesting!