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Photo Challenge – One to Three Challenge/Hyacinth

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Yesterday, I wandered around the backyard and noticed quite a few early Spring bulbs emerging. The Hyacinths were just beginning to unfurl their first petals and were awash in bright colors even before they were totally out of the cold earth. I snapped a few photos with my camera’s macro lens. I’ve noticed that for every one photo in the macro mode that is a success, two are usually blurry and unusable, but this close-up portrait of a coral hyacinth turned out well. I love the way the macro lens focuses on the subject and blurs the background into a lush backdrop. I decided to use this simple photo for the March Challenge, hosted by Xingfu Mama, titled One to Three Photo Processing.

My first attempt at processing was the most ambitious. I used Adobe Express and chose a Robin’s Egg Blue background with a half circle of light on the right-hand side. I added my photo, then used the background remover tool in Adobe Express to remove the entire background with just one click. This process enhanced the flower color with a complementary shade, making it even more of a star. The photo eventually became today’s encouraging word in my Signpost Blog.

My second attempt at processing the photo used Lunapic. Lunapic is a free photo-processing site that is so much fun to use. This photo was processed with the Effect – Surreal Painting.

My third try used Ribbet and the Posterize filter. If you want to isolate some of the colors for creating artwork, the Posterize filter lets you see the photo with new eyes.

Thank you to Xingfu Mama for hosting this challenge.

Photo Challenge – One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge/August 2025

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I haven’t taken part in Xingfu Mama’s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge for a few months and thought this rather drab background behind my sunflowers might be worth perking up a bit.

I processed the photo three ways with an end vision in mind. I first cropped a bit and then used Ribbet to create a focal color with black and white.

I wondered if the original would look better boosted and posterized in Ribbet, but decided against using the brighter version for the final version. I might use this for another project. I like the chunkiness of the color blocks in the leaves and petals.

I next loaded my tweaked photos into Adobe Express and created a background of blue sky to really make the sunflowers stand out. I downloaded a flipped version of the image and removed the background, adding a second layer of the same sunflowers to the composition. I was happy with the finished product and decided it was perfect to use for a poster for my Signposts blog. Thank you to Xingfu Mama for this fun challenge.

HEAVENLY SUNLIGHT

BY

Henry J. Zelley

Walking in sunlight, all of my journey,
over the mountains, through the deep vale;
Jesus has said, “I’ll never forsake thee,”
promise divine that never can fail.

Refrain:
Heavenly sunlight, heavenly sunlight,
flooding my soul with glory divine:
hallelujah, I am rejoicing,
singing His praises, Jesus is mine.

Shadows around me, shadows above me,
never conceal my Savior and Guide;
He is the light, in Him is no darkness;
ever I’m walking close to His side. [Refrain]

Shadows around me, shadows above me,
Never conceal my Savior and Guide;
He is the Light, in Him is no darkness;
Ever I’m walking close to His side.

Photo Challenges – One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge

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I find many posts on WordPress that inspire me through challenges, how-tos, and devotionals. Today, I rediscovered Xingfu Mama’s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge for December. I used a recent photograph taken after the summer season ended in Wildwood, New Jersey, an ocean town about an hour from my home.

I used Ribbet to tweak the photographs for the challenge. The first photo is the original cropped down to focus on the Ferris Wheel and Roller Coaster. Top right, I used the True Vintage filter. The bottom left is an example of the Sketch filter. The bottom right shows how the inverted filter changes everything around. My favorite filter for this photograph is the True Vintage.

The collage presentation of the photographs was also created in the Ribbet app.