Bren’s challenge is to show how we bring softness to our photos. She tells us ” You don’t have to stick to flowers, landscapes and architecture are also ideal subjects. By lowering the clarity and creating softness in those areas frames the subject in an image, be it a tree, path, bridge, even a door or house or just a dreamy looking image.”
My first image is a landscape photo from Lake Bistineau in Louisiana. I used my photo editing software to create a radial blur surrounding the tree stump.
Wildlife
Another method I experimented with was creating a vignette effect. It seemed to work well with the pair of pelicans and the bunny in the following images. I used a radial blur for the deer in the woods.
Flowers
My final two images are flowers softened with a radial blur.
Many thanks to Amy for her challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #237 – Bringing Softness
Wandering Dawgs 
Wonderful soft shots!
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Many thanks!
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A romantic collection if you will. Softness defined. I love the wildlife. Fun wasn’t it?
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Thank you! Yes, it was a fun challenge and I learned some new editing techniques.
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Looks like a fun challenge.
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Suzanne, I had fun experimenting with some new editing tools.
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Beautiful, and I wish we were neighbors so some of your photography skills would rub off. 🙂
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Judy, you always make me feel good about my photography!
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Love the vignettes Beth – that was a great idea for the week. Especially the little bunny 😊
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Tina, many thanks. I experimented with several editing tools. After several attempts that didn’t turn out the way I liked I tried the vignette and it worked.
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I like the radial blur effect in the flowers
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Thank you!
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This was really wonderful to see. I enjoyed the wildlife and its softness. Such a neat technique!
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Thanks Nancy! I had fun experimenting with the different editing effects. I’m glad you enjoyed the results.
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WOW… beautiful images depicting softness. Being a flower girl… I just love those rose and those wildlife shots are exquisite. The radial blue is something I’ve never tried… I might experiment in Photoshop with the radial blur.
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Bren, thank you so much! And thank you for the challenge! I really enjoyed trying the different editing techniques.
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You are welcome xx so pleased to hear you enjoyed the challenge xx
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Love your wildlife photos! Beautiful in softness.
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Amy, thank you! So glad you enjoyed the wildlife images.
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