Photo, um, Phonday Phirefly
Okay, I missed Photo Phriday, so it’ll have to be Photo Phonday for today.
And today’s image is a vintage firefly.
Okay, it’s not actually vintage; the photo was taken in July. But, Michelle flips out when I do anything vintage, and today is Phonday, so I must therefore post the vintage firefly. Plus, Deborah and JD may not find this fellow as creepy as the Assassin Bug. Then again, that could be a bad thing as I received a lot of comments on the Assassin Bug!
Anyway, back to today’s image. To give it a vintage look, I first desaturated the image a bit. The green leaves were actually a very lively green, so the desaturation took that bright green color down quite a bit. Next, I adjusted the hue slightly, as you know photo colors tend to shift a bit as they fade and the chemicals start to break down. Next, I applied a sepia filter. Not a true sepia, but just a touch to age the image a bit more. Then, I faded the edges, leaving really only the very middle section untouched. You know how those older cameras sometimes had the blurriness around the edge of the photos. Pete did that effect before; I don’t feel like looking up the exact post, so he’ll have to be satisfied with the generic link. He probably won’t even notice; who knows what he’s been doing with those funny yellow mushrooms he found.
Finally, and yes that was a bad place to break the paragraph but deal, I burnt the edges. But, without the burning effect; just to give the impression the edges had worn over time.
I think it turned out pretty good. Maybe it’s not something you’ll hang on your wall, but it’s a nice shot. Of course, if you do want to hang it on your wall, that could be arranged for a fee.
Do you think Google just goes nuts when I do titles like that, with words that don’t really exist? Apparently not, since I’m only ranking #8 for “photo phriday.” Maybe I’ll rank better with Photo Phonday? Crud. Someone’s already thought of that one too.
How about … Phyriflie Phondoo? That should be an original!
I was out one night and saw more green lights shining than ever before in my life. Litterally millions of dancing, blinking green everywhere I looked. The car had quit, and we were walking to find a pay phone. Kind of ruined the enjoyment of the show …
They were watching you…
LOL, your photo phonday is in number 3, u may want to try photo phuesday, or photo phursday =)
Wow! Page 1 in Google in under an hour. And #3 yet. I think I’ll add that to my resume. LOL!
Now I am currently #1! #3 in Google in under an hour; #1 in under 12 hours.
I do not smell vintage here- throwing the term vintage on top of a bug does not make it a vintage bug…
So anyway my husband Jer thinks Speedcat is a genius, he read like every post of Speedcat’s today. PBLAPT - I am much more funnier then Speedcat. What is a Speedcat anyway- a feline on drugs or what?
Well, okay, just you wait…
That’s his revenge for you loving Elvis.
You’re right! This harmless insect is much more pleasing than the horrifying Assassin Bug.
And I like the vintage effect.
PHUN!
Thanks!
Don’t know what happened to the Assassin Bug. Haven’t seen him in a while.
I am not a photographer so it would have been cool to see the before and after of what you did to the picture. You can explain it all you want but I don’t get it. What is saturation? Were you drinking too much when you did it? I don’t know. But a picture is worth a thousand words or something like that.
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We called those lightenig bugs. We’d catch them and put them in a jar and watch them until we fell asleep. They were dead by morning though. How depressing and cruel.
That’s why you need to poke air holes in the lid.
By the way, if you cut off the end of a recently deceased (i.e., before it dries out) firefly and put hydrogen peroxide on it, it will glow!