Lotus Painting

[John Storjohann]

180mm, f/4.5@1/800. RAW image processed in LR; tone adjustments in PS, NIK Vignette Blur, Topaz Simplify, PS Oil Painting and some work with Viveza...all done on layers of varying opacity.

[Dave Mills]

Hi John, Pleasing softness and sharp where it needs to be. You muted the brighter areas well...

[John Ippolito]

Beautifully done, John. I really like the comp, soft color pallete, and selective focus on the lotus. Striking image.

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, a beautiful image. I love the soft colors and focus. There is one dead spot on a petal to the left of the center that I think would look better if it were repaired or toned down. I know nature isn't perfect but the rest of this lotus is so I don't think it would mind a little cosmetic surgery:S3:

[John Storjohann]

Cheryl...I THINK I corrected what you were referring to...let me know!

[denise ippolito]

Lovely work John, I like the flow of the lotus and the softness. Great work with the filters.

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, I used the clone stamp on the petal I was talking about (its a small petal to the left of the center). I hope I improved it:e3 At least you'll see which one I was referring to and you can do your own fix if you agree.:S3: It's really lovely without the fix.

[John Storjohann]

Ahhhh...now I know why I was confused! That's actually just part of that particular petal...but you're right, it looks better "healed"! Thank you for pointing it out!

[Bob Miller]

John....I am loving the softness and color palette to this image! Nice work!