Dennis Bishop
05-07-2014, 03:56 PM
These small daffodils looked fine when they were first put into the vase. However, the stem of one was too short to reach the water, so it didn't look as happy as the rest the next morning. The photo was taken on the kitchen counter with light shining through a south-facing window on the left. I propped a piece of foamcore against one of the hanging cabinets and put a piece of textured art paper in front of it as a backdrop.
Nikon D3S, ISO 200, f/11, 1/2 sec, 105mm macro lens
processing highlights
Topaz Simplify -- saved Watercolor preset
Alien Skin Snap Art -- two saved Watercolor presets in Color blend mode; one masked to the flower & vase, 53% opacity; the other unmasked at 79%
Photomorphis texture -- masked off the flower & vase, Divide blend mode, 28%
three Flypaper Textures layers-- Liner Light, 30%; same texture, masked off flowers, 37%; different texture masked off flowers & vase, 31%
The last of the textures had a blue and gray oval with lighter corners. Select Color Range was used to select a fair amount of the oval. The selection was filled on an empty layer with the complement (violet) of the yellow on one of the daffodil petals, and the layer was masked off the flower and vase. Lighten blend mode, 34%
five black & white layers -- Multiply blend mode: three Fractalius, two masked, 23 - 63%; Divide blend mode: Simplify edges preset at 52%, Snap Art Line Art preset at 19%
Alien Skin Exposure -- focus, grain, and vignette adjustments
Photo Filter adjustment layer -- Yellow, masked to color vase slightly
Nik Color Efex -- Reflector Efex (subtle soft gold on left side)
Nikon D3S, ISO 200, f/11, 1/2 sec, 105mm macro lens
processing highlights
Topaz Simplify -- saved Watercolor preset
Alien Skin Snap Art -- two saved Watercolor presets in Color blend mode; one masked to the flower & vase, 53% opacity; the other unmasked at 79%
Photomorphis texture -- masked off the flower & vase, Divide blend mode, 28%
three Flypaper Textures layers-- Liner Light, 30%; same texture, masked off flowers, 37%; different texture masked off flowers & vase, 31%
The last of the textures had a blue and gray oval with lighter corners. Select Color Range was used to select a fair amount of the oval. The selection was filled on an empty layer with the complement (violet) of the yellow on one of the daffodil petals, and the layer was masked off the flower and vase. Lighten blend mode, 34%
five black & white layers -- Multiply blend mode: three Fractalius, two masked, 23 - 63%; Divide blend mode: Simplify edges preset at 52%, Snap Art Line Art preset at 19%
Alien Skin Exposure -- focus, grain, and vignette adjustments
Photo Filter adjustment layer -- Yellow, masked to color vase slightly
Nik Color Efex -- Reflector Efex (subtle soft gold on left side)