Mexican Sunflower

[Julie Kenward]

An image I took this past August, I converted it using a black and white adjustment layer. I tweaked the levels and then played a bit with the exposure adjustments to get the shadows deep while keeping the whites crisp. I cloned out some small pollen spots and sharpened.

This was originally a bright orange flower with a deeply saturated yellow center.

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Julie,
I like the contrast and the texture...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Julie, I like your composition and think the shadows are fantastic!

[Bruce Murden]

Love it all around!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Me too - the shadows take it over the top for me!
Regards,
Nicki

[Dave Mills]

Everthing about this comp works well. The symetry is well executed.