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From Longwood Gardens Conservatory. The flowers were planted with widows behind them, causing many to turn away from the viewer and towards the light. I thought the backs were as beautiful as the fronts.
I took two photos at different apertures and superimposed one on top of the other. This allowed me to get detail in the flower with a more blurred background. I brought out more detail with Topaz Detail. Applied two textures by Joel Olives.
That was a clever approach to a blurred background, Anita. I agree with you that flowers can be just as beautiful from the back. It's a whole different feeling -- kind of like looking over their shoulders.
I very much like how the stem fades into the background. There's a rather abrupt change in the appearance of the stem at the bottom of the petal. Maybe because of a masked texture??? Would using a soft brush soften the transition?
Thanks Dennis. I didn't notice the stem. You are right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bishop
Very nice job with this one Anita. I really like the BG and the colors. I was absolutely mesmerized with these poppies at Longwood. I even blogged about them last week, check out my blog post.
Thanks, Nick. Very nice photos of the poppies on your blog.
I now can't wait to see flowers, its been staying fairly cold in the north....I like this series on poppies, I like the details and textures of the top 3/4 of the image but might be tempted to crop a bit from the bottom....nice work
Hi, Anita, I love the fact that they are facing the light. Lovely image. I especially like the soft edges of the poppy fading into the soft background.:S3:
Thank you, Paul and Cheryl, for your comments.
Nice image and application, Anita.
Like the BG and the colors. The detail is really nice on this.
Thanks, Mark.
Anita...Well Done! This image is lovely! I wouldn't change a thing! The textures and the petals fading into the bg are done with skill/ Congrats!
