Pink Calla Lillies

Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions.
Nikon D90; Shutter Speed 0.6; Manual; F/11; ISO 160; 60mm; 2 images overlay.

Mirenchu, Really beautiful colors in the Callas. I like the soft yet detailed look you have achieved. I might bring it down just a teeny bit in the frame or add a tiny sliver to the top,if it were mine. The black BG really sets this off. Very nicely presented!!!

this is beautiful, you have a real talent/gift for working
the flora images. I had to play a bit as the tightness in the frame
and the centered position of the green stem at bottom seemed a bit awkward.

Added canvas, rotated cw about 5º, and adjusted mid levels just a bit.
It's only an option to explore.....you will come to learn that I do a lot
of repost playing and only do it as a learning exercise....for all of us
to broaden our visions

Dave, Nice repost. The image is even more pleasing!

Thank you very much! The repost looks very nice!!! : )

Excellent image and composition. Love the soft look and the beautiful light.

I like the composition, image and capture Lady Mirenchu. The heart shaped outlines is different, I like it very much. The texture and soft feel to your ladies are superb, and the dark background compliments them quite well...well done...:cool:

Nice image and application Mirenchu.

Mirenchu, can you talk a bit about how you lit this? I love the lighting!

Thank you for your comments. Here is a little explanation of how I did this image.
When taking the picture, I did it in the morning when the sun is coming thru my window and hits the white floor giving a nice reflection. As a backdrop I use a black kind of black cardboard, around $ 15.00 that is used for displays and that I bough it at Office Depot and a piece of black fabric that I put on the base. Also I use what the florist name "Frog" http://www.save-on-crafts.com/sodefl.html to hold the flower in place. In this particular image I used the natural light that was coming from the window. Sometimes I use a little flash light that I bought at the supermarket for around $7.00 -not in this image-.
For this image I was trying to do the "Orton Effect" I took one image out of focus, and the other one sharp. I upload both in CS4 and choose the sharp one as "background". Then I placed on top of it the out of focus one on a layer on top of the first one (background) then I selected it from "normal" to "screen" mode with a 100% opacity. Next I increased the hue and saturation. I made another blank layer and use a gradient to darken the stems...that was it.
If you have any questions, please let me know! You have to bear with me...English is not my language! : )

Well said Lady Mirenchu...:)

Your English sounds great to me! Thanks so much for the explanation. It really helped me envision what you did.

Mirenchu, Thankyou so much for your explanation. I can't wait to try it!!

one fabulous image with great effects , Dave's repost takes this to top
TFS

Beautiful colors and I love the composition with the two blooms intertwining. I really appreciate your detailed description of how you did it.