Gerbera Revisited

It's been awhile since I had time to sit and be creative! I went back and found an old gerbera image that I had converted to black and white and then done nothing with it. Tonight I added a soft green duotone finish and that was nice but it felt like it needed a little more "kick" so I pulled out one of the images I've taken this year that I call "color blurs". [Basically, I fill the frame with a brightly colored object, trying to get 2-3 colors or shades in the image with no recognizable shapes - I'm trying to capture the colorful "essence" of the item.] The one I used tonight was "daffodil greens" from earlier this spring. I popped it over the top of the duotone photo and changed the blend mode to color burn and played with the opacity until I had it where I wanted it.

Jules, Beautiful comp. and the color toning is lovely. Welcome back you have been missed. I like the way the flower stems cross!

Like it for all the same reasons as Denise, Julie. The only thing I might do is add a bit more canvas on the bottom as it feels a little tight. But I bet you probably already tried that:)

This is beautiful, Julie. Great composition... love the soft and duotone effect.

Nice composition, tones and details work for me...Well done

Thank you everyone. I have really wanted to get into doing more black and white and duo/tri/quadtones lately - this is my first attempt at them in quite awhile. I'm so glad you liked it.

I was wondering where you were Julie! I like the duotone as well, the composition, and the way the curved stems are aligned. Good work. regards~Bill

Julie, Beautiful and inventive effect. Thanks for sharing your technique.

William, life just got in the way for awhile! Between all the summer stuff (mowing, yard care, outings) and all the moderating in three forums, I just didn't have the time to be "creative" for awhile. Now that the heat has slowed everything down a bit, I finally have a little time to get back and play with some of my spring images. I missed you all as well!