Cardinal Flower

[Judy Howle]

This flower was suddenly hit by a shaft of light in the deep shade of the Boardwalk at Noxubee Refuge as I was walking by and looked so pretty! I darkened the background more although it was very dark already. I used Simplify filter on it and then Detail.

[denise ippolito]

Nice dramatic effect with the natural lighting. I need to upgrade my Simplify.

[Hazel Grant]

It's amazing what light can do, isn't it! Glad you had your eyes open to catch this.

[Dennis Bishop]

This is quite striking because of the colors, the light, the dark background, and the strong primary diagonal.

[Dave Woeller]

Wonderful bold colors. the processing is very subtle and nice. Like Dennis said the diagonal composition is very strong. A very pleasing image.

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Denise, Hazel, Dennis and Dave! I wanted to keep the processing simple although I might try Fractalius on it.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Judy.....nice capture of light. Its amazing what photographers see that others just pass by. ....I would encourage you to try Fractilius!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Judy, I think this would look great with Fractalius!

[Paul Lagasi]

Very striking image Judy, well done