Here is my imitation of Georgia O'Keefe and her huge, dramatic flowers. I used Topaz simplify 4, buz sim & PS liquify. The ground squirrels in my yard have since eaten all my poppy roots and I have no more poppies to photograph.
I have taken a break from packing for my trip to South Georgia & the Falkland Islands. Denise and Artie are also going to be on this trip. I leave on Wednesday.
Wonderful colors--so bright and bold. I like how the flower fills the frame. The out of focus center in the URC is a bit distracting. Have a wonderful trip!
Nancy, I like the look and poppies are one of my faves and so is O'Keefe. I might take a sliver off the bottom if it were mine.
I can't wait to photograph together again! I leave tomorrow!!
For the past 12 days, I was in California face-to-face with a Georgia O'Keeffe poppy print. I like your version better than hers. To me, the composition is fine (I don't think I'd crop), and the center of the flower being out of focus isn't a problem. The reds and oranges are very striking, especially with the center and background colors. I like, too, that you zoomed in and didn't include the entire bloom.
Because of the flow of the petals, I thought a 180-degree rotation would work better. It also seemed that the background should be subdued a bit. In Viveza, I desaturated the blue in the corner, darkened the green next to it, and -- because of the blue in the corner and the center of the flower -- made the rest of the background bluer.
I'm guessing you flew out of Denver. We had a frighteningly brief stopover, there, on our flight back home late yesterday. Our next flight was boarding as we got off the plane from Sacramento. Happy shooting during your trip.
Red Poppy
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