Cyclamen

[Anita Bower]

Each winter I buy potted Cyclamen for my windowsills to substitute for outdoor flowers. They like our cool house.

I took this against a white bg. Added two textures by pareeerica: "Dusky Paper Grunge", Gaussian Blur applied; and "Fairy Dust" . CEP: Darken/Lighten Center & White Neutralizer; Viveza.

I processed it several different ways, and would welcome input on this version.

Thanks!

[Dennis Bishop]

Nice work on the background. Well, the whole image, but the background is just right for it. I think I'd like a little more room on the left and right, but it's a beautiful image. A real celebration.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Anita, I like it just the way it is. Beautiful colors, lovely curves and the textured background is perfect for the image. I don't think I'd change a thing (If I were to change anything I think I would give the stem a slight curve.)

[Andrew McLachlan]

Anita, this one turned out lovely!

[Steve Adkins]

Anita, this again shows us how wonderfully you light your subjects. The flower surface is soft and delicate. The BG complements your subject nicely.

[denise ippolito]

Anita, this is lovely. I took the image into Photoshop and added some cyan to the red channel to "cool it off a little", not that it was hot but it was a tad bright. (I may have gone a little too far with the cyan but it's difficult trying to work on small jpegs) I love Cyclamen, the way they grow straight up like little arrows appeals to me. Nice textured background and I love the sprinkling of fairy dust throughout from the additional texture. Nice work.

[Judy Howle]

Wow, Anita, this is absolutely gorgeous! The processing on the flower and the wonderful background are outstanding. Denise's version is very appealing too.

[Anita Bower]

Here is a try at toning down the brightness and adding some detail to the upper right border area. Now that it is posted, I wonder if I toned it down too much!

[denise ippolito]

Anita, I think your repost looks perfect!

[Nancy Bell]

I'm partial to the first image with more pink tones. I would hang this in my granddaughter's room in a minute. It is feminine and sophisticated. And a bit magical with the fairy dust! I also like how the center of the flower just peeks out of the petals.

[Anita Bower]

I appreciate the feedback. Sometimes I have trouble choosing which version I like best!