First dahlia in the garden this summer
soft focus in camera, texture layers, selective color CS5, selective NIK: tonal contrast, output sharpening; masking.
First dahlia in the garden this summer
soft focus in camera, texture layers, selective color CS5, selective NIK: tonal contrast, output sharpening; masking.
John, I love the soft focus of the dahlia (one of my favorite flowers and they don't do well in Florida) and your choice of texture layers. The background looks like a painting. Lovely image![]()
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Very nice floral rendition John, love the strong complementary colors (so nice of nature to supply them) and the textures. I also see a very painterly look, which I like a lot. Very nicely done, thanks for sharing!
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I too like the soft focus effect and the processing and texture works very well. A beautiful image!
Beautiful!! I love the diffusion effect. You say it was in camera -- I'm curious if it was a filter or a multiple exposure? Very well done, in any case.
Hey John, a lovely piece of artwork, love the soft focus effect on the flower and the background...well done
Love the glow of the flower contrasting nicely with the texture of the BG. Very painterly.
Beautiful photo, John! I especially love the soft focus and the painterly BG.
Thanks everyone for the great feedback !
Diane, the image was made with a Lens Baby Muse on a D800. It is tough to duplicate an image with the Muse - like pushing/pulling on a vacuum cleaner hose. Lots of trial and error, at least for me.
I never would have guessed it was a Lensbaby -- it's a beautiful effect! (And some beautiful PP involved, I'm sure.) I had the Muse several years ago and now have the Composer (I think). Haven't used it in a while -- need to play with it again.
You've inspired me! Thanks!
Beautiful in its simplicity. Love the soft glow.