Theme: Small in the Frame Pieris

[Anita Bower]

I didn't think I had any "small in the frame" images. But, I found one!
One strand of a flower bud cluster of Pieris Japonica. Taken last year.
Two Shadowhouse Textures: Grab Bag and D2011SS-1. Some cloning, High Pass Filter, Viveza.

[Judy Howle]

Very nice combination of colors, plus a nice composition and texture make this very appealing.

[Julie Brown]

Hi Anita,

I like how my eye follows the strand down to the bottom where the buds are most detailed.

[David Kenny]

Anita,

I really like the textured background and the colors in this one. I think that having the flower go from soft to sharp towards the end really draws my eye into the photo. nice work.

- Dave

[Dennis Bishop]

I like how the japonica works with both the color and form of the texture combination. Shadowhouse Textures has so many choices, I have no idea how you know where to go to find the right one(s), but you do.

[Judy Howle]

You are right on the money Dennis! I have hundreds of textures and somehow most don't work. I am not good at picking them! Anita and Jackie and others really have a knack for it.

I like how the japonica works with both the color and form of the texture combination. Shadowhouse Textures has so many choices, I have no idea how you know where to go to find the right one(s), but you do.

[Anita Bower]

You are right on the money Dennis! I have hundreds of textures and somehow most don't work. I am not good at picking them! Anita and Jackie and others really have a knack for it.

Selecting the right texture is a matter of trial and error. I first decide what color I want. Then, if I want it to have a darker or lighter border, or be about the same throughout. I then look through my textures. I have my textures in various files: name of creator, color, or just Textures. Sometimes I know which file to look in first. Sometimes I end up looking through most of the files. Sometimes, I go to Textures for Layers in flickr in search of new textures. I usually try 6 or so textures on an image. Sometimes less, sometimes more. I hope this helps. :-)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks for the information, Anita. I think picking the right texture is challenging and half the time I give up The textures you chose for this image are perfect and I like the composition also.

[LinzRiverBalmer]

Love it, beautifully done!!!

One complaint, too much yellow hues on the flower buds blending over from the BG I think.

[Anita Bower]

Thanks to everyone.

[Anita Bower]

Love it, beautifully done!!!

One complaint, too much yellow hues on the flower buds blending over from the BG I think.

I see your point. To my eye, I like the yellow blending into the bg. I can see that there are different ways of doing this.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The colour combination works well for me. I was thinking of a crop from the left, but it works just as it is. Nice work Anita.