Theme: Crocus

[Jackie Schuknecht]

We have a delightful park nearby with all sorts of flowers. I saw my first snowdrops this year there.
This was put thru Topaz Simplify> Cartoon, Fractalius> Sketch 1, and Totally Rad Textures> Ginger Savannah. Shot with the 100mm macro @2.8

[Dennis Bishop]

I like the composition and abstract quality you achieved. The overlapping of the darker colors into the light petals is marvelous. Very nicely done.

[Anita Bower]

This image is growing on me the more I look at it. Gorgeous colors and nice shapes. I like the simplification and the texture-- unique. Although I like the purple, the brightness of it pulls my eye away from the white flowers, which are the focus of the image. Very creative work.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Jackie, I like the abstraction of the flowers. I'm conflicted about the bright purple flower in the background. I'll come back later and see how I feel about it.

[Hazel Grant]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a candle. Opening it, I found this beautiful flower, glowing as a candle. Nice quality. I too am conflicted about the purple. The color adds to the depth of the picture, but maybe a slight cropping into it would allow the color to be there and yet focus the eye on the beautiful whites.

[Randall Farhy]

Like Hazel, the thumbnail looked like a bulb or candle light source. I love this one for it's strong composition and luminescence. The Purple might be a little "Hot" but the tone offsets and balances the greens and oranges in the remainder of the image very well. Might try toning it down a hair, and cropping slightly from the left edge. Simple and strong this one is.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Here is a rework with the purple darkened and desaturated a bit. Better?

[Anita Bower]

I've gone back and forth between the two versions. I think I prefer the OP. However, I still find the purple distracting. I'd like to see this processing on a photo of the white crocus without the purple one in the frame. I think it would be a lovely image.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Jackie, I like the repost better

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Anita, I might try a repost,(or wait til next year when they are out in bloom again.) I appreciate your comments. Cheryl thanks for looking again, I too favour the repost.