I took this at Longwood Gardens it was a Pink Dahlia. I used a flash for the original and it created a black BG. I thought it would be nice ot do a duo-tone w/ a hint of green. I would have preferred a very close crop w/o the BG inc. and the center of the flower in the ULC more-but this crop shows the duo-tone better.
Denise, I like the details in the flower and the color tone you chose is very nice. I think it would be even better if the bottom part of the flower was lighter, but that's just my opinion.
I think it would be better if the light was softened and the light source bigger, probably that requires the use of something like a soft light box. Guess it's just my personal taste though. Composition is fine with me.
Fantastic detail and a great choice of subjects. At first I agreed with the comments above about the lighting but after looking at the petals in more detail, I enjoyed the lighting effect moreso.
I agree with Connie - I bet the image on your computer is beautifully detailed with little varying shades of the green/white combo because you can see the detail here after the jpeg compression. I think you did a beautiful job! I also agree that the bottom area being lighter might be nice - you could try to selected in and do a levels adjustment on it alone - but I do really like the original!
I dunno, Denise. Guess I'm the contrarian here. I like the shading moving from top to bottom. It adds a feeling of depth. And there is something about the perspective that intrigues me. My first impression was that it looks all wrong and yet the more I look at it the more it just feels right! Nice work.
Hey Denise,
I'm with Ed, I think the lighting is pretty cool and I like the way it goes from light to dark. Almost looks like a glowing pencil sketch. I agree with a crop off the bottom......maybe 1/2 the upper horizontal leaf?....just makes the flower stand out even more! Nicely done!
This was so close! I had at least three others that I had to look at over and over again but you won me in the end, Denise! I'M VOTING THAT THIS IS MY WINNER!
Contest: Dahlia
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