Theme: Blur -- Yellow and Pink Dahlia

[Anita Bower]

Taken last year using a Minolta 100 macro lens on a Konica Minolta 5D, tripod, natural light, f2.8,1/80, ISO 100. PP in PS7, using basic adjustments (can't remember which). Applied Radial Blur >Zoom, two times. Used mask and brush tool at varying opacities to bring center into focus, gradually blending into zoom.

[denise ippolito]

Anita, Very nice zoom blur. I do wish the very center was just a bit sharper. Your gradual blending looks good and the colors are awesome!

[Indranil Sircar]

Anita, beautifully composed zoom blur. Very nice colors and this has come out well with that gradual blending.

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful blur, Anita! Love the colors and tight crop. Like Denise, I would like to see the center a bit sharper; but that's the only thing I would change.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Anita - the colors are wow! I'd like to see a tad more sharpness in the center but it's a beautiful image.

[Julie Kenward]

Anita, look up my belly button tutorial...it shows how to put a magnetic lasso around the center of the flower, then inverse the selection and zoom away.

You've got lovely colors and motion but I too wish the center were a bit more defined.

[Anita Bower]

Thank you all for your helful comments!!!

[Anita Bower]

Anita, look up my belly button tutorial...it shows how to put a magnetic lasso around the center of the flower, then inverse the selection and zoom away.

Jules: Is there a simple way of searching for your tutorial?
Anita :-)