Last of the Poppies
A CombineZP merge along with a Fractalius layer blended with the original. The flowers were shot from above with window light coming from the right and a white reflector bouncing back some light to the left side.
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Richard, another lovely poppy image. The colors are so wonderfulThe only thing I find distracting is the stamen(?) in the middle which doesn't have the nice curving lines and looks kind of like a tongue.
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Richard, I'm still going with Tulips on these
I never saw Cheryl's post-we must have crossed. She does make a good point.
Last edited by denise ippolito; 05-17-2011 at 07:53 PM.
Richard. love the treatment on this one also. The colors are beautiful. I am betting on Tulips also.
Wonderful bright color and comp, Richard. Great job on the stacking and processing, both this and the last one you did have great energy. Nicely done!
Very lovely image, Richard. Nice comp and wonderful lighting. I love all the reds and whites with the little bits of green peeking through the flower centers. Well done!
Another beautiful... er... flower, Richard. (I am not qualified to take sides) Killer combo with frac. Love the colors and the texture you have brought out. Thanks for the info on the lighting. It's neat how we see three different stages/ages in these three flowers. Well done!
Denise and Andrew -- it seems we are all incorrect. I took the group of flowers into a local florist. She ruled out Tulips right away as the petals were too delicate (what I thought) and she stated the obvious... most species of Tulips don't have multiple flowers on one stem (a duh moment for me though something none of you could see from my photographs). She thought they looked similar to a Poppies but quickly dismissed that. After further examination she felt confident they were Godetias. I feel the same after viewing this:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/godeti...ng-clarkia.htm
I believe the mystery is solved.
Cheryl -- I see your point though I like the different stages of development present in the photo.
Denise -- I was concerned about the larger, bright area of background in the UR corner. You confirmed my fear. I'll see what I can do.
Thanks everyone for your comments and critiques. They are very much appreciated.
Richard, Great to hear the mystery was solved-I didn't realize that there were multiple nlooms on one stem, I thought you had grouped them together-still I would have never come up w/ Godetia. Thanks for solving the mystery!! I do want to reiterate that your processing is fantastic on these!!
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