Winter Red Hot Poker

[Anita Bower]

I took this last winter at the Longwood Gardens Conservatory. Combined 2 images for exposure. Used Topaz Adjust >Photo Pop, and Viveza 2, which I just purchased a few days ago.

[denise ippolito]

Anita, Wow! It's lovely! The colors and soft background are a winning combo. I might crop a sliver off the top to eliminate the brightest spot.

[Paul Lagasi]

Interesting looking flower, I've never seen on of these. when I looked at the thumbnail, I thought it was a palm tree...lovely soft, pastel like colors... well done

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautiful composition, Anita. The colors are lovely and works well as a combination with the soft bg. Very nice use of filters.

[Dave Woeller]

I really like the way the graduation of background tones really highlights the flower. A very interesting flower indeed.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Love the soft pastels in this image. I think if you re-crop so the stem comes on a slight diagonal , it might make a fine image even stronger.

[Anita Bower]

Thank you all for comments and suggestions!

[Roman Kurywczak]

That's awesome Anita!!! I think just toning down the bright spot at the top will do the trick.....I like the curve at the top of the darker pinks/reds and wouldn't want to lose that. That is one fantastic BG to go with the bloom!

[Bob Miller]

Anita...Beautiful bg and colors seem to work especially well together! Agree with taking just a tad off the top

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nicely done, Anita! Great color and like the treatment. Good suggestions above.

[Anita Bower]

I darkened the top of the image and cropped of a tiny bit. Is this what folks had in mind? Or, do I need to do more? As always, thank you so very much for your helpful comments!!!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Works for me!!! Nice job implementing the suggestionns!

[denise ippolito]

Looks good Anita!