Doing something I haven't done before...posting an image in Macro and Flora then tweaking it to post here to see how response differ. This one is from a shoot this morning with Jay...image taken with 100-400 zoomed to 250mm, f/16@1/40. Made it a panorama style crop to compliment the one taken earlier with an unopened blooms. RAW image converted in LR then brought into PS for some regional toning and lightening. I evicted a few underwater stems that were distracting...and I had to rebuild the left tip of the pad. When I shot the original, there was a sign that was rather omni-present covering the left tip, so I zoomed in enough not to include the tip at all and then rebuilt in PS. Then I duplicated the layer, took the image into Fractalius and used one of the presets...tweaked the default settings a bit...and after the effects were applied, lowered the opacity of the Fractalius layer a little to blend it in a bit. Looking forward to any comments or suggestions.
Thank you for your comments...Fractalius is unlike any plug-in I've ever used....slowly wrapping my head around it...I wasn't really happy with that first image...so I re-processed it...here's the repost. I think it more accurately evokes the feeling I was looking for...still tweaking!
Hi John, I like the comp along with the pano crop. My preference between the two is the OP. They have very different looks but I like the graphic quality of the first. Personal choice!
Hi John,
I like your OP, but I see what you envisioned in your repost and I happen to prefer it. I love how the pad and WL stand out more with the black b/g. I also like the Orton effect look to it. It looks a tad hot on the whites on my screen though. If they look good on your end then a Very Lovely image!