Otherwise known as "naked lady", but I didn't think you would look at it if I used that title...Well, some of you would have.
The name comes from the fact that the flower has a very long stem with no leaves, then suddenly there is a flower at the top.
Something different for me, as I've never been very good at flower images. I have recently discovered the Los Angeles County Arboretum, a wonderful place full of trees, flowers, birds, dragonflies... The amaryllis are blooming right now, and this one was just getting started. I saw it all alone against a shadow so I had to try to do something with it. First I isolated the flower with Topaz Remask, then applied an Orton effect manually by combining Topaz Adjust (mild detail) and Topaz Lens Effects (creative blur). Then I took the resulting image into Nik Color Efex and applied the "Sunshine" filter. Sure wish I could post it bigger...







Well, some of you would have.
The name comes from the fact that the flower has a very long stem with no leaves, then suddenly there is a flower at the top.
Your photography skills and artistic eye paid off big time with this one. Love the light, rich color, and very nicely processed & composed!

