Trichocereus in pastel swirl

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Captured this Trichocereus Fling Saucer in our garden in season. This beautiful large blossom, about 9' across brings folks ooh'n `n aw`n.

Mostly done in CS5 with a detour to Alien Skin for the pastel effect for the background.

Comments alway welcome and paid attention to.

Keep smiling

Gus

[Nancy Bell]

Great colors, great swirls and an eye-popping flower! Is it alien skin that makes those bold stokes in the bkgd? It is the same effect that I liked on your goldfinch.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I like the pastel colors of the background and the swirl, your flowers pops nicely!

[Gus Hallgren]

Thanks Ladies:

Here is the background done withFilter>distort>Twirl at max. Then I took it into Alien Skin & gave it the default pastel with slight adjusments to suit. Yes, same as Lesser Goldfinch.

Lots of fun this OOTB . . . eh! (Canuck speak)

Gus

[Brendan Dozier]

Really has an oil painting look, Gus. Like the bright colors and creative BG you created. Nice work, sir!

[Indranil Sircar]

Very nice, Gus. I too like the water color effect... it almost has a touch of Asian art in it. Nicely done!

[Judy Howle]

Wow Gus, this one really pops! I love the background you created and the flower is gorgeous! I would love to see the real thing.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Gus, the colors in this one are awesome and the blossom looks very beautiful. Love your creativity here.

[Mark Fuge]

Very nice image and application, Gus.

Like the Pastel effect of it. Nicely done.