The Light Within

[John Storjohann]

A close-up of the "beard" of the Iris...180mm, f/22@1/13. RAW image processed in LR; curve adjustment in PS for tone and color. NIK Detail Extractor, Topaz Simplify->BuzzSim and NIK Vignette Blur all added on different layers with varying degrees of opacity; masked the blur and painted in the effect where I wanted it. Looking for a different take on the Iris in this series...

[Maureen Allen]

John, this is lovely. The filtering is soft and pretty. I think if it were mine, I'd give some thought to cropping a little off the top edge and cloning the green area. It's a beautiful flower. I miss seeing these. Your series of iris images has really been very enjoyable for me.

[John Storjohann]

Good suggestions Maureen, and thank you for the comments...the green area had bothered me as well, just wasn't too confident in cloning it out! Here's a second look.

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, I like the repost with a little off the top and minus the green. I like the perspective on this one and really like the vignette. I'm loving this series

[denise ippolito]

John, I am enjoying this series so much. The repost does look good and you did an excellent clone job. I like the soft color tones. I might tone down the white patch on the upper petal if it were mine.

[John Storjohann]

Denise, I had the same initial thought...wasn't sure as there was some detail there...always good to have someone else with the same thought to push you forward a bit. I'll give it a look and see how it goes; thank you for the feedback!

[Jay Sheinfield]

John, I'm late to the party. Good comments already given.......very nice work. Good bright whites. +1 on Denise's comments. Nice lines in the comp.

[Bob Miller]

Hi John...I too have enjoyed your iris series. I agree with suggestions given concerning the green area and the very bright petal. Very Nice work!

[John Storjohann]

Thank you for the comments...I used Viveza too bring down the whites in upper petal. Good suggestions, all around!

[Anita Bower]

I love the brightness and color of the "beard." Seems to glow! Draws my eye right to it. Beautiful shapes! Excellent and enjoyable series. I hope you print some of them.