A Rose with effects

[Bob Miller]

I shot this rose in my backyard and processed it with Color efex .....brighten/ darken center, glow and Topaz simplify
Nikon D3s
tripod
1/100 sec at f16
ISO 800
105 macro
Comments welcome!

[Dennis Bishop]

I don't want to jinx this, but it's not your father's Oldsmobile. Or rose. It's really quite striking. I like the curves, the in-your-face colors, the dark shadows, and the tight framing. My first inclination was that it might've been better to crop some from the left to uncenter the center, but I don't think so, anymore. It's nice to have the more open space there.

[Hazel Grant]

Beautiful

[Cheryl Slechta]

Bob, I like everything about this. The colors are gorgeous, the glow is perfect and the simplify is the icing on the cake. I also like the dark heart-shaped center

[John Storjohann]

Beautiful image, Bob....striking colors, warm lighting, flowing curves through the composition; I might have adjusted the filtering from Topaz Simplify or the glow just a smidge..to my eye there's a little bit of haloing created in some areas, particularly near the center, but that may just be me. I think I would evict the one bright spot in the ULC as well, right near the edge; for some reason my eye is drawn there. Well done!

[denise ippolito]

Bob, It looks like Fractalius too? Nice colors and the lighting is sweet. One of my new favorites of yours. The slight halos are minimal and could easily be faded. Beautiful!!

[Dave Woeller]

I too really like the bold color in this image. Your choices in filtering and processing have really worked well together.

[Mitch Carucci]

It really does glow!