Plumbago composition

[Cheryl Slechta]

I had envisioned doing this image on the Light table using individual hydrangeas but I couldn't find any this weekend that weren't past their prime so I used Plumbago flowers from my yard. I experimented with focus stacking and HDR in camera (with my new 5DMkIII - which I love). This was an HDR image that I used Fract. Impress. and then Sketch, did a Vignette with Nik Color Efex to change the background color slightly and then added a border from Nik Color Efex.
I think I might like this better using the focus stacking image but I haven't stacked one yet so I'll have to wait and see how different it looks.
Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated

[John Storjohann]

Cheryl, this is beautifully thought out...the arrangement, the use of the light table for back-lighting, the processing and subtle coloring....this would make a beautiful large print on canvas, or a gorgeous notecard...so many possibilities... and you knew the name of your flower, unlike one particular photographer today who shall go unmentioned! Wonderful image!

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, thanks! Since your other iris images were lavenders I wasn't quite sure.

[Bob Miller]

Cheryl.....This is so lovely! The translucence of the flowers is captured beautifully! I wouldn,t change a thing! Very Very nice work!

[Dennis Bishop]

I really like this, Cheryl. The range in blues is wonderful, and I'm sure you worked some magic with the light box. (I'm a great fan of back lighting, and a previous posting of yours made me investigate light boxes. Now, I'm going to have to look into it, again.) As I looked at the image, I wondered if a bit more room between the petals and the bounds of the blue background would be a good, so I tried it out. The little bit of additional space made it look even better in my opinion -- perhaps because the eye could move more easily around the flowers.

[Indranil Sircar]

This is beautiful, Cheryl. Love the colors and the backlit effect. Excellent work!

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Cheryl.

Like the blue tones and framing.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Cheryl, what's not to like! Wonderful luminosity, colors and composition. Excellent use of creative filters.......

[Paul Lagasi]

Plumbago...thought that was what seniors complain about....

Nice work Cheryl, I like the image and agree it would make a nice print.

[Paul Jasso]

I'm a newbie to this site (Thanks, Jay) and have no real experience or expertise in this type of photography but I know a beautiful image when I see one and this is a beautiful image. Thanks for sharing.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Paul, thank you and welcome to OOTB I hope you'll share some of your images with us - if you're a friend of Jay's I know they'll be good ones.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Paul L. - thanks - it's rainy here and I'm pretty sure I've got plumbago

Plumbago...thought that was what seniors complain about....

Nice work Cheryl, I like the image and agree it would make a nice print.

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, Congratulations on the new cmera-I love mine! Great job with the vision and the final product! I love the colors and the simplistic look.