A Burst of Color
Got in very close to this cone flower...shot from directly overhead...and then played a bit with the image in Fractalius and Topaz Simplify. 180mm with 1.4x teleconverter; f/22@1/4, ISO of 800. RAW image processed in LR; added a layer of Fractalius on a layer with an opacity of 76% and then a layer of Topaz->Simplify->Buzzsim at 60%. A touch of Topaz->Clean at the end (very low opacity).
The original image...just for reference.
Last edited by John Storjohann; 06-18-2012 at 05:52 PM.
Really like the energy, and colors to this, John! The intense blue creates a great complimentary BG. Nice combination of filters to produce a wonderful, intricate, graphic design. I might tone down the white line near the upper right corner, but really nice work. Like the OP too.
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John, I love the blue!! I'd like to see the center just a little brighter for a different version also.
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Subdued the brighter highlight in the URC...and brightened the center a bit...thank you for the views and comments!
John, I love the graphic look to this. The colors and the filtering are perfect. Nice repost! You are doing great with the Fractalius filter.
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Nice repost, John
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Repost looks great, John, good call by Cheryl to brighten center. It kind of reminds me a little of a thermal image of the sun.
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Hi John, I love both the fracted version and the original too. It is very well composed!
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Beautiful, John. I like both the fract and the original versions
Another really nice, attention getting, cone flower image. (I like the repost)
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