Tulip

comments appreciated, thank you!

Richard, this tulip is very beautiful, can see why you chose it to work with. it feels a wee bit flat, think introducing a bit of warm light from behind would have made it come alive. still a lovely flower as is. well done !

Lovely subdued color and light, a pleasing composition Richard.

Thank you very much, Roger and Jim!

 

Roger, this has been a recurring problem for me when using my iMac monitor for my processing work. The monitor is very bright, so when the image looks just right to me, it looks flat, even on the laptop I'm working with now. I went back and did some adjustment of exposure and luminance levels which look a little much on the iMac. What do you think? I posted it separately as "Tulip 2". Should I just go out and backlight the flower:-)

 

Very much appreciate your input!

 

Dick

Dick

 

have just had a look at your second version, a much warmer rendition indeed. i think you could go one step further and introduce natural light as your backlighting. this tulip would just come alive with the right light penetrating those wonderful colors. it would also highlight those veins on the petals. i am a bit of a nut about flowers and natural light. there are lots of methods one can use, but none, at least that i know of, can give the same amount of warmth that natural light does. i think you would be pleased with your results after a short trial period. hope you give it a go.

Regards

roger

Roger, thanks for the response. This tulip is in my back yard. The light was better this morning but it was 32 degrees here last night and the tulip was closed. I'll have to check on it later after it warms up a bit.

 

Have a good day!

 

Dick

Hi Richard. I'm commenting on this version, though I've looked at both of them. The second (with the sauced-up post processing) did benefit from the extra work, but I'll agree with the above, that it's all about the light. You might want to play with some small (or even larger) reflectors to help shape what's going on in cases like this. I'm not a big flower guy, but can see how getting some reflected light in from below just camera left and low - while grazing the edges - would really help to sculpt the flower, and bring it all the more alive.

Thanks, Matt! I don't really like the "sauced-up" version much either. In fact, they both are a bit frustrating and you and Roger are both correct about the light. Later today, if it warms up a bit, the flower may open up enough for me to try a few things to highlight the flower. I like your reflector suggestion. I'll see what I can do with it.

 

Appreciate the help,

 

Dick