Poppy Field near Zeliv - from the cycle Bohemian summer

Thanks for any summer remarks, cheers Jana

Exceptional Atmoshpere -Arthur-

I like the composition, color and DOF of

this picture. The white petals are over

exposed. Also in my monitor I see too much

saturation and see quite a bit of data loss.

Hiro, it is done on purpose. I am using a method to change the photographs, it is called impressionistic. This method may result in a loss of data in the bright and dark areas. The original photo has all the data. jana

Jana, you mention "the impressionistic approach" I'd be interested in more information about your technique. I can see it on several different layers or ways of achieving. Nice work and good interpretation.

Jana, I like what you've done here. Did you use a mask layer to acheive the selective DOF with blurring? Have you tried isolating one of the channels (R,G, or B), placing the original layer on top, boosting the saturation, merging color, and then backing off the opacity to 15-25% (or it becomes too saturated)? By starting with just one of the channels, you can selectively reduce or enhance textural details present in the original leaving an ethereal presence simiar to what you have acheived here. Mister Ken

Ken, No, I was using my own method derived from the analog photography, as I used that with slides as well. I am just 3 month on digital and I must admit, that with slides the result was more striking. You can see that in my other pictures. Thanks Ken. jana

Jana - You were doing this with film? Fascinating! I've used a thin smear of Vasoline on a clear glass filter many years ago, but never acheived anything quite like this. Mister Ken

Ken, I was using more slides to achieve that, no filters, cheers Jana

Nice composition and crisp blues and greens with spots of pinks. I like the effect of blown out detail, though I would prefer if the whites were truely white, as it seems right now you took out the detail and then tried to find it again, leaving shadows.

Nevertheless, I still get the bright cheerful feeling of summer, which proves this was a successful image.