Purple Flowers

Used layers to create a softness to this. Background is a clay

garden monk. The "v" is the statue's collar. Comments?

Beautiful!

Beautifully captured...well done.

I took some pics of the same flower this afternoon. Wish this was one of mine :))) Beautiful.

Really impressive when viewed Larger. I would never have guessed the background was anything but a softened natural area. It works beautifully, and the color really complement the glow of the flowers. Very nice.

Excelente calidad , bellos tonos de luz y color, con un magnifico encuadre, saludos cordiales KIM.

Very good rendition,Kim.The colors are complimentary.

Hi Kim. Purple and green comprise my favorite color combo, and these beauties are perfectly purple! They look like a type of Petunia; is that what they are? I like the Photoshop work with the V but I feel that the apex is a little too bright and could be toned down a bit. The overall layout, with the matching colored bevel on the black mat, is well done. Good photograph! Regards.

Walter, this is some type of wildflower - the flowers are quite tiny, with the width of the petal being about the same as a quarter. We recently had about 5 inches of rain, after having NONE for about 9 months, and these popped up all over the place. I did play with the orange part and tried it toned down more, but wasn't as pleased with it. I have printed this out on glossy and semi-gloss paper and also did this as notecards and I'm very happy with the print quality. I'll send you a notecard, if you like. It's always interesting to see something printed from what you view on PN.

 

Thanks for commenting, everyone.

Hi Kim. This is such a beautiful shot. I wish I could be helpful by pointing out some flaw but I see this image as just about flawless. Your composition is perfect and the lighting is even better. The image is almost 3D. How did you achieve the lighting on the pedals that makes them seem to glow? Congratulations on a beautiful image.

Gary, I did a couple of things on this one. Here is the original so you can see what I started with.

Kim, I admire your work even more after seeing the original. Thank you for sharing that with me.

Thanks, Gary. If you understand how layers work, I'll be glad to go into more detail.

Interesting creation Kim. The background shape echoes the foreground flowers, I like that. I like the clarity of the little "hairs" on the flower stems, really adds detail. The only distraction for me is the edge if the far right flower, it seems to have lost a firm edge. It probably wouldn't have even caught my eye, by all the other edges seem so clear & sharp.

 

I love the translucent light, adds real beauty to the shot. Nicely done :)

Kim, your PS work is outstanding. The flowers just glow with the background. Good composition and details.

Very well done Kim, I hope to be able to create a similar effect, perhaps soon.....Jim

Thanks, everyone. This one makes great notecards - I printed some out already.

by all means, please send me a notecard. I will email you my address. Thanks a bunch!

Oh - this would make GREAT notecards!! And I can't believe that the MONK was the backdrop!! I was going to just write that I love how the color in the flowers just glows the way you softened it. Cool!!

Walter, your notecard, plus a couple of small prints will be in the mail tomorrow. Lou Ann, by using DOF effectively, you can "create" backgrounds.