Summer Bloom

I took this one with a P&S and decided to have a play with some processing with it. Some directional lighting and vignetting has been added to some other processes.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/...38ec2747_o.jpg


This one is a different process obviously :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/...b5ce4b21_o.jpg

Added another photo the post above.

very cool. I love the glow in the second process!! :highfive:

Thanks Bambi

Oh wow! Just beautiful! That second one is a breathe taker! Gorgeous colors!

Thanks very much Kat :)

Interesting treatment on both MA. I love the yellow in shot one but I find the top half of the flower way too dark or way too burned in.
Shot 2 I find could use a bit more burning in all around the main subject.
Hope that helps - Marko

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Originally Posted by Marko

Interesting treatment on both MA. I love the yellow in shot one but I find the top half of the flower way too dark or way too burned in.
Shot 2 I find could use a bit more burning in all around the main subject.
Hope that helps - Marko

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You picked on the two very things I was trying to achieve the opposite of :headslap: ;)

I wanted the darkness in the first shot to highlight the 'spotlight' effect ... and I wanted a bright, almost blown out effect in the second to achieve a strong, fairytale glow :) I used an off camera flash to achieve that lighting to start with and went from there.
But that's ok ... I know you have a aversion to overly dark or overly light photos :)

Maybe this one is more your taste Marko? Still a bit bright in the white though.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/...3560389d_o.jpg

I like the perspective and DOF on the first one MA. Beautiful flower.