Shot in makeshift home studio with diffusion filter (wife's pantyhose)
Changed color balance to tungsten, rotated and cropped in Camera Raw.
Converted to JPEG and cloned out distracting part of stem.
Post voting: I guess I over did the diffusion in this shot. My intention was (and will continue to be) do as many effects in camera rather than post shot. I see now that in this case anyway I should have gone with the gaussian blur in post and kept it lighter.
It's either that or don't use the industrial strength panyhose anymore.
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My eye keeps seaching for a focal point. Since the orchid is so out of focus, I naturally settle on the darker stem -- very distracting -- not zen. If only part of the flower was sharp, the beautiful shapes, textures, and soft colors would feel more peaceful to me.
Powdery purple haze envelops the white cloud of orchid, what could be more serene and still? I really like your take on this image. I love the soft focus and I think it works very well here. It immediately gave me a calming effect. The color choices were spot on, the purple contrasts nicely with the yellowy-orange in the flower but they are both so pale that it isn't an overwhelming display of contrasts. I like the off-center composition and I think the one thing I'd prefer more is to have an even greater sense of negative space, perhaps having the stem more aligned diagonally with the upper left-hand corner and then having a large expanse of the soft purple background. That said some detail of the flower would be lost if it wasn't as close up so its a toss-up. Very well done. I gave a 7 and favorite.
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