Adjusted in colour first (regular stuff). Then I kept only the red channel. Then I lightened corners (sort of like a reverse vignette), and blurred the corner areas some. Then I converted to grayscale, 8-bit, and then duotone (using a very light salmon/pink for the second colour).
After that, I reconverted to RGB (don't know why). Adjusted more, dodged/burned a bit in 50% gray layer in soft light, USMed in selected dark tones, final adjustments, added border, resized, sharpened, variations to make sure I didn't have any hot spots, final/final adjustments, saved.
Eh! Another day, another flower. I like flowers, especially poppies. I also like very shallow DOF (and I don't care if it's not traditional photography).
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Ursula, you know I nearly left a comment on this when I first saw it that would have said something like this: very Ursula like, she will be impressed!
I think these flowers adore you...
Once again, one of my favourite lenses...and cameras
Another beauty in your collection of awesome soft shallow DOF flora images, that you do so well.
This one really appeals to me, for the softness, and suttle use of duotone color.
a stunning duotone .. a beautiful photograph and a so ursula !! ..
congratulations on a fantastic image ..
a couple of ppl who dont know my style thought my duotones might'v been yours during voting .. i can think of no higher praise than for my work to be mistaken for yours .. :)
Either Ursula or an homage, I imagine? Regardless, more effective in a duotone than I could have imagined. Great delicacy; reminds me of the old film star publicity stills. Really beautiful.
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