I was not very happy with the picture so I played with it in PS. Still not great but better than it was. I could have used more light. Maybe I'll try this flower again earlier in the day. I also noticed some dirt on the flower.
Those pink colors look great against the black!
Is this plant in a pot? Maybe by moving it, you could get a nice background that will not need so much post processing - just a suggestion :))
This isn't bad. I like the graininess combined with the spikiness of the flower. I agree with [user]43774[/user] that it looks rather alien. Might try playing up that aspect if you reshoot.
splendid details and crispness of colors and contrast - the leaf behind seems a bit out of sorts in the image - maybe a slightly different angle would have either brought more of the leaf as a background or eliminated it all together
Wicked shot! Colors pop. It is definitely neat. . . don't underestimate it. Just a suggestion: Did you play with going the other way, i.e., Gaussian Blur instead of sharpening?
Is that from a cactus? It looks cool. I like the kind of purplish colors of the sharpies that are coming out. The pokey on the right edge seems too close to it, where the other side isn't. But a very cool plant.
I have these in my rain forest garden, but not in flower at the moment.
I love the dark background, against the fuchsia pink.
I look forward to many more images from you.
Thanks you for sharing this floral image with us.
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