shot on a lark while looking for something "botanical." after applying levels, though, the image popped. also applied a little usm.
after challenge comment while i would have liked this to have scored higher, it probably wound up where it should have, given that i really didn't take the time to set the shot up (ok, i was crawling around on my hands and knees in a wet yard.). if i had backed up a bit, or cropped in tighter, i think the image would have been a lot stronger. as is, it is so dead-on center that it doesn't give the viewer much to hold on to.
all the same, thanks for the comments!
an couple alternate crop:
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I disagree with everyone who said something about changing the composition of this shot. This is eerie, beautiful, and perfect. What a gorgeous find. Thanks for being such a cool participant here, prompting me to comment on your images. It helped me to find a new favorite image.
This is so amazingly creative and different. It comes across to you with an energy all its own. I can't add a lot to the previous commnets except it is an image that really stands out to me on its own.
The processing on this shot ROCKS. I was commenting on people's entries with the least comments, but I really wanted to make an exception for your shot here.
The yellow BOOMS and just flies out of the picture at me. I love the glow effect it has. Leaving a little bit green on the inside really adds to the look this has - like the yellow is adding glow to the blue to create the greens. VERY cool. Compositionally, I'm glad there is nothing to distract my eye in the background.
That shot was the first one I remember with blue flower backgrounds. I think subconsciously people may have associated the two and thought it was a re-do of a challenge winning technique. (redo's NEVER do well around here.)
Thanks also for the thoughtful comment - I appreciate your time.
I'm surprised this didn't score higher. The color and shallow DOF are excellent. A more off-centered crop (either way) would have helped greatly. Given the advanced editing, you could have pulled some of the blue out of the foreground leaves and cloned out the big white stamen(?) at the bottom of the bud. Maybe an alternate title- "Enlightenment" or "Inner Glow" ?
great postwork! i think the green halo detracts from the effect. it probably would have been worth painfully selecting the whole yellow part for a more believable final product. if i could vote i'd give this at least an 8
Colors are perfect for this treatment of the flower. If it was mine, I'd probably do a tighter crop left and right, but still, the mood you have created for this is a joy. 8
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