Yellow Tulip

Gallery: FloraPosted January 22, 201374 views6 comments

I darkened the edges significantly using a Multiply layer, and applied a Gaussian blur overall, masking off the tulip head.

Fuji S2 Pro (still ticking away)
Nikon 200/3.5 Micro Nikkor

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 23, 2013 at 7:02 AM

I like all the colors here & the way the tulip glows in the light!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 23, 2013 at 12:07 PM

Beautiful, Michael. I like both the comp and the processing. I like the way you isolated the backlit yellow tulip as the pof from the contrasting bg colors, and I like the glow.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 23, 2013 at 4:25 PM

I like the masking and the glow. The BG colors are a bit chaotic and the neon green and darker green conflict with the upper colors of yellow, orange and purple. The backlighting of the tulip is very attractive.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on January 25, 2013 at 2:46 AM

Michael
Nice processing isolating the tulip. The bright back lighting helps it pop. I don't mind the chaotic bg color. The lens flare is a little distracting especially the one on the left just below the bloom.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 28, 2013 at 10:57 AM

Love this ...like the way its isolated..the glow is what i loved here

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on February 8, 2013 at 3:27 PM

Very beautiful image, Michael ! The backlighting and the blur, and the overall colour harmonies are a delight - the two shades of yellow in the petals being especially lovely. I guess I might agree with perhaps darkening that wee bright spot but this is excellent as is for me.

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