Blade of Grass-reworked

Gallery: FloraPosted September 12, 2016110 views3 comments

The original post was several weeks ago. Phil commented about the background and I agreed entirely with the comment. I spent a fair amount of time reworking it. I used a lens blur and then tried to bring the grass back and keep the background blurred. I also re-composed so the stem was not coming out of the corner. The display of the grass and the colors were what caught my attention, so I boosted the reds a bit to bring it to what I think I saw originally.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated.

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3 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 12, 2016 at 4:52 PM

Allen, I know this was difficult to get right. It would be an impossible task to get this any closer, and I think you did a good job. The only thing further I could suggest is using levels or curves to tone down the bright cluster in the lower right of the grass blade.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 12, 2016 at 8:20 PM

I like the rainbow effect of the light coming from the grass. The BG looks really nice. For me, I see a pretty distinct halo around the whole subject - like maybe the feathering of the BG needs to be closer to the stem and top...

Nathan

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on September 14, 2016 at 5:37 PM

I remember the first version of the photo and for me now it is very much improved. Now I love the background and the colors of the beautiful grass. I agree with the suggestions of Phil and Nathan.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments