Indian Pinks

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted June 6, 201150 views7 comments

Just too hot to do much today. Spent the better part of the morning at our local Arboretum where I found a patch of Indian Pinks; an outstanding source of nectar for hummingbirds. I may need to plant these in my yard.

"Lamp White Brush" texture (from Flypaper Textures) was applied to the original image, set the blending mode to Multiply with 69% opacity. I then applied "Beneath the Surface 2" texture (from Shadowhouse Creations), set the blending mode to Multiply with 84% opacity.

More light was needed on the center flower so I used Color Efex Pro 2 - Darken/Lighten Center. A bit more cropping and the image was done.

I was shooting with a Nikon D7000 with Tamron Macro lens 90mm and there was a slight breeze. I felt this image needed the texture to compensate for the slight blur on the flower, but overall I think the textures work.

Since I used a "plug-in" filter, this image does not go into the June Challenge. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jeremy Week on June 6, 2011 at 11:37 PM

I really like the colors you have here. Nice dynamic comp too.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 7, 2011 at 12:50 PM

Wonderful color palette, comp and texturing.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 7, 2011 at 10:10 PM

The texturing works very well. These are interesting flowers (I've got something similar blooming in my garden) and your painterly treatment adds to the sense of movement.

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Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on June 7, 2011 at 11:38 PM

Thanks to everyone for stopping by and your comments. These flowers were in a special section of the gardens that were planted in memory of a special lady. Another hot one today so I'll just stay in and process more images. Thanks again.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 8, 2011 at 8:26 AM

Really striking POV, wonderful processing.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 8, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Barbara this is so lovely, wonderful use of textures !

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Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on June 8, 2011 at 12:06 PM

Thanks Barbara and Lorna. Working with textures is something still new for me, but I love how they transform an image. I'll be posting more! Thanks again.

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