In The Greenhouse

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted July 22, 201140 views7 comments

The production greenhouses at the North Carolina Arboretum are working overtime to keep their seedlings misted and cool, but this succulent doesn't mind all this hot weather and seems to be pretty content in the greenhouse.

I wanted to soften the look of the harsh edges so I did a bit of processing in Viveza and then tried the Oil Painting setting in Topaz Simplify. Soft and smooth and definitely a "cool" look.

Thanks for stopping by. Your comments are always greatly appreciated.
Camera is a Nikon D7000, 18-200mm lens, tripod and some mist from the greenhouse.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 22, 2011 at 8:41 PM

I like the motley color look here, Barbara. Wonderful shades of green too. To my eyes the edges of the plant still look sharp. However, I find them interesting: I think that they give it a "chunky" appearance. I expect that if you added a texture it would tend to soften those but I prefer it as posted. Cool, alright!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 23, 2011 at 1:22 AM

Beautiful colors and light. I really like the overall feel of this image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 23, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Excellent. Wonderful composition and very nice effects.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on July 23, 2011 at 11:10 PM

I really like this and a great job with Topaz Simplify which works extremely well on this image.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 23, 2011 at 11:17 PM

I like the colors and the painterly look you created in this image. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on July 23, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking a look. I've enjoyed working with plug-ins from Topaz and I think they can really enhance an image for that creative look. I appreciate your comments.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 2, 2011 at 9:39 PM

I absolutely love this effect, Barbara. You've really composed it well.

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