Tulip

Gallery: FloraPosted May 20, 2012100 views13 comments

I have not worked alot with tulips.. enjoyed the pastels in this one..
Hand Held with Nikon d700 , 50mm,1.4 lens, 1/800th at 2.8, iso 200.
edited in LR and PS

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 20, 2012 at 7:26 PM

Sally - Nice electric colors on the tulip and the leaves nicely used to frame it on a slant. I see some processing remains but that does not prevent me from enjoying this photo.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 20, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Beautiful colors Sally. I also see a halo around the flower. I do like the comp you chose here.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 20, 2012 at 10:56 PM

Very nice composition, Sally. The "frame" doesn't really work for my taste.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 20, 2012 at 11:56 PM

Sally
Eclectic colors and nice comp using the leaves to frame the flower. This would look great after you finish your processing to take care of the halo.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Herb Sennet on May 21, 2012 at 5:25 AM

Sally I like the flower and sky composition and I am very curious how you processed the image further in LR and PS.
Herb

Registered on September 20, 2009, 87 Posts, 106 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on May 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Sally, this is an excellent composition and I would really like to see it without the processing you've done do it. It just has a "weird" look to it. It also looks like it could use some anti-aliasing around the stem cause there's a really jagged edge there.

Registered on February 11, 2004, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 21, 2012 at 10:52 AM

Sally: Beautiful subject and a fine presentation. Even the frame is complementary. From my vantage point what the others have called halos looks like the leaf edges with fairly high reflectivity on them. Nicely done. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 21, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Great comp on this tulip with the leaves. Beautiful colored flower with a complementary background. Do agree with other comments about the processing issues. They are all fixable but it just takes working at learning how in those programs. I use the simpler Photoshop Elements 10 and I have barely scratched the surface of what all can be done! So much to learn. . .

Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 21, 2012 at 10:03 PM

Hi sally

I would slow down a bit

and take your time in the processing, I like the composition, the colors and BG. very nice

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 22, 2012 at 7:06 AM

Hi Sally, your tulips are excellent. IMO this is one of the best with beautiful pleasant (almost) pastel colors. Great arrangement. Well done.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 22, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Hello everyone, thanks for your many varied comments and feedgback. they all help me grow and learn. I am going to do a bit more work on this, and repost in the next couple of days..

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 23, 2012 at 2:26 AM

Nice work, but I agree that the halo needs to go. Great composition and color.

Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 23, 2012 at 8:24 AM

I like the comp with the tulip at an angle, & the way the two leaves frame the flower Sally.
Interesting BG that looks like clouds in the sky?
Needs a little TLC, but I'm with Ram..
Nice shot!wavey:

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments