Two Tulips

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted June 5, 2012202 views3 comments

Sought out this image because of the double image or almost mirror look-alike between the two tulips. I took a few different shots working to get just the right angle to reduce the distance between the two, from left to right.

I wanted a very soft look so I used f/3.5 to gain that effect. Front tulip more in focus, back tulip significantly out of focus, and blur the natural background.

Post processing included Nik software plug-in Color Efex Pro 4 and Viveza to give it a little bit of artistic effect. Finally, I added the "Giverny" textured background from "Flypaper Textures" to finish it off.

Thank you for taking the time to view this image and welcome your comment.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 7, 2012 at 12:22 PM

Rick, this is beautiful. When I first looked at it I thought you had used a mirror. Your POV, your colors, everything about your processing is really beautiful.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM

I agree with Barbara, beautiful results. Normally not a big fan of textured backgrounds or filters.
But with the proper application I make exceptions

Very nice work of art

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

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on June 9, 2012 at 1:21 PM

Thank you Barbara and Howard for your comments.

Regarding the textured background... I'm like you Howard, using just a little opacity or brushing away some of the texture is more acceptable. There are very few images I like where the textured effect has been significantly used and looks good. I have the same feeling about using the HDR effect.

Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments