Avalanche Lily Portrait REPOST

by Catherine Reilly

Gallery: FloraPosted July 17, 2012165 views13 comments

This is the main lily extracted from my previous post and given the high key treatment. How does it look?

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 17, 2012 at 9:08 PM

I think this looks great! I prefer it to your original post. The white BG does the trick for me.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 17, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Catherine - White on white can be tricky but you managed very well here !. I like how the tip of the leaf looks at the bloom so nicely. Great DOF makes the Anthers standout so nicely.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 17, 2012 at 10:38 PM

Distilled into art.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 17, 2012 at 11:36 PM

Very artistic composition. The flower stands out nicely from the high key background.

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Comment posted by Chad Merrell on July 18, 2012 at 9:01 AM

I actually prefer this to the original, very nicely done. I would have no idea how to do this and lack the creativity to pull off the kinds of pictures I see here. If God doesn't paint the picture I can't capture it with my camera.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on July 18, 2012 at 9:54 AM

Beautiful Lily Catherine! Great job creating this artful high key image.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 18, 2012 at 1:06 PM

I think it looks beautiful Catherine. I love the composition. Have you tried lightening the shadows even more? May be.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 18, 2012 at 2:11 PM

Thanks, Gigi! Following your suggestion, I tried making the "mids" lighter. Think I like it.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on July 18, 2012 at 6:19 PM

I love the high key treatment Catherine. The repost is even better. Nice comp, nice details, and a great portrait.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 19, 2012 at 9:56 PM

HI Catherine

The simplicity and elegence of this hi-key composition makes this a very fine presentation. the repost is even better

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 19, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Love the revision better. A winner for sure.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 20, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Carolyn:
Love this high key presentation. The repost of the bloom is even better. I would perhaps mask the leaf before doing the adjustment as the leaf looks a little washout.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 22, 2012 at 12:03 AM

Catherine: I do prefer the repost but this is excellent both ways. Superb whites and DOF management. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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