Watercolor Rose

Gallery: FloraPosted February 27, 2017236 views8 comments

Sony A77II
Minolta 200mm macro

Thanks to Patricia Brundage I discovered some of the creative modes that my A77II does in camera. I've done a number of postings in Photo Art using the Illustrate mode but this one was accomplished in the Watercolor mode which is clearly not as overt a manipulation as the Illustrate effect so I decided to post it here. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Dan Schwartz on February 27, 2017 at 9:38 AM

Bill,
This is gorgeous. Great treatment of the reds. I don't know if it's the original dof or the watercolor mode that gives it the softness, but I like it. You can almost feel the velvety petals.
I wonder what it looked like without the watercolor effect.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on February 27, 2017 at 10:13 AM

Looks pretty good to me Bill.
if you hadn't mentioned the effect used I maybe wouldn't have noticed it.! It does show more in the biggie though
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 27, 2017 at 7:16 PM

I think I like this better in the small image. Odd. wink

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 28, 2017 at 12:12 AM

Beautiful color and I love the tips and edges Bill. This is a really nice effect.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on February 28, 2017 at 7:25 AM

A real beauty, Bill. I like the Watercolor effect. It's more and natural subtle than the illustrate mode, but yet gives this a very nice artistic flair. Everything else is excellent here as well - comp, color, bg. Well done!

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on February 28, 2017 at 11:23 AM

Very delicate, Bill. I love the overall feel to this photo. Excellent!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 1, 2017 at 8:45 AM

An interesting work Bill. It is very pleasant to loot at it. May be it could be a beautiful image all the same taking the nice rose with a very large diaphragm. I love this romantic photo.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 3, 2017 at 8:47 AM

I would have had no idea this was a specific mode of shot, Bill - it has a perfectly natural look to me. Delightfully simple composition, great colour and, above all, a lovely play of soft and sharp through the petals.

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