Posted by Wendysworks (Slaterville Springs, United States) on 5 July 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
I took this photo at the Cornell Plantations. It is a humongous flower! I took the background out and placed a black layer behind it and a wispy yellow highlight behind the flower.
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I like it ! very nice colours and composition
5 Jul 2008 2:33am
gorgeous colours make this hibiscus flamboyant !!! great shot !
5 Jul 2008 11:30am
I like how you've manipulated the colors. FUN!
5 Jul 2008 12:05pm
@Marcie: Thank you, Marcie. I actually didn't change the colors, only gave them a little more saturation. I removed the original background and then added a new background and added the blurred copy of the flower between the two layers.
beautiful colors.....
5 Jul 2008 7:42pm
@MJ: Thanks, MJ. Glad you liked the colors. Its my favorite hibiscus variety.
Gorgeous picture Wendy. The colors and tones are beautiful. Like the way you composed this shot too.
5 Jul 2008 10:51pm
@John Maslowski: Thank you, John, for your comments. I appreciate your critiques on my journey to better photography skills.
Beautiful! Good job with post processing! Do you have CS3 which, I believe, makes it easier to remove backgrounds? I use PS7, which does not make it easy.
12 Jul 2008 2:28pm
@Anita: Thanks, Anita. I do not have CS3. I can't afford it. I am using a program called (I think) Fluid Mask Lite 3. (I am not at my computer--but a friend's--so I don't have access to check the name.) I have a really old version of Photoshop on my old Mac laptop--Version 5!
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