Perpetual flower photo thread

[Bald Eagle]

another one, hope you like.

[Bald Eagle]

and yet another.

[Bald Eagle]

and the last one for today.

[vancouverislander]

and it is different - what did you do? This is a wonderful thread - now something else to check each day - so much to see and appreciate.

Mary

Something different...

[JTL]

and it is different - what did you do? This is a wonderful thread - now something else to check each day - so much to see and appreciate.

Mary

I mainly used the channel tools on multiple layers, plus manipulated saturation, contrast and brightness in PaintShop Pro...

[Geoff Chandler]

BE - you've done it again - wonderful set of pics!!!
Took a few today - first a wild sweet pea in the front garden; -
(Only trimmed/croped & resized - A-200 as usual)

[Geoff Chandler]

Here's one for opinions/comments :-
I played in Serif (like Photoshop) with this one as it is a bit of a dark, quite strong red, flower and hard to reproduce accurately - obviously no one will have seen the orig so it is really a subjective opinion. Rachel prefers the orig as it is brighter.

[Geoff Chandler]

For the comparison - this is the orig - just re-sized...

[Geoff Chandler]

Finally - one of my recent buds has started to open up...

[Wombat]

For the comparison - this is the orig - just re-sized...

I too like the amended version best - the dark shadows add a lot of depth and richness to my eye. Both very choice shots of a difficult coloured subject.

Here are some Astrantia [Hattie's Pincushion] flowers. I really like taking shots of these, the subtle colours photograph well and the shapes and shadows are just great. These were taken in dappled sunlight. They tend to flower in groups so getting a singleton is nigh impossible. A possible job for photoshop when I have saved up my pocket-money.

regards
Wombat