Artistic Cone Flowers (5)
Nov 24, 2014 12:41:17 #
I was in northern Vermont last year, to attend the wedding of my grand-daughter. It was in St. Johnsbury at the Alerin Barn, a very beautiful place for an outdoor wedding. The flower gardens were really nice and I couldn't resist taking pics of some of them. Here are a few with an artistic treatment. I hope you like them. Comments welcome.
-- Gene
-- Gene
Nov 24, 2014 13:02:07 #
Gene, cone flowers are my favorite whether in bloom or in seed, and you have captured them well and I love the artistic approach! Always fun to change things up a bit!!
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Nov 24, 2014 13:07:27 #
Nov 24, 2014 13:56:28 #
Nov 24, 2014 16:16:27 #
angela k wrote:
Gene, cone flowers are my favorite whether in bloom or in seed, and you have captured them well and I love the artistic approach! Always fun to change things up a bit!!
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:D I'm glad you like these, Angela! I got a little bored and decided to try something different in PP. Apreciate your comments, and thanks for looking.
Nov 24, 2014 16:17:14 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Beautifully done, Gene. I love these!
:D Thank you, Linda. Glad you like 'em and thanks for looking.
Nov 24, 2014 16:18:20 #
Sylvias wrote:
I love them Gene, beautiful set. :thumbup: :-)
:D Thanks, Sylvia! Glad you like them, and thanks for taking the time to look and comment.
Nov 24, 2014 16:22:10 #
Nov 24, 2014 16:25:20 #
Ptw wrote:
Lovely shots Gene. #1 is my favorite.
:D Thank you, Paula. Glad you like 'em and thanks for looking.
Nov 25, 2014 09:00:40 #
GeneM, beautifully artistic "paintings" of flowers/nature. I usually push nature a bit, why not! At times people say, "but that is not what we see." I reply, "No, more like the Bee sees and that is what temps them to pollinate."
If not too complicated, what settings/technique did you use to suppress the background in #1?
If not too complicated, what settings/technique did you use to suppress the background in #1?
Nov 25, 2014 19:10:32 #
dpullum wrote:
GeneM, beautifully artistic "paintings" of flowers/nature. I usually push nature a bit, why not! At times people say, "but that is not what we see." I reply, "No, more like the Bee sees and that is what temps them to pollinate."
If not too complicated, what settings/technique did you use to suppress the background in #1?
If not too complicated, what settings/technique did you use to suppress the background in #1?
:D Glad you like them.
Here's some of the Exif data for #1: Canon EOS 50D w/EF-S 17-85mm lens @ 50mm; Av @ f16; ISO 200; 1/125".
PP w/PsE8, Crop to size (min. needed on this one); Curves adjust: Contrast, Midtones and Shadows; Unsharp Mask; Artistic Filter w/Poster Edges; tweak Levels and Brightness as desired.
I don't have any set PP rules, only what looks nice to my (and my wife's) eye. :D
Thanks for looking.
Nov 25, 2014 20:53:46 #
They are great, Gene! Cone Flowers just seem to beg us to photograph them. :thumbup:
Nov 25, 2014 21:41:36 #
GeneM wrote:
I was in northern Vermont last year, to attend the wedding of my grand-daughter. It was in St. Johnsbury at the Alerin Barn, a very beautiful place for an outdoor wedding. The flower gardens were really nice and I couldn't resist taking pics of some of them. Here are a few with an artistic treatment. I hope you like them. Comments welcome.
-- Gene
-- Gene
I liked all of them. Beautiful flower and beautiful shots.
Nov 25, 2014 23:43:27 #
Very nice shot, Gene! I clicked on the site and it certainly is a very beautiful place!
Nov 26, 2014 00:02:25 #
pinkycat wrote:
They are great, Gene! Cone Flowers just seem to beg us to photograph them. :thumbup:
:-) Thank you! I agree. Thanks for looking and the thumbs-up.
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