Fun With Sunflowers
Jul 14, 2018 14:50:37 #
All with Canon 100macro, Topaz Studio and Nik ColorEfex. Please click once (best) to view on dark background or try double downloads.
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Trying something different...
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Jul 14, 2018 15:01:11 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
All with Canon 100macro, Topaz Studio and Nik ColorEfex. Please click once (best) to view on dark background or try double downloads.
I like these, Donna. Especially the 2nd where you can see the fuzz on the stem.
Jul 14, 2018 15:01:41 #
I'm always interested to see how folks work a flower for b&w. Yours is highly engaging, Donna! Love the black background which sets off the textured petals & center so beautifully. The square mat and framing make this an elegant work of art.
Jul 14, 2018 15:24:43 #
Corolyn wrote:
I like these, Donna. Especially the 2nd where you can see the fuzz on the stem.
Thank you so much, sweet Corolyn! The second was past its prime and a bit droopy but still pristine enough to make a great model, and I'm so glad you enjoyed!
Jul 14, 2018 15:30:36 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I'm always interested to see how folks work a flower for b&w. Yours is highly engaging, Donna! Love the black background which sets off the textured petals & center so beautifully. The square mat and framing make this an elegant work of art.
What a lovely, encouraging comment, Linda! I did one little click on a Nik preset for the conversion. Do you remember the presets that Nik (when owned by Nik) offered for free? I've had those things for ages and have even added my own but seldom use any of them. This is one I just happened over 'by mistake', and it turned out rather nice. All I had to do was tweak the highlights a bit. The frame is from Topaz Studio. Thanks so much, Linda!
Jul 14, 2018 15:53:55 #
Very Nice Donna, That's about the only B/W flower shot I ever saw that doesn't look like a dead flower 
Jul 14, 2018 16:07:14 #
HOT Texas wrote:
Very Nice Donna, That's about the only B/W flower shot I ever saw that doesn't look like a dead flower
Thanks so very much, Johnny, and I know what you mean. Every flower I've tried to convert to b/w has looked dull, washed out and dead except this one, and I can't even take credit for the conversion. It was somebody's preset.
Jul 14, 2018 16:37:35 #
All three are outstanding, Donna! Very different but equally beautiful.
Jul 14, 2018 17:07:33 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
All three are outstanding, Donna! Very different but equally beautiful.
I'm so glad you enjoyed them all, Carol. Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
Jul 14, 2018 17:22:12 #
Outstanding set, Donna ! Each one of them has a place in its own way.
Yellow against dark background further enhances the first two frames.
Lovely work !!
Yellow against dark background further enhances the first two frames.
Lovely work !!
Jul 14, 2018 17:40:12 #
sundar wrote:
Outstanding set, Donna ! Each one of them has a place in its own way.
Yellow against dark background further enhances the first two frames.
Lovely work !!
Yellow against dark background further enhances the first two frames.
Lovely work !!
Thank you so very much for your wonderful comment, Sundar!!
Jul 14, 2018 17:56:27 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
I didn't buy Nik 'til just before or after Google took it. I don't recall any additional free pre-sets from that era but I might just have been concentrating more on Topaz ... Do you remember the presets that Nik (when owned by Nik) offered for free?
Re frames: I learned that the free FastStone Image Viewer (which I have, for a variety of reasons) has frames too, so I'm going to look into them. I used to use Picasa...back in the day...
Jul 14, 2018 18:06:07 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I didn't buy Nik 'til just before or after Google took it. I don't recall any additional free pre-sets from that era but I might just have been concentrating more on Topaz
Re frames: I learned that the free FastStone Image Viewer (which I have, for a variety of reasons) has frames too, so I'm going to look into them. I used to use Picasa...back in the day...
Re frames: I learned that the free FastStone Image Viewer (which I have, for a variety of reasons) has frames too, so I'm going to look into them. I used to use Picasa...back in the day...
Jul 14, 2018 18:09:13 #
I like all three very much, Donna--great work. I really admire your treatment of the last one (I'm not normally much of a black & white fan, but I do like this one very much).
Jul 14, 2018 18:36:41 #
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