It’s that time of year when it is hard to find a good weather window to go out and shoot and the over 5000 images I have in my files from this year are nagging at me. So, this week I started the process of sifting through and deleting those with no redeeming value and… Continue reading Summer Flowers
Category: Flowers
Poppy Impression
Well, photography has been about the furthest thing from my mind this week as I have been busy closing on my new house and working out all the last minute bugs. So, I had to pull something out of the archives to process at the last minute. This poppy was shot in April at the… Continue reading Poppy Impression
Day 96 – Orange Flower
Not sure if this is a marigold or what but I tried to get a little different perspective on it. Did the usual processing in CEP.
Day 94 – Morning Glory
I took a stroll in the park yesterday and found some amazingly beautiful Morning Glories. Still fascinated with Topaz Impression. This one got the Cezanne treatment
Day 91 – Late Bloomer
I promise the sunflowers are about gone and I am going to have to find some new material. Leaves anyone? This is another one processed in the new Topaz Impression software. It is supposed to create the look of a Van Gough but that seems a bit arrogant to me. I just like the image.
Day 88 – Sunflower Impression
Here is another example of a photograph processed using Topaz Impression for a painterly look. So many possibilities. The only hard part is committing to a look.
Day 86 – Marigold
The Marigolds just keep blooming and blooming. This one got the usual treatment in CEP. It was shot with a closeup filter on my macro lens.
Day 83 – Rose
I saw this rose blooming in my Mother’s yard and had to take its picture. Something about a fall blooming rose touches my heart. This one got just a little detail, saturation and warmth. But the darken lighten center really made the image by giving it depth and drama.
Day 82 – Cone Flower
The cone flowers are about done this year but I saw these at the Farmer’s Market the other day. The mix of sun and shade made it a challenge in post processing. I think I should have darkened the lower left a little more. Otherwise about as usual, detail, saturation, a little warmth and a… Continue reading Day 82 – Cone Flower
Day 72 – Sunflower Grunge
I found myself in the sunflower patch again yesterday but I wanted to get a little creative for a different kind of look. So let’s see if I can remember what I did. First I took it into Color Efex Pro and added a detail extractor, a bleach bypass and a darken/lighten center filter. Then… Continue reading Day 72 – Sunflower Grunge