Echinacea Bud

[JonK]

Two versions

Original: (with vignette added)

Souped Up:

vignette
desaturate/add sepia tint and paint back the bud
frame

EOS 20D
1600 ISO (oops! forgot to reset ISO :er: )
100mm macro @ f5.6
handheld

Tell me which you prefer and why if you like. Comments and critique more than welcome!

 

[LaFoto]

Buds!
All those promises that are in buds.
I love them for that very reason!
And an echinacea flower is going to be so beautiful in the end. You will have lots more photo ops with this flower .
And that drop of water ... precious! Brilliant! Super focus, steady hand. Very well done! I like them both - and the bud really JUMPS out of the second version!

 

[JonK]

thank you corinna...these are stunning flowers when they open...won't be long now

that was my exact intention in the second one...wanted it to pop from the pic!

 

[Arch]

yea its a tough call jon...... i think just as a photograph in the collection i like the first...... but as an image, like for a large wall poster or something, i prefer the second, it just has more impact and appeal. :thumbup:

 

[JTHphoto]

i pretty much agree with everyone so far... the first one is a great image all on it's own, but the water droplet really pops in the second one. both are terrific. :thumbup:

 

[Mohain]

Great shots Jon. :thumbup: Probably the second, but I dunno. They each have their own merits ...

 

[JonK]

thanks! nice to see they both have some merit

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks! nice to see they both have some merit

ya, I think they both rock.. I like the pov and wonder if you used neat image on these?

 

[JonK]

thanks ray...no neat image, but I did some luminance smoothing and colour noise reduction in the Adobe RAW dialogue.

 

[photo gal]

Rockin' shot......I like them both very much! : )

 

[Randog]

I'm liking the first one best overall, but I like the intensified colors in the second.