Redo on Red Poppy on Yellow

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

I did some PM'ing with several members of TPF... and followed some suggestions about PP on the image I shot yesterday as a test image. I like this one much better, much more detail, and I think it is better balanced. Still lots of yellow, which some people don't care for.. but look at the Poppy, not the background... let me know what you think.

Link to the other if anyone wants to see the previous image: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/nature-wildlife/291275-red-poppy-yellow.html#post2648815

New image:

Red Poppy on Yellow by CGipson Photography, on Flickr

digital flower · Jul 15, 2012

This is stunning. I like the redo better. The flower seems to stand out a little more.

mommyphotog · Jul 15, 2012

Very much a piece of art! Great work!

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

digital flower said:
This is stunning. I like the redo better. The flower seems to stand out a little more.

Thank you.. I still have a lot to learn about Photoshop! lol! But with Derrel's suggestions on how to bring the flower out, Forkie's stem suggestion and several other who made comment.. it is hard to go wrong!

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

mommyphotog said:
Very much a piece of art! Great work!

Thank you, I appreciate the comments!

Bitter Jeweler · Jul 15, 2012

Love it. It's a Pop Art poster. Larger than life.

I did a really subtle nitpicky edit. Can you see what I did?
(no curves, or color adlustments)

I also, as it just really appeals to me, think a thin border really makes it pop...

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

Bitter Jeweler said:
Love it. It's a Pop Art poster. Larger than life.

I did a really subtle nitpicky edit. Can you see what I did?
(no curves, or color adlustments)

I also, as it just really appeals to me, think a thin border really makes it pop...

Yes.. I see what you did! Lol! You made it look more like the Adobe RGB image looks like on my system... the Srgb conversion took the life out of it. I did lighten some, and added some saturation.. but not enough. I like yours better!

Details... please? Yes.. the border is nice too!

Bitter Jeweler · Jul 15, 2012

Oh, I didn't change colors or anything intentionally. Maybe the conversion did, but that wasn't what I wanted to show you.

Don't get me wrong, I love the original. What my detail oriented picky mind picked up was the flower was oh so slightly off center, and what really nagged me, was the stem was off center. So, what I did was to enlarge the canvas and sampled the background color to fill, then rotated it just a tad. I also then content aware stretched half of the stem to make the image a little taller.

I think this makes the poppy feel a little more, well, heroic?

That's something that bugs me with flower shots that are just the flower, with the stem cut right below the bloom. And you didn't do that here! In fact, I could see this as a very tall, narrow, image with even more of that delicate stem, and maybe even a leaf (if I remember correctly how they grow) in the middle of the stem....if you get what I mean.

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

Bitter Jeweler said:
Oh, I didn't change colors or anything intentionally. Maybe the conversion did, but that wasn't what I wanted to show you.

Don't get me wrong, I love the original. What my detail oriented picky mind picked up was the flower was oh so slightly off center, and what really nagged me, was the stem was off center. So, what I did was to enlarge the canvas and sampled the background color to fill, then rotated it just a tad. I also then content aware stretched half of the stem to make the image a little taller.

I think this makes the poppy feel a little more, well, heroic?

That's something that bugs me with flower shots that are just the flower, with the stem cut right below the bloom. And you didn't do that here! In fact, I could see this as a very tall, narrow, image with even more of that delicate stem, and maybe even a leaf (if I remember correctly how they grow) in the middle of the stem....if you get what I mean.

Whatever you did made the shot much more vivid on here.... compare them, and you will see what I mean. I knew the flower was off center a small amount ( I had just eyeballed it)... so I appreciate your doing that! Your changes are indeed very subtle....and I will keep them in mind when I actually start on this project. Thanks for the tips!

PinkDoor · Jul 15, 2012

I really wish I had a wall to put this poppy on. . . I would buy it.

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

PinkDoor said:
I really wish I had a wall to put this poppy on. . . I would buy it.

Thank you, that means a lot!

Bitter Jeweler · Jul 15, 2012

I don't see any color difference on my iPad. :shrug:

paigew · Jul 15, 2012

Nice! I love that last edit bitter did with the black border. I could see lots of people wanting to buy a print of this. great job!!

cgipson1 · Jul 15, 2012

paigew said:
Nice! I love that last edit bitter did with the black border. I could see lots of people wanting to buy a print of this. great job!!

Thanks Paige! I think I should hire Bitter as a consultant! lol!

WesternGuy · Jul 15, 2012

I like this one as well. It is an excellent example of how simlplicity in imagery makes a fantastic picture. This is an excellent example for those just starting out on how simlplicity is the key to a great image. Look forward to seeing more of this genre.
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