Romantic experiments..

Peter_pan91 · Oct 18, 2007

So i was out in the garden this afternoon....

What do you think? C&C welcome (duh...

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Edit:mmm it's not sharp at all here on the web:meh: (why??)...anyway, the rose should be way sharper :x

Edit 2: nevermind, i put the full size image

nossie · Oct 18, 2007

Amorous feelings abound.

Don't like the two lemon yellow spots left-top-middle

GoM · Oct 18, 2007

Love the feeling....love the soft focus (intentional or not)...but it seems a bit underexposed/flat to me. :-/

Campbell · Oct 18, 2007

A little underexposed, but it is still very nice.

TimboAA · Oct 18, 2007

I got bored while waiting for dinner. Just a quick crop and color adjustments. I added a Warm filter to it as well. I liked the feel it gave. I'm not sure I'm positive about the crop. I wish the photo was just a hair taller so that the center of the rose was practically dead center, but I'll live.

ScottS · Oct 18, 2007

I like the velvety texture! It's not very often you see that in a photo of a rose.

oldnavy170 · Oct 18, 2007

ScottS said:
I like the velvety texture! It's not very often you see that in a photo of a rose.

I agree!!!

Peter_pan91 · Oct 19, 2007

Thank you all very much...the cropped version is really nice (more for the color than the crop but whatever, nice job ). More C&C are always welcome!

Peter

Edit: I repeat that the foto should be much much sharper (the rose obviously ) , but i can't get it like that on the web.....oh and keep in mind i am using a P&S (it's a very nice one but it's always a PandS

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petey · Oct 19, 2007

its' beautiful. almost like a painting it seems.

Peter_pan91 · Oct 19, 2007

ok so here is full size image: i know it's huge but at least it's sharp..

keith204 · Oct 19, 2007

I like the real picture...but did you blur it in photoshop? I mean, around the left of the rose, the blur between the background and rose looks a little funny, like you traced around with a blur tool or something.

The real picture's dark colors look more 'romantic' than the edited one's brighter colors. I like the edit, but I think the original pic had a more romantic feel.

Peter_pan91 · Oct 19, 2007

keith204 said:
I like the real picture...but did you blur it in photoshop? I mean, around the left of the rose, the blur between the background and rose looks a little funny, like you traced around with a blur tool or something.

The real picture's dark colors look more 'romantic' than the edited one's brighter colors. I like the edit, but I think the original pic had a more romantic feel.

Aaaah yes, i am a terrible editer, but whatever...i blurred around the rose, added some spherized distortion and some vignetting( to wich a have become strangely addicted:meh:, i don't know, it just seems to give more feel to every picture)

nossie · Oct 19, 2007

I just removed what I think are the distracting yellow areas. Maybe I'm thinking commercially and enjoying a lot of blank space to put text on it (I just did a website for a florist) but I think it's a great photo now. I can't get over that velvet. Also I have to confess that I think the under exposure does it justice - not a loud and "here I am" - but more subtle and seductive. If it has to be brightened I'd go 1/3 1/2 stop up. (of course everyone is seeing something different on each monitor)

Peter_pan91 · Oct 20, 2007

nossie said:
I just removed what I think are the distracting yellow areas. Maybe I'm thinking commercially and enjoying a lot of blank space to put text on it (I just did a website for a florist) but I think it's a great photo now. I can't get over that velvet. Also I have to confess that I think the under exposure does it justice - not a loud and "here I am" - but more subtle and seductive. If it has to be brightened I'd go 1/3 1/2 stop up. (of course everyone is seeing something different on each monitor)