There are two urns on either side of the entrance to the public library. The urns are planted with a combination of pink flowering plants: mandevilla, impatiens, and vincas. I always think: "pink as pink can be" when I look at the blossoms. Normally, I would like a mix of colors for blossoms planted in a planter urn, but somehow all of the pink looks good together at the library. Today, I found out for the first time that there are white impatiens among all of that pink. I guess I never noticed before, because I was so focused on all of that pink.
They are definitely more lively in color. As I looked at this shot in both the black and white and color version, I was a bit distracted by the dead flower in the lower right hand corner. I would clone that out if I was considering this for a competition. The angle of the flower and your pov make a nice pattern for our eyes to travel across the picture, so I would remove the dead plant because it breaks the flow. I know you're not doing this for an exhibit or anything, but I just thought I'd offer my 2 cents worth- just a thought.
@olivetreeann Thanks for taking time to write your comment. It is very helpful. Alas. I do not know how to clone yet. That is why the dead blossom is still there, even though it bugged me too.
@daisymiller It's really quite simple. I use Ribbet- it's free on line. You upload your picture and then click the tab that says "pro". You'll see different options listed on the left. Choose clone. The program has a predetermined brush size but you can use the slider to make it larger or smaller in you need to. First click on an area that you would like to paint over the object or spot you want to remove. Then move the brush over and click again on the spot you want to take out. Keep clicking on the object until it is removed. You can also change the part you are erasing with by clicking on "select source" (I think that's what it's called). You might have to do this if you want to take out more than one trouble spot in your picture or if you're working with a larger object than the area you are using to clone. Give it a try and if it doesn't make sense, feel free to ask again.
September 28th, 2014
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