Tulip Ending

I love tulips, even when they are coming to an end. They seem to form so many shapes through their brief lives. @30pics4jackiesdiamond I used one of my textures to merge with this photograph!

[JackieR]

Beautiful Catherine and looks 'real' . (If you know what I mean?!)

[Terri]

Neat! Love the texture.

[Krista Marson]

such pretty texture

[Catherine P]

Really beautiful. A wonderful composition

[Catherine]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond I do! Adding a texture really changes an image.

[JackieR]

@megpicatilly did you cut out the tulip nd then paste it on the texture layer. I really have no idea how to start but enjoy looking at your processed compositions

[Catherine]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond I photographed the tulip against a white background, then opened up a texture photo, copied and pasted it onto the tulip (in photoshop) and then, to make the tulip show through, added a blending mode (again in photoshop), which merges the two layers together, but allows the lighter one to show through. I then erased the texture from the tulip. Hope this helps. I am sure there are other ways without photoshop, but haven't looked. Possibly You Tube might have something? Thank you for your lovely comment.

[Catherine]

@terrinorthwind Thank you so much Terri and for the fav too.

[Catherine]

@blueberry1222 Thank you. I am always looking for textures to photograph !

[Catherine]

@cmp Thank you Catherine

[tony gig]

Lovely flower and capture.

[A]

Really lovely image!

[Photo Bird]

Great image, wow it sounds technical to do it though

[Catherine]

@tonygig Thank you Tony. It was looking very fragile by then!

[Catherine]

@blueace thank you!

[Catherine]

@photobird it is really easy to do if you have Photoshop although I am sure there are other ways in other software

[Sue]

Lovely image and informative instructions on how to do it. Thanks

[Catherine]

@suesouthwood thank you Sue. Have a go!

[Sue]

@megpicatilly What was the original texture?

[Catherine]

@suesouthwood it was a wall.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Sue]

@megpicatilly Makes a good background

[Catherine]

@suesouthwood it was better than bark!

[Catherine]

@bkbinthecity thank you!

[KWind]

Very striking image.

[Joy's Focus]

Love this! Fav!

[Catherine Otley]

Great photo and great you saw the beauty in something in its death throes.

[Islandgirl]

Oh I love the textured background makes the tulip pop!

[Laurie E Wilson]

Very pretty, and a tad bit sad.

[Milanie]

Love what you did with this - it's so simple and beautiful.

[Babs]

Beautiful shot and lovely textures.

[Dione Giorgio]

Looks like an oil painting. Superb shot and processing. Fav.

[Paul]

Beautiful. Love your background 👍

[Claude Trew]

Beautiful flower, I love the texture on the petals and the background.

[Walks @ 7]

Even towards the end, she is still standing proud and strong. This is very well done.Fav.

[Catherine]

@kwind Thank you! and for the fav too.

[Catherine]

@joysfocus Thank you and for the fav!

[Catherine]

@redandwhite Thank you! This project makes me see things quite differently!

[Catherine]

@radiogirl Thank you. Wasn't sure whether to go with the textured background or not, pleased you like it and thank you for the fav too!

[Catherine]

@laurieewilson It is a bit sad. Cut flowers are so beautiful to have in the house, but do not last very long.

[Catherine]

@milaniet @onewing Thank you both for your lovely comments on this one.

[Catherine]

@sangwann Thank you. It does have a vintage feel to it! Thank you for the fav too.

[Catherine]

@paul10 Thank you Paul. I try to photograph things that might make a good texture. This was a wall!

[Catherine]

@claudiet Thank you. It was unusual for the tulip to stay intact for this long. Often they drop before this stage.

[Catherine]

@joysabin She is. The others were quite interesting too, but I thought this one had the best shape. Thank you for the fav too.

[Margo Sayer]

This is super, particularly like the way it's withered symmetrically ;-)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture of the tulip they are so photogenic lovely textured background too

[Catherine]

@s4sayer Tulips usually just drop, so it was nice that this one stayed around a bit longer!

[Catherine]

@ziggy77 They are such delicate looking flowers! Thank you.