Another experiment with processing. Used combined filters within Color Efex after doing some very minor cleanup with Aperture. The actual flower has a brilliant yellow center with very bright solid white petals, while the processing took the same colors but conveys a darker side, with the back petals becoming more transparent - more outline than substance. The flower is growing in a flower box I planted and is the first bloom of the season.
And thank you all so much for your wonderful comments and favs on the 'velvet iris' yesterday as they took it to PP tonite! Very exciting and reinforcing!
@ness50 Thanks Vanessa -- you're so reinforcing. @anazad511 Thanks Ana! I appreciate it! @pflaume Thanks Lisa! It's the only way I can be an artist since I have no eye-hand coordination to actually draw and paint! @jdowd Thank you Jennifer -- I appreciate your support! @sugarmuser faery -- good idea! I need to learn PS! @calm Cathy -- thanks so much! @eyesmile Wow -- very high praise, Gena! Thank you so much! @nana2r Thanks Carren -- I'm enjoying learning more about how these filters work, so this won't be the last of them, I'm afraid! @hjbenson Thanks Harry! @annied Thanks Annie -- glad you like the processing and appreciate the fav! @jankoos Jan, thank you so much! @missmercy Thanks Miss M! @steampowered @steampowered Me glad! @rachelwithey Thanks for the fav Rachel! @susale Thanks for the fav and the positive response! @jo13 Jo, thanks so much for the kind comment and the fav! @kazlamont Thanks Kazzy! Always appreciate your comments! @elisasaeter THanks elisa! @michaelelliott Thanks Michael! @simster Thanks Simmy! @twr Thanks Timothy! @colie Thanks Colie, that's high praise! @carolmw Thanks Carol, for your comment and taking the time to view large! @willowdragon Thanks Al! @tonygig Thanks Tony! I appreciate your comment! @pyrrhula Thank you, Pyrrhula, so much for your kind comment and visiting some of my earlier photos!
Thank you for you visit, you so nice comment and mention the PP.
I really do appreciate it.
@anazad511 Thanks Ana! I appreciate it!
@pflaume Thanks Lisa! It's the only way I can be an artist since I have no eye-hand coordination to actually draw and paint!
@jdowd Thank you Jennifer -- I appreciate your support!
@sugarmuser faery -- good idea! I need to learn PS!
@calm Cathy -- thanks so much!
@eyesmile Wow -- very high praise, Gena! Thank you so much!
@nana2r Thanks Carren -- I'm enjoying learning more about how these filters work, so this won't be the last of them, I'm afraid!
@hjbenson Thanks Harry!
@annied Thanks Annie -- glad you like the processing and appreciate the fav!
@jankoos Jan, thank you so much!
@missmercy Thanks Miss M!
@steampowered
@steampowered Me glad!
@rachelwithey Thanks for the fav Rachel!
@susale Thanks for the fav and the positive response!
@jo13 Jo, thanks so much for the kind comment and the fav!
@kazlamont Thanks Kazzy! Always appreciate your comments!
@elisasaeter THanks elisa!
@michaelelliott Thanks Michael!
@simster Thanks Simmy!
@twr Thanks Timothy!
@colie Thanks Colie, that's high praise!
@carolmw Thanks Carol, for your comment and taking the time to view large!
@willowdragon Thanks Al!
@tonygig Thanks Tony! I appreciate your comment!
@pyrrhula Thank you, Pyrrhula, so much for your kind comment and visiting some of my earlier photos!
Thank you for your wonderful, kind comments! I'm feeling good about my growing processing skills just from reading what you've written, but know just how far I have to go to really be able to do this well. Thank you so much!
Thank you for your supportive comments Scott, Arefin, and Sjouk!