Change of Pace by taffy

Change of Pace

I've gotten away from posting flowers, but wanted to try the soft pastel editing that @paulaw had used in her recent floral posts, and also provided a link to a tutorial. The Chicago Botanic Gardens is having a large orchid exhibition starting February 12th and Andie - @ukandie1 - and I happened on some prep work in the greenhouse. I thought these lent themselves to the softer focus -- something I rarely use. Thanks Paulal! I'll be interested in how you think this came out.
This is beautiful, Taffy. I really like the softness of it.
January 27th, 2016  
@paulaw -- thanks for the link to soft pastel processing in LR. Here's my use of it.
January 27th, 2016  
Wonderful chalky softness
January 27th, 2016  
Love it, very pretty. Now I'm feeling inspired to shoot some flowers and try this type of edit!
January 27th, 2016  
Beautifully soft!
January 27th, 2016  
Glorious soft edit. Nicely done!
January 27th, 2016  
Pretty- it's a good change of pace for you.
January 27th, 2016  
Gorgeous pastels! I love orchids.
January 27th, 2016  
Ohhh, very pretty, Taffy! Your pastel treatment lends itself well to the lovely orchid.
January 27th, 2016  
Fantastic macro.
January 27th, 2016  
So beautiful!!
January 27th, 2016  
Really soft and delicate shot :)
January 27th, 2016  
soft and delicate - it has an ethereal feel to it
January 27th, 2016  
Very chic & dainty:)
January 27th, 2016  
A beautiful image. It looks great in the soft pastel.
January 27th, 2016  
I like this a lot in the pastel. Are the orchids textured too or just past their prime? If the former, I'd suggest masking it out from them
January 27th, 2016  
Lovely softness which highlights your usual clarity!
January 27th, 2016  
A lovely pastel....nicely composed and presented Taffy.
January 27th, 2016  
Gorgeous pastels!
January 27th, 2016  
Love the tones
January 27th, 2016  
Thank you for the link to the tutorial, I shall try one day.
January 27th, 2016  
So pretty, lovely colour combination :)
January 27th, 2016  
Delicate
January 27th, 2016  
Amazing effects and colours. So soft and pretty.
January 27th, 2016  
Beautiful effect. The softness of this image is so pretty.
January 27th, 2016  
soft and misty...
January 27th, 2016  
Great job and well done. Love the softness.
January 27th, 2016  
Pretty in pink!
January 27th, 2016  
Lovely dreamy effect, I like the softness.
January 27th, 2016  
The soft focus really worked well Taffy. I really like the result.
January 27th, 2016  
I am still struggling with soft focus on something I am used to seeing crisp with detail. Very pretty colours. Everyone else loves it so it must be just me!! LOL!!
January 27th, 2016  
@jgpittenger The orchids did have texture in them. Mmm...something new to figure out how to reduce without having it too soft elsewhere! It's good for me!!
January 27th, 2016  
Very pretty. I like the tones.
January 27th, 2016  
It has a great softness to it. Well shot and edited
January 27th, 2016  
Lovely tones, a very pretty shot
January 27th, 2016  
Lovely shot.
January 27th, 2016  
Really beautiful
January 27th, 2016  
Lovely
January 27th, 2016  
I think it's extremely sophisticated and I really like the soft focus and composition. The colours are very different from what I traditionally think of as pastel so I googled 'pastel colour palette' and these muted colours were all there so the link obviously works :))) I have to say I have several orchids at home and I find it very difficult to find a good angle to do them justice - something you have definitely achieved here Taffy. I also like the texture in the petals.
January 27th, 2016  
The soft focus is perfect
January 27th, 2016  
Gorgeous soft dreamy shot Taffy, the colours are sublimely peaceful.
January 28th, 2016  
neat and they really look like they were illustrated with chalk pastels
January 28th, 2016  
It's turned out lovely Taffy! Such an elegant image, love the processing.
January 28th, 2016  
I've love this and Paula's soft pastel too.
January 28th, 2016  
@paulaw Thanks Paula -- I really appreciated the link and your comment on this one. I'm enjoying getting into these new ways of processing.
January 28th, 2016  
How much do I love this?! Don't think I've ever seen you post flowers. Big Fav!
January 31st, 2016  
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