Monday, June 13, 2011

Nature's Love

I spotted this pair breaking out of a fence's containment.  Their roots remain inside, but the blooms are free to soak up the uninhibited sun.
SOOC:
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I always start by adjusting the levels of the photo (draw the outer two bars to the beginning of the black 'hill' and drag the middle bar in both directions until the photo's tones are what you like). I cloned over the lower petal, as it was a bit distracting from my focal point.  Kim Klassen's "Mayzee" texture overlay gave the image drama.  I polished it with MCP Action's "High Definition Sharpening."

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The second edit was actually quicker.  I simply adjusted the layers until the background (a brown fence) was completely darkened.  A little cloning over any lighter spots that remained and a quick MCP polish completed the look. 

after/dark 0284Touch Up Tuesday's at the Paper Mama 

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW! How neat is that!

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Exceptional subject matter and editing!

Elizabeth Dianne said...

Lovely and I'm really liking the "heart" effect and the different versions. Your children are precious also--yes, a wonderful gift from God. May He bless you and yours richly!

Leah C said...

Such a lovely shot!

amber heagerty said...

I love how you captured the way the flowers formed a heart 8)Beautifully done!

Jessica said...

Very nice -- quite a find and you really did a lovely job of enhancing it! : )

Kathleen said...

What a lovely image! You clearly have a very good eye to find that particular flower configuration. Your edits are beautifully done, too.

Cropped Stories said...

Cool shot, great angle! Love the textured edit!

Kristen Laudick said...

Love your second edit! Beautiful!

patty said...

great job and love that you found that beautiful blossom!
xo

patty@www.findingserendipity.com

Nathalie Kelley said...

That is so awesome. I love it. Thanks for sharing!

Cathy Spivey Mendola said...

WOW! I've never seen a more perfect blossom! GReat editing job too.

Kathy said...

That is a gorgeous flower and nice editing.

Anonymous said...

Lovely!!

Taylor said...

WOW! LOVE this shot!

Abi said...

Are you kidding me? Two mind blowing edits from one photo? You are like, my idol! LOL!

Teresa Schmid said...

Love this set of photos, they are awesome and I love how the two honeysuckle flowers form a heart. Fantastic job!

Unknown said...

I like both edits. First edit is beautiful delicate and the second makes picture so abstract. Great shot:)