Sunflower in a Storm

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I've been going through old photos looking for some to re-edit. This one is from 2008, and I had originally processed in Picasa. This new version was edited in Photoshop Elements.

Allan FG

Very nice sense of movement in the background.

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veronicacarter wrote: »

I also using picasa and photoshop I am passionate about photography and creativity . I like this edited picture your colour combination sense is appreciable and lighting features maintained perfectly.

Thank you Veronica and welcome to DGrin. I stopped using Picasa for processing more than a year ago, but I still use it to keep my photo-library organized.

The other reason I am re-processing photos is that my monitor wasn't calibrated back then.

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Allan FG wrote: »

Very nice sense of movement in the background.

Thank you, Allan. In hindsight, I think I should have pressed the shutter when the subject wasn't so vertical. The background kind of makes up for the lack of movement in the subject (same goes for the petals), but still.

lizzard_nyc

My favorite flower of all time!
This is a wonderful portrait of a beautiful flower--well done and the processing is fantastic.

I would be curious to see your old Picassa processed version too--but I know it's a pain sometimes to find it etc.

Either way--really enjoyed this shot, just makes me happy to look at it.

wendell

Really nice job. Very nice natural colors and detail. I like the flow of the petals and background elements. There is some noise but I think it adds to the effect of this particular image. Very nice indeed!

DaddyO

I think its lovely. Like the way the flower peddles are going with the wind.
Not sure about the OOF details in upper right quarter. Hmmm... not that
overtly distracting I guess. I could learn to love it still. :D:D

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lizzard_nyc wrote: »

My favorite flower of all time!
This is a wonderful portrait of a beautiful flower--well done and the processing is fantastic.

I would be curious to see your old Picassa processed version too--but I know it's a pain sometimes to find it etc.

Either way--really enjoyed this shot, just makes me happy to look at it.

Thank you, Liz! Sunflowers rock.

Here's the original version processed in Picasa in 2008:



I don't even know how I darkened the sky back then, or even how I turned the yellow stuff in the background into green. Oh well...

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wendell wrote: »

Really nice job. Very nice natural colors and detail. I like the flow of the petals and background elements. There is some noise but I think it adds to the effect of this particular image. Very nice indeed!

Thank you wendell, much appreciated. The grain was actually added in post (as can be verified by looking at the original edit above). The grain looks much better when not compressed for web (I don't like it much here, to be honest).

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DaddyO wrote: »

I think its lovely. Like the way the flower peddles are going with the wind.
Not sure about the OOF details in upper right quarter. Hmmm... not that
overtly distracting I guess. I could learn to love it still. :D:D

Thank you, Daddy! I was just writing on another forum that I wished I had used a slightly smaller aperture... but I can live with the background as is. (I don't have an option... this flower is already dead! )

lizzard_nyc

Federico,
Thanks for taking the time to post the other shot.
I have to say, I really like what you did with Picassa! The sky looks much better in the original IMO (I get more of a sense of an impending storm with this version). Either way, both versions are very good and very pleasing.