Poppy

Paul Iddon

On a wonderful day the family and I had a walk around Cuerden Valley Park, in Preston.

There are many gentle paths (and some not quite so, though not so tough really) and fields galore and all sorts of pleasantry.

In the walled orchard garden, I spotted this single large poppy with a few buttercups and grasses and thought it might make a decent subject - then went and added a few extras to the result (which basically was a poppy and some buttercups!)

Effects were a bas-relief sketch layer with a reduced opacity. Simple enough. Don't think I did anything else to it apart from a curves tweak. Then a splatter frame and a matching red keystroke at 3 pixels wide.


C&C as always appreciated.

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010:06:03 11:55:00
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0029 s (1/350)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: A View of the UK - Paul Iddon Photography







Paul.

DaddyO

"all sorts of pleasantry" :D:D

A nice work. A pleasant result neatly framed.

Paul Iddon

Thanks Daddyo



Paul.

Jack'll do

Very nice Paul. I really like the effect you've achieved.

Paul Iddon

Ta John, appreciated m8


Paul.