Day 28 - Cosmos
by ephln

Comment:
Another excellent use of shadows to enhance a shot. The petals get a boost and added depth shot this way - nice!

Day 27 - Hibiscus Stamen Macro - Take 2
by ephln

Comment:
The green background would have been ok if it were a bit lighter and not so noisy. This is the better of the two edits as they are.

Day 24 - Black Eyed Susan
by ephln

Comment:
Polarizer ?
PS levels adjustments have fits when polarizers are used.

Day 23 - Close Encounters of the Floral Kind
by ephln

Comment:
Straight out of the camera huh? Don't cha' just hate it when that happens? :P

Day 26 - Bouganvillea
by ephln

Comment:
This one is a bit washed-out in my opinion, lacking in contrast, but I know with these colors, it can be really touchy. try this:

In PS, re-open this and go to Image, Adjustments, Levels, then click the Options button on the bottom of the right side. That will open a pop-up for auto-color correction options. Check and set the following: Enhance Per Channel Contrast checked, and down at the bottom, in the Target Colors & Clipping, type in 0.50 in both boxes, then hit Save as Default. Just that alone made a big difference in the levels of the image without the delicate colors taking a hit. Using the levels, options is almost always one of my first steps in post-processing and the defaults I gave you are a widely accepted better settings than PS is set up with.

Day 22 - Begonia
by ephln

Comment:
The Blue, Pink & Green flow well from one corner to the other. It's soothing and soft.

Day 21 - Cosmos
by ephln

Comment:
This one I'm having trouble with. It's harsh and maybe due to the time of day, the lighting & shadows are killing it.

Day 20 - Fibonacci Spiral
by ephln

Comment:
How artistic of a crop on this ! We can see the plants, but all too often never really look at them - thanks for this look.

Day 18 - Kangaroo Paw
by ephln

Comment:
Oh wow - I've never seen one of these before. I have a soft spot (ok, the pun was intended) for the fuzzy botanicals.

Day 19 - Lilies
by ephln

Comment:
Very nice color levels here. This is such a hard color palette to work with - red is a booger, and you did quite well with this one!