King of the Hellyans
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Maybe you need an exterminator...those hellyans seem to be taking over ..lol. :)

White and Pink on Purple.jpg
by Sheryll

Comment:
Nice colour pallette, composition and focus need a little work.

550907
by undieyatch

Comment:
Lovely!

Summer Sunset Garden
by banmorn

Comment:
I love the balance in this shot. The colours in the flower are beautifully accented by the colurs in the background, DOF is awesome. Beautifully seen and captured.

Day 9 - VERY Red Canna
by ephln

Comment:
Reds in bright light are very difficult to capture. I would suggest that you try my old standby favourite PP and use an adjustment levels layer, adjusting the input levels on the RGB settings but also adjusting the input and output levels on the Red settings. Another PP possibility is to add an adjustment layer for HSL and try different saturations using different blend modes such as overlay or soft light.

As far as capturing it in the first place, I like to take reds in the shade, maybe bring an umbrella and try a few shots that way?

Day 9 Mandevilla IMG_0136.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Lovely colours with the natural light. I agree with what has been said about the framing, perhaps trying it with a little more bg on the right and not as centred vertically.

Day 8
by skasuba

Comment:
Very interesting to look at. The contrast of the dark and light contribute to various scenarios of the imagination to engage the viewer to look beyond a simple flower.

Day 13 - In the Shade
by Prism

Comment:

Originally posted by ursula: You combined 3 shots? How? For dynamic range or 3 different shots? The colour is very rich again.

For dynamic range, sort of an HDR type processing. I use the -1 exposure as the background and then layer the 0 and the +1 exposure layers on top of that in overlay mode at 48% opacity and 22% opacity respectively. I then merged the layers and did a little more PP. Just an experiment to see how it would turn out.

Make a Wish
by lynnmarie

Comment:
Great idea! The addition of your son makes a refreshing change to the usual dandelion seed shot.

Day Eight
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
The combination of colours really appeals to me. The petunias show well against the blue wall. Nicely done!