A small pink and white flower plucked from the yard and stuck into the lace curtain in the back window. Shot with the 100mm propped on a book and set to timer. I can't hold a camera still enough for macros by hand.
Processing - spot healing brush in two spots to remove cat hair (which really shows up WELL when shooting macro!), levels to brighten a bit, selective color to remove some of the yellows, resize and sharpen.
Added a scratched metal overlay I found in the gallery here, which I desaturated then applied in overlay mode. Used the eraser at 10% to erase over parts of the flower. Used color balance to shift out some of the pink and add in a bit of cyan. Added a funky border from a package of borders I have.
Very different from the other image. I like the different moods you were able to capture by changing the processing a bit. This image feels more solemn in that it reminds me of a flower given and then set aside, aged I guess. The other image is much fresher and gives me more a feeling of happiness.
Deb - wonderful shot !! I really like the 'aged' look about the photo balanced with the delicacy of the flower.
And I also use the self timer for my Flower shots on the Macro lens - it gives much better results than trying to hold the camera (maybe it's just an age thing :- ))
Oooooooh. . .this is very cool too. I am growing and growing in my appeal towards the overlays. This looks so old timey, like a greeting card. Beautiful.
ahhhhh .. just noticed you are going to be using the canon 100mm ... we're both going to using that brilliant lens for our creative choice month .. i love it .. :)
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