You don't bring me Flowers anymore.

[Donald]

These were all shot at The Pines Garden in Kent

Lovely stuff and, if I may say so, much more you than UFO Landing Tracks (look at other recent threads folks). Silly to say one is better than another. But, for me, #1 & #4 are the 'Wows'.

[ScoutR]

Very good, Wendy. Looks much better in colour. And I like that raised shadow box in matching colour. May I ask how you did that?

Thanks Rob. Below are the steps I use for framing in Photoshop Elements 8

1. Right click on the background of the Editing Window and click on Select Custom Colour. This brings up the Custom Background Colour window and also changes my cursor to an eyedropper that I can use anywhere within the shot to pick a matching colour.
Pick a colour click OK and the chosen colour is now the background colour of the editing window. I usually try a number of colours before I find the one I like. It's a great way to see what works with any given shot.

2. Create a duplicate layer and then from the Image Menu select Resize - Canvas and type in the desired frame size.
At the bottom of the Canvas size pop up window there is a spot to select Canvas Extension Colour. Click the drop down arrow and select Other. then use the eyedropper to select the background colour from the Editing Window. Click Ok in that window and then in the Canvas Size window, and you have your frame. At this point you will probably want to change the colour of you editing window back to something else so you can see the frame.

3. Select Drop Shadows from the Effects menu and add the drop shadow of choice. (this part won't work in Elements unless you have created a duplicate layer)

Not sure how this translates to Photoshop, but that's how I do it in Elements.

Wendy

[carregwen]

Thanks Wendy, I'll try that tomorrow.

[ScoutR]

Here is another flower that I think is very photogenic. Not sure what the botanical name is but here in Ontario we call them Cosmos. I only had 2 blooms to choose from, but they should be in full flower next week and I hope I can get back for more. Search them out. It seems to me that like people some flowers are more photogenic than others, and Cosmos and Dahlias seem to like having their picture taken.
C&C welcome

Wendy

[Wirefox]

Lovely stuff and, if I may say so, much more you than UFO Landing Tracks (look at other recent threads folks). Silly to say one is better than another. But, for me, #1 & #4 are the 'Wows'.

Thanks Donald, I went down to Kent with the idea that I would try some different styles hence the landscapes. I needed to convince myself that I could do other stuff and perhaps find something to build on.

I really like this one. The reflections of the grass are very nice, but I'm wondering it the diagonal strand going off frame at the right and the 2 vertical strands to the left could be cloned out. I know i would not be able to do it, but I'd want to.

You are absolutely right. I am processing quite a few shots at present and quantity does not equal quality in PP. I like this image too so I will definitely go back to it

Uber lush! I like the rather abstract nature of these two.

I was pleasantly surprised at this Garden. A little gem with views of the white cliffs as a backdrop. I keep promising myself a trip back to Bodnant. Probably my all time favourite.

Wendy I love the last shot. Spot on. The rose is pretty dreamy too.

Steve

[Letrow]

One of our dune flowers. We call it koekoeksbloem (cuckoo), it is a variety of Silene flos-cuculi.
When I came home I noticed on the computerscreen that some of the leaves had tiny droplets of water clinging to them. Nice surprise.

[triggerhappy]

here some.



enjoy

mark


p.s. larger image at my flickr

[Camellia]

I followed Wendy's instructions for making a border

[ScoutR]

Hey, I like yours, it is wider at the sides than top and bottom. I haven't tried that, I like it

Wendy

[dharankk9]

One from me

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Vidyadharan,

Nice example and good colours and composition; lead in lines, etc. - although I might have left a little more 'room at the top' just a few more pixels.

It does look a bit soft though, especially as you have a signature there demonstrating the file is reasonable quality. Did you do any sharpening in PP? and after down sizing?

Actually, looking again, I think it is perhaps just focused on the green leaf edge behind the red bloom. I can't see the aperture in the EXIF.

Cheers,

[dharankk9]

Hi Vidyadharan,

Nice example and good colours and composition; lead in lines, etc. - although I might have left a little more 'room at the top' just a few more pixels.

It does look a bit soft though, especially as you have a signature there demonstrating the file is reasonable quality. Did you do any sharpening in PP? and after down sizing?

Actually, looking again, I think it is perhaps just focused on the green leaf edge behind the red bloom. I can't see the aperture in the EXIF.

Cheers,

I searched for the original Without doing any photo shop work. BUT IN VAIN. Ya it is cropped and sharpened edge in CS3 and given a Black background
Thanks for the comment

[ScoutR]

Another Monochrome conversion. C&C welcome

Wendy

[Jim B.]

[Dave Humphries]

Very nice Jim - the speculars on the central bit (Rob's wife can tell me what that's called) really makes all the difference.

[dipdawiz]

These are the photos taken in Bangalore Botanical garden flower show...







no post processing apart from croping. More can be seen here

[David]

I've been taking snaps with my infrared converted Canon 20D. Here's some pansies, with false colour.



Cheers

David

[ScoutR]

Something to brighten your day. Did I oversaturate?





Wendy

[Poaceae]

[Wirefox]

Something to brighten your day. Did I oversaturate?

They do not look over saturated to me Wendy but they do look a little dull. Was it an overcast day?

I am still trawling through these shots from Pines Gardens in Kent. I liked the effect of the water and lily pads rather than the flowers. It is a sausage trying to preserve detail in the white when most of the ground is dark. Well I tried.