Arrival

[purplehaze]

I still like it this morning, so...

[Mike Buckley]

Great composition, lines and colors!

[Wavelength]

I liked this too

[purplehaze]

Thanks, Mike and Nandakumar!

[bnnrcn]

Very nice Janis, IMO it would also look good without the added texture

[bje07]

Great composition, lines and colors!

+ 1, and delicacy, I like a lot.

[purplehaze]

Merci, Jean; thanks, Binnur. I was wondering what it would look like without the texture on the flower, Binnur, so I painted the texture into the "sky" alone. I thought my settings were the same, but the colour seems more saturated. I darkened down in spots deliberately. Don't know if it feels as otherworldly, but will have to look again in a day or two.

[JBW]

fascinating

[purplehaze]

Thanks, Brian. You should know that it is your macro work that inspired me to do some of my own. Just one example of the cross-fertilization that happens here on CiC.

[Wavelength]

The new edit, is really great

[bnnrcn]

IMO the flower looks better in this one Janis. If you are planning to play with the image again, you might as well try reducing the saturation in the BG . You might also try the BG with and without texture to see which one works best

Merci, Jean; thanks, Binnur. I was wondering what it would look like without the texture on the flower, Binnur, so I painted the texture into the "sky" alone. I thought my settings were the same, but the colour seems more saturated. I darkened down in spots deliberately. Don't know if it feels as otherworldly, but will have to look again in a day or two.

[Rainforest]

Lovely shot Janis - love the split frame. I think the textured background and untextured flower make for wonderful contrast and interest.

[JBW]

Thanks, Brian. You should know that it is your macro work that inspired me to do some of my own. Just one example of the cross-fertilization that happens here on CiC.

We all compost helping others to grow. #2 is a nice variation.

[purplehaze]

We all compost helping others to grow.

LOL. Perhaps I should have said "cross-pollination".

Thanks, Nandakumar, Binnur and Susan. I do think that space in the left needed filling, Binnur. I get that these texture presets could quickly get tiresome, but they are new to me and I am having fun learning to manipulate them. I have a pretty cool app on my iPad called Adobe Capture that I have started to use to create my own textures that I will be able to use in Photoshop when I get the new computer. i am so full of ideas, i will be wanting to take a week off work when that day comes.

[mugge]

Janis, just adding to the 'compost heap.' I like your edit better.
Cheers Ole

[purplehaze]

Thanks for the contribution, Ole.