Pastels a la Hydrangea
Uploaded: August 16, 2002
My goal was a soft effect so I used shallow dof (F:2.2) to blur around points of focus and overexposure (1-320th/sec) to create a soft and gentle glow. Once imported in photo editing software, I manipulated original lilac color to pastels for visual enhancement. I hope you like it.
June Marie Sobrito August 16, 2002
Beautiful work! Love the range of soft pastels and the lighting is perfect. #7774Janelle Barry August 16, 2002
There you go, Dolores - pushing the envelope again. I love to tune in and see what wonderful creation you'll come up with next - and this is just gorgeous! #11734Dolores Neilson August 16, 2002
Aw June Marie....coming from the queen of color...your compliment truly means alot to me!! Thanks so much. BTW...your pushpins at Shutterbugs is quite beautiful! Congrats and thanks again!Janelle...what a complimentary comment! What I call "chicken soup for the photographer's soul"...thanks for feeding me! I have been enjoying your wonderful entries here as well.
Wishing you both all the best with your entries. #11735
Peder Mageroy August 16, 2002
I knew I would find your masterpiece Dolores! This is beautiful, more so Klara said that she wished we had pretty flowers like that in our yard! Congrats Dolores, bet ya a buck that this will show up on other sites :-) #11750Dolores Neilson August 17, 2002
Aw....you're too kind Peder!! And thanks to Klara for liking my make-believe colors on my hydrangea. My neighbor will flip when she sees what I did with her hydrangea!! Actually, I wish they would really bloom like this!Lianne E. Cook August 17, 2002
WoW, this is very happy, love the colors ...and the imagination that came up with this LOL!! just excellent :o) #11761Carolyn M. Fletcher August 17, 2002
Wow!! This is great! Another winner, I betcha.. #11765Dolores Neilson August 17, 2002
Greetings Lianne!! Thanks so much for YOUR happy comment!! It pleases me that you like this and that you generously took time to say so. Good luck with your entries this month!!Hi Carolyn!! I'm tinkled pink you like it too!! After I finished with it, the idea came to me that I would like this on placements for Easter. I value your opinion and comments very much, sister friend!! Thanks again!! #11773
Carolyn M. Fletcher August 17, 2002
Good idea! I'll take 6. LOL #11779Dolores Neilson August 17, 2002
Oops Carolyn....I meant "placeMATS"!! I've never heard of Easter placements before! Good Lord...I must have been tired when I wrote that! Hope you stayed cool today...what oppressive heat we've had all week!! #11810Leo Enriquez August 18, 2002
Wonderful watercolor effect Dolores!...Colors are very well balanced!..super cool pic!...Could I know what kind of photo software did you use?.. #11818Dolores Neilson August 18, 2002
Greetings Leo!! Thanks for the complimentary note. I did not apply an artistic filter (like "watercolor") for this effect. It's simply the result of the way the hydrangea was photographed (shallow depth of field and overexposure). Here is the ORIGINALOnly color was manipulated, not the image. And I use photoshop. Thanks so much. Let's see if embedding my link worked!! #11836
Dolores Neilson August 18, 2002
I'm trying it again..haven't embedded a link in a while. Sorry. Original #11837Dolores Neilson August 18, 2002
I'll figure out what I'm doing wrong one of these days...in the meantime Leo...here is the original:I cropped differently and colors as described. Cheerio! #11838
Dolores Neilson August 19, 2002
Well, aren't you chicken soup for my photographer's soul today!! (Comments on 2 images in a row!) Thanks so much for gracing my image with your complimentary comment, Craig. I appreciate it immensely! I hope you have a super day!! #11917William C. Raco February 28, 2004
This is gorgeous!bill #400553
Dolores Neilson March 02, 2004
You're so very kind taking the time to post this, bill! I appreciate your compliments immensely. How lucky we photograpers are to have you. Thank you!! #403913Shelly A. Van Camp February 01, 2006
High key picture...love this! Wish I could do this...I love the pastels and softness..:) #2363901Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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