Patricia,
This is beautiful. Absolutely love the vibrant color and the soft details. What I mean by that, and this is quite interesting, is that the details are actually quite fine and detailed - ok, that’s redundant, but the processing and techniques applied there’s still an appealing softness throughout. Guess I don’t know how to express that…
For me, the vignetting works more like a veiled frame rather than a soft vignette; making the flower look square/rectangle. Did you try a more rounded vignette? Not a biggie, still lovely.
Lon
Exquisite detail and unusual bloom.
Love the green center, although it might be a tad bright (from here).
The combination of straight and curled petals makes this unique.
Well-done!
Sandy
Lon. The reason for the squarish (if that’s a word) vignette vs. round is because of the off centered position of the flower. Round just didn’t work and so I tried other options, including the resulting colored vignette. That’s why it ended up in photo art and not floral. The result was a little different than my usual and I’m searching for new ideas.
Pat
Will tone down the green. Thanks for your input.
Thanks for the response Patricia. There is most always a good explanation why a photographer made the decisions they did. Makes sense, and great job working the options.