Henry Roberts
February 2025 - Amaryllis
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About the Image(s)
I wanted to play with the PS filters and chose the zig zag filter to apply to an image of my wife's winter amaryllis photographed against a white background bathed in diffused natural light. In PS filter>distort>zig zag I played with the sliders to find something different, interesting and hopefully a little artistic. In select>subject I made a layer mask to separate the amaryllis from the background. This layer I took into a soft, out of focus image of fall dried grasses to make a composite.
What do you think and what would you do differently?
Equipment: Canon R5, Canon 24-105 Zoom lens, tripod???
6 comments posted
Nice shot and you've done a good job in postproduction. The green of the plant and the orange of the background fit together very well. Posted: 02/18/2025 14:45:56
Andrew, thanks for your comments. Posted: 02/19/2025 15:43:22
Great Post production. way over my head, but I just got a new Mac and the first update of Photoshop in over three years. I have some learning to do. I really like the image. Even though it looks like it may not have worked, I sharpened the subject (flower) and added some texture and it made the plant sharper but it looks like it was pasted in to the background. posted my take because I wanted you to see what sharpening and texture did. Back to the drawing board for me. Posted: 02/19/2025 05:21:55
Hi Don, I like what you did in sharpening and texture. I am into experimenting so anything out of the ordinary interests me.
Do you know the work of Huntington Witherill in Monterey, Ca.? https://huntingtonwitherill.com/. He is very versatile and extremely good at creating fine art images in post processing. I wish I could do 1% of what he does. I particularly like his Photo Synthesis series. Posted: 02/19/2025 16:09:31
Do you know the work of Huntington Witherill in Monterey, Ca.? https://huntingtonwitherill.com/. He is very versatile and extremely good at creating fine art images in post processing. I wish I could do 1% of what he does. I particularly like his Photo Synthesis series. Posted: 02/19/2025 16:09:31
Wow, Henry and Don, you two are amazing. Operating PS is generally over my head..(sad)
I love Henry's arrangement, the softness and the color contrast make it an eye catcher. I may crop out the bottom a little more to focus on the leaves. Posted: 02/20/2025 16:05:52
I love Henry's arrangement, the softness and the color contrast make it an eye catcher. I may crop out the bottom a little more to focus on the leaves. Posted: 02/20/2025 16:05:52
Hi Henry. I like the zig zag effect. The background is a nice contrast and the flower is sharp and soft at the same time. I would crop the bottom and concentrate on the filling the frame with the leaves and flowers. Posted: 02/20/2025 17:18:47