Lynne Hollingsworth
October 2021 - Hydrangea
About the Image(s)
This was one of a few flowers in a bouquet I bought at the grocery store. I used the same techniques as last month; following the Harold Davis method. This included using layers to paint in specific parts of images that went from overexposed to underexposed to HDR. This time I made an attempt at using channels to enrich color and decrease the grey that seems to crop up in this technique. I can honestly say that using channels was more challenging than I had anticipated..
Let me know what you think of the image as I always look forward to comments.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
3 comments posted
Very pretty. I'm not familiar with the Harold Davis method but will definitely do some research to learn more about it. In addition to the well defined details I like the white background which, to my eye, makes the image pop. Posted: 10/18/2021 07:32:41
(Group 63)
There is a lot of things to like in this image. The detail and color of the bloom is great and all the work you did with the multiple of images / layers has all paid off handsomely. In this case the final image does not necessarily betray all of the effort that went into it's creation, which is both a good and a bad thing. Good in that it looks natural, and bad in that your efforts may not be full appreciated. The image does have a bit of "mounted presentation or monograph" look and feel. I feel as though I am looking at a text book and here is an clean example of this species. Perhaps that is what you were going for here, or perhaps in developing the flower image you got fixated on the bloom itself and less upon the bloom in it surrounding. That happens to me from time to time. This might be addressed by adding a texture or subtle pattern to the background, of placing more blurred and subtle flowers in the background. Lots of ways to address this point. Great image. I look forward to see more of these efforts. Posted: 10/23/2021 12:16:10
Adding a texture to the background and/or blurring some of the flowers would help here. I do believe I got lost in the bloom and therefore lost my perspective. I've been making an effort not to lose my way in post-processing as it often does more harm than good. In fact, I've started to set a timer so I stop, do something else, and come back at a later time. Sometime it's startling how differently the image portrays itself. Posted: 10/23/2021 12:45:36