Purple

Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 3 July 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

This is a macro of a purple clematis that I have next to my front door.

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Comments (36)

photowannabe from rocklin, United States

Pretty and dreamy. Nice shot Laurie.

3 Jul 2007 6:53am

@photowannabe: Thanks.

Sriram from Chennai, India

Laurie... In 1 word.. stunning! Delicate and a beautiful macro composition!

Keep it up!

3 Jul 2007 8:17am

@Sriram: Thanks.

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Stunning macro here Laurie, this is just awesome and cool post processing. Love the softness and colors in this. :)

3 Jul 2007 8:46am

@Rahul: Thanks. I blended a sharp layer with a diffused Gaussian blur layer.

Suby from Milton keynes, United Kingdom

It is definitely a stunning shot Laurie

3 Jul 2007 8:52am

@Suby: Thanks. I'm glad you like it considering it's a flower shot.

Beckie from New Hope, United States

Laurie, it's absolutely stunning!!! A gorgeous macro!

3 Jul 2007 1:38pm

@Beckie: Thanks.

Viewfinder from United States

Your purples work! Nice image

3 Jul 2007 2:54pm

@Viewfinder: Thanks.

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

Very effective use of blurring.

3 Jul 2007 3:05pm

@Daroru: Thanks. I blended a diffused Gaussian blur layer to give a sort of dreamy effect.

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

I love the dark! Dark is hard to do, and still be stunning. If there were 7 ways to spell WOW, I would.

3 Jul 2007 3:20pm

@Seraphine: Thanks.

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

This is really beautiful Laurie, very delicate and well composed photo, the colors are wonderful, my favorite tonal range, yeahh!

3 Jul 2007 3:42pm

@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks.

Bob Israel from Brookfield, WI, United States

A nice soft touch gives this character . Nice image.

3 Jul 2007 3:49pm

@Bob Israel: Thanks.

Manon B from Canada

Tout en douceur...j'aime :)

3 Jul 2007 3:53pm

@Manon B: Thanks.

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

Beautiful Laurie, just perfect! Love the focus in the picture!

3 Jul 2007 5:28pm

@Celialee: Thanks.

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

OOOHH! That is beautiful!!!!

3 Jul 2007 6:12pm

@Dawn Sutherland: Thanks.

adalove from Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

Lovely macro and love the diffusion there, great effect.

3 Jul 2007 6:57pm

@adalove: Thanks.

Hercules from Jacksonville, United States

This image has great mood , a sense of royalty . I would like to see a little more saturation(especially in the yellows) and contrast of popping effect

3 Jul 2007 7:16pm

@Hercules: Thanks. The saturation is an accurate representation of the flower as it is. The yellow stamen are not a vibrant yellow but rather a pale yellow.

frank from amadora, Portugal

Great shot Laurie, photos of flowers are beautifull. and this one is no exception

3 Jul 2007 8:59pm

@frank: Thanks. I am fond of taking photos of flowers, but that's probably become pretty obvious if you look at my archives.

John from United States

Wow, what intense and dramatic color. Excellent. Might look pretty nice on a greeting card or a calender!

3 Jul 2007 9:53pm

@John: Thanks. They are my among my favorite colors for the rich depth of color they get.

Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States

Nice work here Laurie. I love the softness and the subtle details.

4 Jul 2007 1:00am

@Angry Buddha: Thanks.

Daniel from Olympia, United States

this is nice, but overall it is pretty soft.

4 Jul 2007 1:34am

@Daniel: The softness was completely intentional. I blended a diffused Gaussian blur layer with the sharp original layer to create something of an Orton effect. It was a technique typically used with slide film where you took 2 frames of the same image one overexposed 2 stops and sharp and the second overexposed 1 stop and out of focus. Then the images were sandwiched together to create a soft painterly quality. I've been trying different techniques to try and emulate the effect with digital. This is pretty close to what I was looking for but it's still not quite there.

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Beautiful macro, very dreamy!

4 Jul 2007 1:44am

@Zing: Thanks.

RoBeRt from Cheeseburger, United States

looks like something that should be under the sea .....nice image , great colors

4 Jul 2007 2:11am

@RoBeRt: Thanks. I thought the same when I took the shot.

Peng Wei Seng from Malaysia

wow.Great shot...

4 Jul 2007 3:41am

@Peng Wei Seng: Thanks.

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Quite a beautiful image Laurie - I agree with Robert that it looks like something that should be under the sea - the 'petals' remind me of sea anemones! Thanks for your posts on my blog - appreciate your comments and visits! :-)

4 Jul 2007 6:42am

@Anne: Thanks. I felt the same way about it when I first shot it.

david from Chesham, United Kingdom

i just read how you did this and will be taking notes! the result is a stunning beauty!

do you know the name of this clematis? we've got a fair few but i don't recognise this one.

4 Jul 2007 7:05am

@david: Thanks. I don't know the variety. I bought this at COSTCO the warehouse store. It was really, really cheap; about half the price of the ones I'd seen in the garden centers and it was also about twice the size. There was no tag to say what variety it was.

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Amazing shot !

4 Jul 2007 7:10am

@ColNed Pictures: Thanks.

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Rich color! Well done!

4 Jul 2007 7:14am

@Craiger: Thanks.

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Awesome!
Congrats, you are on the spotlight page! http://www.aminus3.com/

4 Jul 2007 7:48am

@Manuela Photography: Thanks. I saw that and I am most humbled by it.

dee from Innsbruck, Austria

A beautiful shot. So soft, but also quite intense. Well done!

4 Jul 2007 9:47am

@dee: Thanks.

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Fantastic colours.

4 Jul 2007 9:58am

@badala: Thanks.

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Wow, everything about this is fantastic!!! Super duper! :)

4 Jul 2007 12:55pm

@HorseRotorVator: Thanks.

Sagar and Madhavi from Worcester, United States

This is really beautifully captured. I used to visit your blog regularly (you take beautiful pictures) and then I forgot your name but now I've found it again :)

4 Jul 2007 1:41pm

@Sagar and Madhavi: Thanks so much. I'm glad you found me again.

hamidreza from Tehran, Iran

Excellent colorful shot. Very well done.

4 Jul 2007 3:29pm

@hamidreza: Thanks.

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

My goodness! Great macro!

4 Jul 2007 4:51pm

@MontereyJohn: Thanks.

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

great, dreamy capture..

4 Jul 2007 5:16pm

@Nick Passantino: Thanks.

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Bluring effect works here very well. The colors are great too !

4 Jul 2007 7:53pm

@Reza: Thanks.

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Congratuleations for being in the Aminus3 spotlight. Check out www.aminus3.com :)

5 Jul 2007 7:55am

@Rahul: Thanks. I saw that and was quite surprised and pleased.

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