Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 12 May 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
Well, I had intended to catch up with everyone's blogs this weekend but the weather here has been amazing around the 30 degree mark, I've spent the weekend gardening and painting our garden furniture. It's been too nice to stay indoors. So I'll have some catching up to do :)
This little dandilion was found floating in a pool at Sandwell Valley Park UK.
Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have about my posts :)
one word. LOVELY!!! =)
12 May 2008 12:55pm
Very nice shot Dear Mary :) i like the composition in this shot .
12 May 2008 12:30am
What an artistic touch, desaturated background, very nice Mary. Looks like the good weather will continue this week. :)
12 May 2008 1:33am
Beautiful.. I like the contrast between the subject and the background. The water is so still, it looks like the flower is floating in the breeze! :)
12 May 2008 1:50am
interesting idea, well done!
12 May 2008 2:14am
It's a very nice shot! very well done!
12 May 2008 2:39am
Wow! Really beautiful... it does look like it is in the air :)
12 May 2008 2:42am
This is a very nice idea, well done Mary :)
12 May 2008 3:12am
Very nice, love what you have done :)
12 May 2008 3:52am
So delicate!
12 May 2008 5:06am
An island of yellow beauty in a sea of tranquility ... very nice!
12 May 2008 5:18am
Perfect just to leave the flower with that beautiful yellow against a monochrome background. Excellent composition and use of space within the frame.
12 May 2008 5:27am
A picture like a poem, nothing can be added.
12 May 2008 5:32am
Wow MB, I love this. Not a big fan of this post processing technique usually but this really works.
Thanks,
Rob
12 May 2008 6:36am
Nice work.
Outstanding choice to selectively color this image; the dandelion's yellow is so brilliantly displayed.
12 May 2008 8:07am
awsome, awsome!! simple yet powerful!
12 May 2008 8:12am
very nice photoshopping ...makes that little dandelion just pop.
12 May 2008 9:53am
Great shot mary, very effective, i think i would of kept the stem the original colour as well but thats just me
12 May 2008 10:32am
@Peter Miller: Thanks Peter, that was my intention to keep the stem the original colour, but I was so late processing and posting (around the 2.20 am mark) that i missed it out! lol.
This is a beautiful image. I think the yellow/black contrast is incredibly striking - well done!
12 May 2008 12:31pm
Not a particularly sharp shot, but the selective colouring is cool. Or was the water just really murky?
12 May 2008 1:12pm
Wonderful processing, a very effective shot.
12 May 2008 2:22pm
Good idea this contrast between black and only yellow flower and it's good position in the picture but i like also the drawing of reflecting blades of grass.
12 May 2008 2:33pm
Marvelous image and I love the selective coloring! Well done! =-)
12 May 2008 2:39pm
Absolutely PERFECT with the selective colouring, Mary!!
12 May 2008 3:27pm
I like how you can see the continuation of the stem below the water. I hope that 30 degree mark you speak of is in Celsius. ;-)
12 May 2008 3:31pm
Superb Mary. This is so poetic!
Nice post processing Mary.
12 May 2008 6:15pm
That's a great idea... love it.
12 May 2008 6:53pm
Very fine work again Mary. Your work is always so pleasing.
12 May 2008 7:11pm
cool! like the composition, tones and selective color
12 May 2008 9:12pm
Great treatment. Nicely composed. :)
12 May 2008 9:30pm
Your image is lovely, as usual.
12 May 2008 10:30pm
I love shots like this! That pop of color is one of my favorite styles and what a nice job you did here! So subtle and delicate and your compositions are just fabulous.
12 May 2008 10:39pm
Great shot, Mary! Thirty degrees? I would like to have this weather when I´m in London by the end of may...
13 May 2008 3:29pm
Very beautiful image! L idée est géniale! J aime beaucoup.
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