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Our gardens not quite like this!


Our gardens not quite like this!
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Copyright: John Stokes (orbiter) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 630 W: 106 N: 588] (3125)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05
Categories: Nature, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon, Nikon 38-114mm
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-03-12 18:36
Viewed: 1070
Points: 21
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Going through my previous shots, I came across this one from Ness gardens in Liverpool. The picture wasn't right at first as a couple of the white lilies looked a little less than their best with brown and crumpled edges. Well what do you know...In walks Photoshop CS2 :)

PP = The main lilly heads are from another picure, I copied and pasted them in. They're free transformed to fit and had the slight surface shadows burned onto them. Each lilly then had its levels and cureves adjusted separately. The whole picture after flatening was then leveled and some corner shadows where dodged. Following that was a 1 x sharpen and save for TL

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Hi John,

Come ce Come ca, you did well. It's o.k. sorry dude, huh.?
I don't do this often.

Mike

Good detail, nice colour.
I think had you stepped to the right and crouched, it would be a better POV. Just my opinion though. This is very "in the moment".
TFS

Hi John,

Lovely photo and colours!
Seems like a paradise!!
I like the fact that the natural light makes the shadows, the colours and shapes more intense and vivid.
Well done!!

Constantinos

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5680 W: 197 N: 2412] (9527)
  • [2006-03-13 11:35]

Hi john,

It is a beautiful look, this whole green
detaching the white lilies, it is perfect
his creativity here was wonderful,
it completed the garden with a beautiful look
Congratulations, taste of this!

Sérgio

Seems we try something different John and get done for it. I like the PP work mate, something I would not even attempt. Perhaps some sharpening of the background before adding the lilies? Who knows. Well done anyway. TFS
Dave
PS Many thanks for your comment on Pano I

I love the wet greens and the soft beautiful flowers, very well composed and well done John.
Well done
Thanks for sharing buddy

beautiful colors and details here John :)
i like the POV, feels like we are there looking down into the water

excellent PP with the lilly, i didn't know they were PPed until i read your note :)
the only thing i see not quite rite is the depth, a little blur effect on the rocks would do the trick :)
good work

PS: i tried a little workshop to see if i can that blur to giv the image more depth, hope you don't mind :)

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2006-03-16 12:58]
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I can see Mike's point about the left hand side, John. Still, I think by cropping just to the left of the big stone it could look a bit less 'spacy' there. I think not only the flowers steal the show, the small cascade (I do see some drops, right?) is interesting too.
Nice PP work on the flowers, looks natural to me but maybe the biggest flowers might have been a bit brighter as the lower flowers are burnt by the sunlight.
Anyway, TFS

Belles couleurs et agréable fraicheur!

Hello John
Very nice flowers.Good shooting.
Very nice colours.Well done.
TFS

Kerem

natural light provides good effects here.
white flowers are really appealing.
presence of beautiful greenary
liked it

sangeeth

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