Title - Summer Flower
Image Date: July 2008

How I did it -

A lovely local flower, with great light falling on it one evening, was no problem to shoot. In iPhoto I cropped, sharpened, added a light vignette and edge blur.

COMMENTS:
 

Joan Field
Linda L. Hudson	Lovely!!!
Jarrett Reagan	Great macro shot of the flower. However, the image seems a bit flat with the background and foreground (stamen) seeming to blend together. My suggestion would be to adjust the contrast a bit to gibve a larger range and perhaps tweak the color balance. You have a great talent for composing what nature has to offer.
Carmen Sewell	Pretty day lily but maybe there is too much softening? the lily doesn't really stand out from the background. It might be helpful if the stamen were a bit sharper. Or perhaps select the flower, invert and then blur the background a little more using the blur filter. Just a thought.
Rick Finney	Nice selective focus image. I think I might have sharpened the center a bit more. Also you might try cropping about a sixth of the image off the left-hand side of the image. .
George Bebout

Member Bio

Bobbie Delory - Biography A recent addition to Casa Grande, Az, I originated from the east coast. I hold a BA in Psych and a BSN in Nursing from which I have earned a living for the last 30 years.  Currently I am a Life Coach with focus on healthy home, body and spirit.  In addition to my titles of Mom, Life Coach and RN, I proudly hold the title of Nana.  My wonderful son and beautiful daughter-in-law graced me with a granddaughter in July 2007.  Her name is Lucia. Photography has been something that I have always had an interest in. It seems like I always had a camera in my hand.  My first camera, was a "Swinger".  Like many other things, life got in the way of really learning and enjoying photography until the last few years.  Of special interest to me are landscapes and flowers. I shoot with a Canon Rebel XTi, process on an iMac with Photoshop CS2 and print on an Epson 2400. I have much to learn about all aspects of photography and I am looking forward to the journey. In addition to PSA I am a member of the Scottsdale DIG.