Two more pics from our recent AUG photowalk. I've just made these along with the daisy from an earlier post into a framed triptych for my sister. Handmade holiday! well, in this case a little help from Photoshop.....

This one got a little HDR toning and a copy of the background layer set to multiply with a lens blur on it to make it recede. To get this very crisp detail, I duplicated the background layer and desaturated it. Then I ran a highpass filter (filter>other>highpass). This layer was then set to the soft light blend mode. It maximizes the contrast on edges. I also shifted the color of the flowers toward orange to compliment the other two images in the set, which are vivid orange.


Holly noticed the little ant hanging out on one of the bells. Bet the rain was ringing his gong :) Again, a very subtle HDR tone and a vinegette to recede the background. There was also a curve applied just to darken the greens. I fooled with the light as well by creating a copy of the main layer and setting it to multiply. I erased it off the main focal flowers and reduced the opacity.