Blossom Awakes

© Gunther Allen

Blossom Awakes

Uploaded: April 18, 2006

Description

aperture f-4, shutter 1/8, lens - macro, location - backyard in San Diego.

This is a process of taking a photo and then turning it into a grayscale. Then turning it into a duatone. All this is done using the mode tab in PhotoShop. I then took the original colored photo and cloned into the duatone photo that I turned back into the RGB mode. I mode sure that my brush was only on about 25% opacity as I painted the flower with the original color. It is like painting with light and the flower becomes more luminescent as you work with it. I decided to stop once I got the desired results.

Comments

Su Sana E. P level-classic April 18, 2006

Wow!! This is absolutely different and beautiful, Gunther!! A lot of steps to remember and do but I love the end results you've got here. #429086

Leanne M.E. Boyd April 18, 2006

Woooooooowwwwwwwwwiiiiiiiinnnnngggggggg #2655797

Whitney Rounds April 18, 2006

Excellent work, what a beautiful image. Well done. #2659362

Dawn Leslie April 18, 2006

Beautiful work, love the colors and highlights! #2659611

Laura Clay-Ballard May 21, 2006

wow!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! #2794380

Linda D. Lester level-classic May 21, 2006

Congratulations on this awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2794690

Su Sana E. P level-classic May 21, 2006

Congratulations on this superb Finalist, Gunther!! #2794887

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 21, 2006

Beautiful Gunther, congrats! #2794941

Leanne M.E. Boyd May 21, 2006

Congrats Gunther! #2795296

Evy Johansen level-classic May 22, 2006

Wow.. I missed this beauty! Congratulations on your finalist, Gunther! Super Image! Good luck! #2798175

Gunther Allen May 22, 2006

Thank you Evy, Leanne, Claudia, Susan, Linda, Laura,Dawn, & Whitney. I so appreciate your comments and well wishes! I've got my fingers crossed
:-) -G #2798699

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 22, 2006

Congratulations, Gunther, on this artistically beautiful finalist! Wonderful! #2800018

Cathy Barrows May 23, 2006

Congrats on your finalist...gorgeous #2803396

Tammy Scott May 26, 2006

Congratulations on this BEAUTIFUL finalist! #2817099

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