Aquilegia McKana ???

[chrisec]

Aquilegia McKana processing experiment. Good/Bad?

Looks better on Flickr.



Aquilegia McKana by Chris Cangialosi



Canon EOS 60D
EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

[antoeknee]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not sure about the processing, looks to be lots of detail in the image.

[ST-EOS]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

They are the biggest sharpening halos I've ever seen Chris [emoji6]
I do like Aquilegia in fact just last week I bought a white variety. But I don't think your processing works with this it sort of overpowers the subject IYSWIM

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not sure about the processing, looks to be lots of detail in the image.

Thanks for your comments Ant.

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

They are the biggest sharpening halos I've ever seen Chris [emoji6]
I do like Aquilegia in fact just last week I bought a white variety. But I don't think your processing works with this it sort of overpowers the subject IYSWIM

Thanks Peter, I'm inclined to agree.

[neilrich1966]

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Chris - sorry not for me. I do like the crispness of the center.

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Chris - sorry not for me. I do like the crispness of the center.

Don't be sorry Neil, thanks for your honest comment.

[Stan]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not sure about the processing either

Stan

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not sure about the processing either

Stan

Thanks for your comments Stan.

[DianaS]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not for me either, I'm afraid. Doesn't do justice to such a pretty flower. But I think it's great to try different ideas like that - nothing venture, nothing gain - as they say!

[tesarver]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

For me, it's neither good nor bad, just different. It's not how we view flowers, but it has a uniqueness and the light halos do draw the eye to the center of the flower. I really want to dislike this image, but for me it is strangely attracting. So for me it's a

Tom

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

For me, it's neither good nor bad, just different. It's not how we view flowers, but it has a uniqueness and the light halos do draw the eye to the center of the flower. I really want to dislike this image, but for me it is strangely attracting. So for me it's a

Tom

Thanks for your comments Tom.

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

Not for me either, I'm afraid. Doesn't do justice to such a pretty flower. But I think it's great to try different ideas like that - nothing venture, nothing gain - as they say!

Thanks for your comments Diana.

[Tigger]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

For me, it's neither good nor bad, just different. It's not how we view flowers, but it has a uniqueness and the light halos do draw the eye to the center of the flower. I really want to dislike this image, but for me it is strangely attracting. So for me it's a

Tom

I do kinda agree with Tom - I like the image but I'm not keen on the halos. The softness of the outside petals I really like as that pulls you right into the sharp center of the flower, with the halos gone it would be a

[chrisec]

Re: Aquilegia McKana ???

I do kinda agree with Tom - I like the image but I'm not keen on the halos. The softness of the outside petals I really like as that pulls you right into the sharp center of the flower, with the halos gone it would be a

Thanks for your comments Ian, always appreciated.