Springtime Texture

Cool image Valerie! It might be interesting to use selective color on the flower petals?

Thanks so much, Norm! I didn't think about selective color; I may just try it to see what it looks like :-)

C'est un merveilleux rendu et j'ai lu toutes tes explications et laisse moi te dire que tu es une grande Artiste ma chère amie ! Belle fin de semaine agréable !

Merci beaucoup, Danielle! Vous êtes très aimable avec vos mots! Bonne fin de semaine, cher ami :-)

I like the original, but this is even better ... well worth the work that you put into it! :)

Thank you so much, Paul; I really appreciate your feedback! :-)

o0o they can be difficult to photograph ... I have three of them in my back garden,
but oddly enough at night as it gets darker ... they seem to catch the light better
its odd ... and they look better than when I take them in broad daylight ... and
if the security light comes on if there is a fox or a hedgehog (there was last night)
then they look wonderful in that light. I like the effect you have created very
much indeed ... I hope the cold weather does not get them too early ..sadly
we have had some late light frosts ... what with that and the squirrel deciding
she likes to eat the buds ... there are not many left ;-) enjoy your weekend,
and silver surfer ... ;-)))) o0o

Thank you so much for your encouraging words Bev! I must agree that it is challenging to photograph these blossoms. It's even harder when the light isn't right.
We've been having some cold weather here, too. I had to bring in some plants I put out on my back porch the other day. Hopefully in the next week the temperature will be more consistently mild.

Your processed version is so much more dramatic, Valerie.

Thank you so much, Esther, much appreciated :-))

Oh this is lovely Val ... Great in mono! :)

Thank you very much, Chris; your kind words are appreciated! :-)

Exceptional capture!

Thank you so much, William! :-)

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Wonderful, I find that the treatment is beautiful
and the foreground is put in evidence and well gorged with light.
Good weekend.

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words, Malik!
Have a great weekend, my friend. :-))

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The edited version is truly outstanding, Val! Love it:)
Have a lovely weekend, dear friend:)

Thank you so much for you kind words, Sas!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend, my friend :-))

Gorgeous light.

Thanks so much, Jaap :-))

Oh this monochrome is outstanding Val - it's absolutely gorgeous. The original was a lovely picture, but you have made this brilliant.

Wow, Jenny, thank you so much for your very kind words! :-))

Very beautiful star magnolia.

Thank you so much, Don :-))

WOW....absolutely beautiful...well done

Thanks so much for your very kind words, Horizon! :-))

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments, Janwillem and Betty! They are most appreciated! Happy Sunday :-))

Absolutely superb !

splendid composition, bokeh and tones, I adore this picture !

Love the out-of-focus backdrop and the colour tone here. Great work and an absolute fave for me, Val.

Thank you so very much for your kind and encouraging comments, Christiane, Dave, Nora and Roger, they are greatly appreciated! :-)

Very beautiful tones. Great texture !

Thank you so much for your kind words, Ulrich! :-)

Very nice indeed - being a techno-numpty, i don't understand what you've done, but I like the result very much!

Wow! That is a cool shot. I really like the presentation, the tones and the composition on this one, Val.

excellent mon amie*************

Beautiful work. Great backlight and tones, nice presentation!

The original is nice, but I just love what you did with this Val. It's incredible how it turned out and I'm so inspired by how you persisted with it.