Thursday, April 30, 2009

Gray Kaleidoscope Art 30

Gray Kaleidoscope Art 30



Gray Kaleidoscope Art 30

This gray or black and white kaleidoscope is one I keep going back to. I know kaleidoscope art should be colorful, but sometimes color is distracting when you want to focus on shapes and patterns.

Blue Kaleidoscope 10

Blue Kaleidoscope 10


Blue Kaleidoscope 10

This is one of my favorite blue kaleidoscopes from the while glowing points to the lines that look almost like chains in a circle.

White Allium 1 Angelic - Allium Flowers

White Allium 1 Angelic


White Allium 1 Angelic

I really love how this cluster of white allium flowers turned out. It was quite a lot of work cleaning up all the little specks on the flowers, but after that, I knew I had something special.
Beautiful as regular flowers, I enhanced them with an angelic glow.

Yellow Daylily 5 Flare

Yellow Daylily 5 Flare



Yellow Daylily 5 Flare

I was a little bored one day so I went looking for something bright and shiny. I found these great daylily flowers and thought they'd look great with a little something special added. I quickly went for an extreme look. How about this floral makeover?
I'm thinking about editing it a little more :-)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Antiqued Bird of Paradise 2

Antiqued Bird of Paradise 2



Antiqued Bird of Paradise 2
For those who want a more retro look, here is the same photo of a bird of paradise flower as my previous post, but with an antique feel, sepia on black and white with darkened edges. I hope you like it!

Bird-of-Paradise 2 Glow

Bird-of-Paradise 2 Glow


Bird-of-Paradise 2 Glow

This is an older photo from at least a year ago if not two. I decided to start refreshing my imagekind Bird of paradise flower gallery with this image and a modern glowing almost neon effect. I could have made the effect stronger, but that wasn't the look I wanted.
After passing the clone stamp tool over it, I selectively eliminated elements that I found distracting and cleaned up the brown-gray soil. I did a slight blur on the flower to the left and applied a few additional filters on top. :-) What do you think?

Monday, April 27, 2009

Antiqued Purple Iris 1

Antiqued Purple Iris 1



Antiqued Purple Iris 1

This antiqued purple iris was put through a series of filters including a light sepia to give it an antique look even though I took it about a year and a half ago in color. I'm just starting to experiment with black and white and/or sepia so please give me feedback if you have experience with these.

Antiqued Blue Iris 6

Antiqued Blue Iris 6


Antiqued Blue Iris 6

I took this iris flower through a series of filters including a light sepia tint to make it like an antique photo print.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Single Pink Rose Basics

Single Pink Rose Basics




This is one of my favorite cut rose flowers. While not the most promising I kept working on it until it was just right.  It was manipulated for selective color and line. Great for modern decor.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Rose Explosion 1

Rose Explosion 1

A very modern twist to a rose flower. I call it rose explosion because of the fire in the orange and red that make this image exciting. Its section of a rose is alluring and provocative. Great for a modern interior, night club, or any place that needs some vibrant color and excitement!

Dark Pink Roses on Table

Pink Roses on Table

One of my favorite older photos. I love how the table shines and the roses have a mysterious almost romantic look.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Vertical Cut Orange Rose Flowers

Vertical Orange Roses


Vertical Orange Roses with Texture and Light

This is one of my old favorites with plenty of light, texture and color. It is available as a fine art print at Imagekind.

Pink Cut Roses - Time to Let Go

Pink Cut Roses - Time to Let Go


Pink Cut Roses - Time to Let Go

Available as a fine art print at Imagekind. This image made me think of the past and how it slowly fades away. Old memories eventually become vague impressions of sight and emotion.

Pale Pink Cut Rose 1 Angelic

A beautiful pale pink cut rose flower enhanced with an angelic glow.

Pale Pink Cut Rose 1 Angelic