Tortured Warratah???

[LostDingo]

Since moving to digital I have found it it immensely fun and flexible to have a bit of a play with images.
After a stressful day at work I took my frustrations out on a Warratah. I carefully strangled the flower and forced it to succumb to full flash pops and hideously long timed exposures. After this torturous regime I then desatuarted it's leaves and framed it in black.

What's your opinion?

[Killakoala]

Really nice. A great way to focus on the beautiful red of the flower. However you may have missed a bit of desaturation below the flower on two leaves.

Nice work.

[xerubus]

great capture... i really like this and the pp works quite well.

if i was to be absolutely nit picky i'd say clone out the little orange line in the background at the top right...

well done.

cheers

[Nikon boy]

I really like this, well done i reckon it would print up nicely

[Potatis]

I think this is excellent. Very well done!

[stubbsy]

Great pic, well post processed. Print & frame.

[marcotrov]

Lovely treatment and with a perfect specimen it would be a work of art. Lighting is well balanced and great framing applied. Well done!
cheers
marco

[Oneputt]

Tortured??? That warratah looks very happy to me. Lovely image, thank you for sharing it.

[LostDingo]

Killakoala - appreciate the comments and I may concentrate in that area and see what I can cleanup. In all honesty I didn't spend a great deal of time on it

Oneputt - not quite as happy as me with my red but was not overly abused

marcotrov -much appreciated, hard to be the balance fill on the SB800!

stubbsy-working on the print, framing is next

Potatis -thanks! You have an excellent tripod now so.........

Nikon boy -I am counting on it

xerubus-appreciate the suggestions and definitely worth a go at

All, really appreciate the feedback and suggestions, I always like to hear from different persepectives and the suggestions you may have.

regards,

Paul

[blacknstormy]

Paul - what a beautiful photo, and fantastic idea to desaturate the leaves. It really will frame up a treat......mmmmm....... will have to go out and try this one !!
Rel

[Manta]

Can't disagree with the previous comments regarding improvements Paul but, as my learned colleagues have themselves admitted, it was a pretty special piece of work to start with. Very graphic and in-your-face but still retaining the delicate nuances when you look deeper.

Good stuff.

[the foto fanatic]

And I was hoping for a picture of Wendell Sailor in his new sky-blue jersey.

Very nice pic.