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In the Spotlight

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 27 May 2013 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

The lilies (with three sisters) are now kept permanently in the spotlight here in South Shields, one of them waiting for her final transformation! She is surrounded and supported every step of the way.

This is a composite made in Photoshop using the masking tools to lift the flowers from their original background, a new layer was created and filled with a light dusky pink, then this layer was put through the Tiffen DFX plug in to create the spotlight effect before I used the FX blender in Photoshop to create the drop shadow.

FUJIFILM FinePix HS30EXR 1/25 second F/6.4 ISO 400 32 mm

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PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Tout en douceur

Bonne journée

27 May 2013 5:18am

Laurent from not far from Lyon, France

Lovely post treatment, so soft

27 May 2013 5:27am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent 5***

27 May 2013 5:37am

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Wow Curly, awesome:)

27 May 2013 5:56am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

NOW...THIS is the one shot amazing me and a real look-alike beauty to the portrait of your wife in 1994. I really love it! (I can hardly wait for lilies to bloom around the neighbourhood!)
I hope THIS SHOT will really be in the Spotlight!

27 May 2013 6:19am

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

Beautiful colours.

27 May 2013 6:29am

Devi from Chennai, India

Great composition Curly...Lovely treatment :-)

27 May 2013 6:29am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Excellent processing

27 May 2013 6:59am

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Beautifully done to create a beautiful image

27 May 2013 7:14am

Sam from Chennai, India

So beautiful. Excellent processing, Curly. Love it. :)

27 May 2013 7:36am

Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Best one yet - they keep getting more interesting.

27 May 2013 7:57am

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Lovely.

27 May 2013 8:34am

Tomix from landerneau, France

soft and beautiful!

27 May 2013 8:42am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

a veritable halo of light. Lovely treatment. The best so far

27 May 2013 8:48am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Lovely

27 May 2013 9:57am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Lots of work, but the final result justifies it

27 May 2013 10:13am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Excellent work... This is a lovely work

27 May 2013 10:42am

~~~Ann~~~ from Nelson, New Zealand

Lovely for us to view, and for Mrs Curly, I'm sure.

27 May 2013 11:47am

Maryvonne from Sorel, Canada

Jolie composition dans une belle lumière

27 May 2013 12:03pm

Veronique from France-and-, Switzerland

An other good picture !

27 May 2013 12:05pm

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Awesome, and we are with you in support as best we can be:)

27 May 2013 12:15pm

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

what a lovely color and idea

27 May 2013 12:18pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

I like what you did here.

27 May 2013 12:28pm

Kate from United Kingdom

Just beautiful Curly

27 May 2013 12:39pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

cool !

27 May 2013 12:59pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A masterful piece of work Curly! 5-stars!! Bravo! ;-)

27 May 2013 1:19pm

Yvonne Simons (:|:) from Tilburg, Netherlands

I love it!

27 May 2013 1:43pm

BiLL from Belfast, United Kingdom

Beautifully processed image, Curly.

27 May 2013 1:59pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Beautifully processed to bring out the details in the lilies' petals! Great vignetting, too.

27 May 2013 3:43pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

This is spectacular!!! Love it!!!

27 May 2013 6:00pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Magnificent image!*****

27 May 2013 7:03pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Splendide et spectaculaire, magnifique traitement. Bonne soirée.

27 May 2013 7:19pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful! I love the pastel color. Just lovely!

27 May 2013 7:44pm

Dave from Nottingham, United Kingdom

Excellent !

27 May 2013 8:24pm

Maria from California, United States

pretty colors and a good title, too

27 May 2013 8:25pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Awesome... ! excellent work!

27 May 2013 8:45pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

5 stars from me - I love the soft feel - I am glad the three sisters are together.

27 May 2013 8:57pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Superb processing and result.

27 May 2013 9:07pm

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Gorgeous lilies and I love hearing about your process!

28 May 2013 3:26am

L'angevine from Angers, France

jolie

28 May 2013 7:37am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

nice processing and a beautiful flower - I think I would prefer a wider crop to reveal more of the 3 surrounding lillies.

28 May 2013 11:20am

Abena from Illinois, United States

I think it's beautiful and your processing with the soft pink creates such a lovely mood. Great I think!

29 May 2013 12:26am

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

outstanding

29 May 2013 1:56am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Fantastic...its a beauty

3 Jun 2013 8:45am

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Lots of processing with a sublime result. Beautiful work, Curly.

5 Jun 2013 5:12am

FUJIFILM FinePix HS30EXR
1/25 second
F/6.4
ISO 400
32 mm

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