Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tiptoe through the tulips…

I’ve always been afraid to plant tulips in my yard because of the number of deer that visit my flower beds.  Since deer love tulips I fear planting them would just invite snacking at my expense!  My mom, however, has several planted at her house so when we were there for Easter I was delighted to see them in bloom.

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I ran a clean edit in both ACR and Elements 9 and then added Kim Klaussen's Serendipity texture.  I kept the texture subtle because I wanted to keep the vibrant reds and yellows intact.  For the final touch, I added a black frame which I think makes the colors pop all the more.  I really like how this one came out.  It says “drama” and “spring” all at the same time.

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11 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 26, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    beautiful - I love the strong color and shallow depth of field!

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  2. deb dutyApril 26, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Beautiful photo! We don't have many tulips around here because the only way to get them to bloom is to buy new ones every year and refrigerate them for about six weeks before you plant them. Too much trouble for me!

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  3. UnknownApril 26, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    GORGEOUS SHOT Lisa!

    blessings,
    jill

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  4. aliciaApril 26, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Nice work. This is a gorgeous shot and I love that you left the texture subtle.

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  5. One PhotoApril 26, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    I am not a fan of heavily textured shots, especially of flowers which I think are just beautiful as they are. But I love this shot and how you used such a subtle texturizing and softening and it works perfectly - definitely one for the wall and the black frame finishes it off so nicely.

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  6. Laura lokApril 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    very nice

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  7. AprilApril 26, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    the color really is beautiful! nice job

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  8. BarbaraApril 26, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    I love how the red pops off the page! Beautiful photo.

    Peace!

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  9. AnonymousApril 26, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Simply beautiful.

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  10. CedarApril 27, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    Love the bright color! My SIL had tulips for me to photograph this weekend. Such a fascinating flower!

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  11. LeoviApril 29, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I love the volatility or weakness in the overall composition, color and texture Beautiful fafulosa. Greetings.

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