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Dripping Dahlia.jpg
Dripping Dahlia.jpg
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Home, OH
Date: Aug 5, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Digital Art, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 5, 2008

Viewed: 376
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Do you think Chlorox would have helped?

I hated destroying the image of such a magnificent specimen but I wanted to find out what was in the Filter's draw of Photoshop. Played with the Liquify Filter. Wanted dripping blood but ended up with more of running paint. Can't complain for my first attempt ever. Felt pretty good about the way it turned out. But like I said. . . it went against the grain.
No wait. . . it went against the flow.

In Photoshop:
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 08/11/2008 08:02:22 AM
What a fantastic effect! Love the bold beautiful colors and such wonderful detail!
 08/10/2008 06:44:31 PM
haha cool pic I like the rich colors in the actually flower
 08/08/2008 12:39:23 PM
OMG, you did a great job. Amazing
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 08/06/2008 08:02:35 PM
Ha! Cool and clever. Maybe add a little more shadow around edges of the dripped part pooled at the bottom to give that depth and, er, believability?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 09:30:00 PM
This turned out beautifully and no dahlias were harmed... Seriously, the dahlia is still a dahlia, and the geometric transformation only calls attention to her structure. Beautiful red, happy composition, and no band-aid box.
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 08/05/2008 05:31:29 PM
Cool effect here.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 05:19:41 PM
its a brilliant photograph and i love your processing ..
i googled chlorox, thinking it might'v been some hallucinogenic substance .. lol .. but was surprised to find its a household bleach .. so in answer to your question, i dont think chlorox would'v helped one little bit .. and anyway, i dont think it needs any help ..
love the vibrant colours and the centre of the flower, so contrasty .. excellent the way you've 'bled' it off .. great approach .. i dont think i'll be needing anymore drugs, i'll be getting my fix daily from your images ... lol ... :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 05:06:46 PM
Way cool. I love it when people have fun. Keep it coming.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 03:21:33 PM
I really really like this. I love gothic art, dark and mysterious, vibrant reds... this fits right in my genre.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 01:08:57 PM
Okay... creepy! I really like the grey gradient background against the deep red. This one could actually pull off the centered composition if you ditched the green leaves in the background.

Very, very cool.
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 08/05/2008 01:02:43 PM
Whoa! "Sunglasses required' warning needed here.
:-))
This is a delightfully imaginative interpretation.
Just delightful. Keep 'em coming.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 11:48:42 AM
Love it! Beautiful bold colors and very dramatic effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 10:02:29 AM
What a fun experiment. Good thing about digital, you can't really 'ruin' it if you keep the original. Just make different versions till it strikes a cord with the artist.
Good Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 09:44:12 AM
A really unusual image, works well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 06:05:57 AM
Ha that's cute, I really like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2008 05:59:08 AM
Very cool effect. The gray bg really helps the flower pop!
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 08/05/2008 04:56:49 AM
Yikes- have to try that- good that you are doing different things...this is really fun !
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