Lily of the Valley
Here is a shot of a not so wildflower, Lily of the Valley, a women I work with brought me a cupful of these not to long ago wondering if I could get her an image of her favorite flower.
After she dug them up and presented them to me I didn’t think I stood a chance of getting anything remotely positive out of this bunch of flowers, everything I usually shoot is either fresh cut or still in the ground, but with digital photography just about anything is possible and they actually turned out pretty nice.
I had to tape them to the back ground to keep them from drooping any farther and really had to work with the cloning tool to take out the brown and dried spots that had begun to form. What had started out to be a no way situation actually ended up being kinda of a challenge that I really enjoyed trying to pull off.
That has to be one of my favorite things about photography, and that is the ability to take a mundane object and turn into something beautiful, with the help of Photoshop and tape !!
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Hello my name is Bernie Kasper and I am a photographer from Madison, a small town located in the Southeastern part of Indiana on the banks of the Ohio River, the area I call home has a rich diversity of topography and wildlife that make it a special place. From the canyons and waterfalls of Clifty Park to the wetlands of the Muscatatuck NWR the area is rich in photographic opportunities, hopefully I will be able to convey the beauty of the area and share any info as well about this place I call home
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Lilly of the Valley is such an amazing flower! Great photo!
You certainly did end up with a beautiful image!
Gorgeous! I love Photoshop and digital cameras. I actually need to work on it more.
I soooo miss Lilly of the Valley–the subtle beauty AND the delicious smell. Alas, they don’t grow here in the sub-tropics. <:(
“With Photoshop and a little tape, anything can be beautiful!”
That’s such a classic, Bernie. You should send it to Adobe…
Beautiful photography!!
excellent capture of this little bells. lovely flowers
Photoshop and tape? What, are you running a beauty pageant?
Bernie!
The dark background was a great choice for these dainty flowers. I like what you’ve done–goes to show you that with a little imagination and tweaking, you can shoot a fabulous image of just about anything! Nice.
Hahaa, +1 to Conchlife
Beautiful photo!
Great shot….I never would have guessed they weren’t fresh or that they were taped up!
Beautiful image Bernie and very well framed. I love the simple composition.
All that creativity and a wonderful wit to go with it! This is a great shot, as if you could ever make a bad one! I love the story behind the photo aspect as well. I hope your friend was well pleased as this is a beaut. Later, JT
Yu did a really great job. This is a beautiful picture.
I like that idea! I may have to consider mounting some of my subjects like that … Thanks for the neat idea.
Oh… Feel so comfortable with this picture. Thanks for sharing dude.
Thats bad Steve, true but bad !!
Thanks for all the comments folks !!
I bet she just loved them as they came out beautiful!
your photos are so superior. my good fortune that you like to photograph wildflowers.
We don’t have these in this part of the country…thanks to YOU, Photoshop and tape you made a beautiful picture.
Thanks for reminding me of such a lovely flower..I’d almost forgotten about it..
My favorite flower is a peppermint carnation but my mother’s favorite was lily-of-the-valley. She always grew some on the side of our house and I remember bringing them to her often in a jelly jar. Alas I don’t have the green thumb that she had and I can’t grow them in Kansas. An exquisite photo! It shows off the delicate flower very well!