Cyclamen with Texture

Posted by
Anita (West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States) on 4 January 2010 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

The original image has a white background. I added a soft overlay and a paper texture with the colors changed to match the flower, using Darken blending mode.

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Comments (9)

KriKridesign from Cully, Timor-Leste

I've made a dream...It was about spring... BEAUTIFUL!!!

4 Jan 2010 12:06pm

@KriKridesign: Yes, spring!! Thanks!

Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States

This is very subtle and quite beautiful!

4 Jan 2010 3:44pm

@Tracy: Thank you, Tracy.

Tomas Turecek from Czech Republic

Hi, Anita, very nice peach colours and soft focus. I like how the petals twists like horns of Capra falconeri.

4 Jan 2010 5:53pm

@Tomas Turecek: Thanks. I had to look up Capra falconeri. You are right in the comparison!

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

STunning!!!

4 Jan 2010 5:59pm

@Magda: I'm glad you like it. Thanks.

Frida from Sweden

Glorious treatment Anita, simply glorious!

4 Jan 2010 7:12pm

@Frida: Thank you!!

Dan Creighton from Pottstown, United States

Anita- So elegant and so feminine in a way. Really nice as usual.

4 Jan 2010 10:47pm

@Dan Creighton: Thanks, Dan!

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Stunning is the perfect word for this!!! It's a masterpiece !!!

5 Jan 2010 12:15am

@Susan: Thank you so much!

Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Oh my, you are just giving us better and better...
this one is gorgeous, too, and very soft and ethereal...
perhaps my favorite...but who knows what you have up you sleeve next !! ;-)

5 Jan 2010 7:12am

@Dulcie: Thanks so much! I don't know what I have up my sleeve--this is a process of exploration and learning for me--and so much fun!!