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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: John Geerts on September 13, 2015, 22:00:56

Title: Cyclamen
Post by: John Geerts on September 13, 2015, 22:00:56

A rather popular plant, but a bit old-fashioned too, in Tilburg, the Netherlands.  Perhaps the popularity has it's origin in the Catholic Church. They regarded the Cyclamen (or sowbread) as a symbol for Maria's bleeding heart...    Is this plant still popular elsewhere? 

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: Mike G on September 13, 2015, 22:04:56

Certainly in the UK Cyclamen are reasonably popular. To my eyes your photo seems a bit over saturated!

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: elsa hoffmann on September 14, 2015, 07:19:21

Yup popular in South Africa also.
I would have wished for a softer background to make it stand out more - I like it though

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: John Geerts on September 14, 2015, 09:00:24

Thank you Mike and Elsa.  I presume it's an international bestseller ;)

Still struggling getting my settings at the way I want in PN and working with two PP-systems at the moment is a bit 'complicated'. Agree on the 'supermarket'-background.

Anyway this is an ACR-CC version and by far not perfect...

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: elsa hoffmann on September 14, 2015, 10:41:05

now just the yellow band.... :)

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: Mike G on September 14, 2015, 11:38:03

Sorry John, I agree with Elsa perhaps lift the shadows a wee bit. But that said the revised edition is much much better.  ;)

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: John Geerts on September 14, 2015, 11:42:31

Thank you for your kind remarks.     By the way, I dislike Cyclamen;  still wondering why I shot them   ;)

Title: Re: Cyclamen
Post by: Jakov Minić on September 14, 2015, 11:47:16

John, keep the first image with its background, just ease off on the contrast :)
That should take care of the colors :)