Cyclamen

[John Geerts]

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? 

[Mike G]

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

[elsa hoffmann]

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

[John Geerts]

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...

[elsa hoffmann]

now just the yellow band....

[Mike G]

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

[John Geerts]

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

[Jakov Minić]

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