Just because

[Rense Haveman]

Crocus tomasinianus by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

Lovely tones, but did you blur the foreground etc in PP?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

You like honesty, Rense. I don't like it. The blur looks false, and the picture is not telling me a story.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Lovely tones, but did you blur the foreground etc in PP?

No. No added blur! Only a bit - a very little - desaturation and sharpening (the whole picture). And a slight vignette. The wood (from an old floor) was partly painted (stil) and that is what you see in the upper part. The lower part is sanded already.

 

[Rense Haveman]

You like honesty, Rense. I don't like it. The blur looks false, and the picture is not telling me a story.

Thank you! The blur is natural though....

EDIT: Oh, and I can't help the story...

 

[Prashant Gandhi]

The flower is so beautiful! The color tone is also superb. I love this pic!

 

[Dave Farnes]

A fine detail study, I like it.

 

[Raza Shaikh]

Oh! A good capture. I loved the blur and yes it is a storytelling picture.