The Bride

[Pete Askew]

Always with a fresh posy.

Leica M9 + 35mm Summilux M f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/60s at f1:5.6. PP in LR / Nik SilverFX Pro 2 / PS CC 2014.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Pete Askew, colour popping?!

She looks rested...

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

yes looking very comfortable. incredible piece of work beautifully done. Excellent capture Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks both. Actually not colour popped. The original is near mono and I created a layer of the colour original and the B&W process file in PS with about 20% of the colour showing through all over. The flowers were very blue though.

 

[Pete Askew]

This is the original.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Wow, it's even more popped in the original. I like your edit much better.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob.

 

[Aldous Lau]

Pete, I'm with Rob. Like your edit very much, the whole image looks pretty peaceful

 

[Tom Dunne]

The original is a grand image in itself. I like seeing the original blue of the flower, strong as it is..
In the edited image she glows beautifully against the dark background which gives a suitable amount of detail.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thank you both.

 

[Brian Moore]

Lovely image and expertly processed, Petrvs. (This is shot in Rome, isn't it?)

 

[Pete Askew]

It is - same graveyard. Thanks.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Just a matter of liking obviously, which one prefers. The two are excellently displayed though.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Ivar. I think I will create a strain mono though for the final set.