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lisabee
July 8th, 2007, 11:38 AM
Hi,
I've been having so much fun experimenting with colour enhancement and had a play around with this image (below). I don't know the name of the plant only that it appeared to have finished flowering and had these unripe seed pods but it looked ripe for some 'enhancement'. So I played about with the colour and then the edges (watched the painted edges video tutorial).
Before ......

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1cquCOtoS4CXdQY3VP4WUWKLyybw9_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1cquCOtoS4CXdQY3VP4WUWKLyybw9)


and after...
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hty13SMBvGP8v1i9hy4JBaxKSxUf31_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hty13SMBvGP8v1i9hy4JBaxKSxUf31)



enjoy :)

Lisa
Mack
July 8th, 2007, 12:05 PM
Very nice reminded me of fireworks!
vawitt
July 8th, 2007, 01:02 PM
Wow - it DOES look like fireworks. :) Cool image!

~Val in steamy IL
lisabee
July 8th, 2007, 02:24 PM
d'you know I hadn't thought of fireworks, but yes, it does. I'd been thinking more beneath sea type thingy :)

Lisa
Bayla
July 8th, 2007, 02:26 PM
I think it's probably an Allium Schubertii....there was a thread started about this unusual looking plant a while back.

Bayla

EDIT: I just found the thread....HERE (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24405&highlight=fireworks)
uniqcrafts
July 8th, 2007, 11:20 PM
I agree, it looks like those kids fireworks, the kind they hold in their hands and draw in the air with.... I can't think of the name of them. Do you know what I mean?
ConnieK
July 9th, 2007, 01:00 AM
My first thought was it looks like a fairy princess wand. I just looks magical to me.
lisabee
July 9th, 2007, 03:30 AM
Hi Bayla,

thanks for the link and the photo of the plant. I'm not sure it is that, unfortunately I didn't take a picture of the one that was still flowering somewhat, that one had little (soft petalled I think) purple flowers at the end of the stalks. If I get chance I may ask a neighbour who is good on plants. This one was fairly tall and didn't seem to have the same 'leaves/stems' at the base as the one in the photo.

Lisa
lisabee
July 9th, 2007, 03:33 AM
Hi Michelle,

yes, it does, doesn't it, we call those hand held fireworks 'sparklers' in the UK (or at least that used to be the name), it's ages since I got fireworks though so I may be out of date ;).

Lisa
lisabee
July 9th, 2007, 03:34 AM
My first thought was it looks like a fairy princess wand. I just looks magical to me.

oh how wonderful, yes it does! :)
thanks, Connie

Lisa
Wendy
July 9th, 2007, 03:43 AM
Hi ...

Looks like you hd a lot of fun with this one ... and its just so pretty :)

Wendy
lisabee
July 9th, 2007, 04:18 AM
Hi ...

Looks like you hd a lot of fun with this one ... and its just so pretty :)

Wendy

You are spot on! I am having so much fun, tomorrow I will have had PSE5 for 3 weeks and I really don't have enough hours in the day, as you can imagine :)

Lisa