going to seed

[lisabee]

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 ......




and after...




enjoy

Lisa

[Mack]

Very nice reminded me of fireworks!

[vawitt]

Wow - it DOES look like fireworks. Cool image!

~Val in steamy IL

[lisabee]

d'you know I hadn't thought of fireworks, but yes, it does. I'd been thinking more beneath sea type thingy

Lisa

[Bayla]

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

[uniqcrafts]

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]

My first thought was it looks like a fairy princess wand. I just looks magical to me.

[lisabee]

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]

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'sparklers' in the UK (or at least that used to be the name), it's ages since I got fireworks though so I may be out of date .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]

Originally Posted by ConnieK

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