Nadia Trevan
October 2026 - Untitled
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About the Image(s)
Shot with Canon 90D, 100 mm macro lens, 1/125 sec, f8, ISO 4000. Late bloomer, in April of this year (our Autumn). I really liked the y leaves on this one. Removed the background and built the colours in the background using brushes, placed a texture over it, sharpened and cropped it.
11 comments posted
Nadia, a perfect solution for this raw image. Well, I mean almost perfect because because you are in a unique position knowing how to paint with textures. Posted: 10/08/2026 22:47:49
HI Nadia. What a gorgeous dahlia. The colors are so rich and luxurious and the curving petals add personality and interest. Your background is lovely, as it always is. My only thought would be to have the background a little more ivory than beige, but that's just a personal preference. This is a very successful image. Posted: 10/14/2026 21:52:00
Thanks for your feedback Ingrid and do agree that it could be a lot lighter. Posted: 10/21/2026 10:10:57
As usual, quite beautiful. Not as usual, to me the lower right looks "pasted on." I note that the edges are quite sharpened in the submitted image. Maybe a hair less sharpening? Posted: 10/15/2026 19:42:04
Thanks for your feedback Doug, agree on your assessment but not sharpened at all but used dodging and burning to bring out the edges and to make the "curved petals" stand out more. Maybe cutting back on that would soften it more. Posted: 10/21/2026 10:13:38
May favorite part of this flower are the curvy petals, they make it a standout. Nice presentation and background. I do agree with Doug that there may be a touch too much sharpening, but nice job. Posted: 10/20/2026 20:04:49
Thanks for your feedback Rich, I don't generally sharpen but use dodging and burning, so less of that would soften it a bit more. My intention was to make the curved petals stand out more. Posted: 10/21/2026 10:15:15
I love your textured backgrounds - wish I could figure those out. Overall it's a beautiful image. I don't know if I think it's over-sharpened but I do see a difference in sharpening between the main flower and the bud. Not sure if that's what Doug's comment was about. Posted: 10/21/2026 01:53:24
Hi Marti, thanks for your feedback. I endeavoured to incorporate the bud into the background but make it visible enough so as to be a "secondary" part of the flower. I didn't sharpen the dahlia but dodged and burned so that the curved petals stood out more. Posted: 10/21/2026 10:20:50
Thanks for the explanation. Posted: 10/21/2026 22:09:21
Hi Nadia,
Greetings my friend.
"Rule of third" always do not apply, for an image to be attractive. your this edition is a perfect example of that. I like the way you have conducted the post processing. The painterly effect, the creative background to replace the original backdrop, and toning down the saturation on the final output make this an amazing floral painting.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 10/22/2026 11:28:04
Greetings my friend.
"Rule of third" always do not apply, for an image to be attractive. your this edition is a perfect example of that. I like the way you have conducted the post processing. The painterly effect, the creative background to replace the original backdrop, and toning down the saturation on the final output make this an amazing floral painting.
Thank you for sharing.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 10/22/2026 11:28:04