"Morning Calm"

[Kurt Harrigan]

Indian Paintbrush in the calm of morning. Peavine Mtn., Nevada. 5-27-23

 

[AlanLichty]

Soft pastels are perfect for these blooms.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Soft pastels are perfect for these blooms.

Thanks, Alan. It's hard to get these and not be contrasty. This one had a particularly boring background that actually helped me out.

 

[MonikaC]

Another beauty, Kurt. And, yes, those boring backgrounds make the flowers pop.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful, Kurt!

 

[JimFox]

Thanks, Alan. It's hard to get these and not be contrasty. This one had a particularly boring background that actually helped me out.

That's my problem with images like this Kurt, I tend to be heavy handed with contrast adjustments. So I tend to ruin images like this.

Great job with this!