Dying Dianthus…
I’m convinced that plants flower when they think they are about to die. That’s certainly true of my experience with houseplants, though I suspect they also wilt when they see me approaching!
This is a crazy Dianthus plant in my back garden. There are quite a few of these plants there but only this one doggedly thinks it’s mid-summer even during the frosty starts of a few days ago.
I have to blame the inspiration for this image on Flickr, and one or two people in particular who quite often take images of decaying flowers, which I love. So thank you!
This is for the Looking Close… on Friday group theme today Winter Flora (I think it's my first submssion to the group), and also for the Friday Flora group.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy Looking Close… on Friday and Friday Flora!
[Handheld in daylight.
Developed in Capture One trying to get the light balance right and a bit of colour work to darken and blueify the greens (to add to the cold feeling), and lighten the reds and browns (but keeping the unsaturated look).
Processed in Affinity Photo for a bit more contrast work with Curves.
Sharpened with Unsharp Mask.
A Lighting Filter adjustment with a cone of white light from the lower middle to emphasise the flower.
Slight dark vignette.]
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