A Rose By Any Other Name

[Bob_B]

A young, spring leaf from one of my climbing rose bushes. More experimenting in processing. Your C&C is most welcomed.

[francois]

I like the processing very much. Along with the reds and the greens it seems to bring some canvas-like textures to this image.

[Bob_B]

Thanks, Francois. I always appreciate your comments.

[nirpat89]

Lovely image, Bob....delicate and bold at the same time.

I dunno....could you have cropped the bottom a bit? 

:Niranjan. 

[Mark Nadler]

Love how you developed this image.  I agree with nirpat89's comment about cropping a bit of the bottom.

mark

[EricV]

I like it, the treatment creates a lot of interest.  Maybe instead of cropping away some of the bottom, try brightening some of the blurry green toward the lower left?  Either way might bring a bit more balance.  It feels slightly top heavy as is.

[Bob_B]

Gentlemen, thank you for your comments and suggestions. I'll consider them in any reprocessing I may do.

[Frans Waterlander]

I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.

[digitaldog]

I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.

The graininess is actually an excellent plus/style to the image!
https://www.nfi.edu/vintage-photography/#:~:text=a%20hazy%20effect.-,Grainy%20texture,some%20grains%20hovering%20over%20them.
https://www.befunky.com/learn/film-grain/#:~:text=Known%20as%20Film%20Grain%2C%20this,it%20an%20older%2C%20vintage%20feel.

Maybe you're too old (or young) to recall this style from (actually) well-known and talented photographers like Nancy Brown.

[Bob_B]

Gentlemen: Thank you for your comments, no matter whether you like the grain or not.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

It's quite lovely.
A keeper.

[digitaldog]

The rendering with the grain is IMHO, an important characteristic that invokes a mood.

[Bob_B]

It's quite lovely.
A keeper.

Eric, thank you.

[Frans Waterlander]

The graininess is actually an excellent plus/style to the image!
https://www.nfi.edu/vintage-photography/#:~:text=a%20hazy%20effect.-,Grainy%20texture,some%20grains%20hovering%20over%20them.
https://www.befunky.com/learn/film-grain/#:~:text=Known%20as%20Film%20Grain%2C%20this,it%20an%20older%2C%20vintage%20feel.

Maybe you're too old (or young) to recall this style from (actually) well-known and talented photographers like Nancy Brown.

So now you are pushing back against people's personal taste/preferences? I wonder why. Oh wait, because it's me, that's why.

[digitaldog]

So now you are pushing back against people's personal taste/preferences?

I'm simply providing an opinion on the image that happens to also agree with the other photographers here.
As usual with your posting agenda here:
“The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously”. Anonymous

I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.

Don't be surprised. You're welcome to your strong opinion, most don't agree with it; nothing new here.