From Wikipedia-
"Flower power was a slogan used by the American counterculture movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War.
The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful affirmative spectacles. Hippies embraced the symbolism by dressing in clothing with embroidered flowers and vibrant colors, wearing flowers in their hair, and distributing flowers to the public, becoming known as flower children."
So now you know about my flower power coming of age. Can you relate?
On another note, for my Monday offering I've chosen an original photograph taken in my garden last week. Using photo editing software, I made two digital art pieces from the original image. Each digital art piece was created by adding various textured layers I've made and blending them over the top of the original.
Gladiolas (gladiolus) are magnificent perennial flowers grown from bulbs. They create a stunning show in the garden blooming in a variety of colors. I grow mine in masses of riotous color along the back of my flower beds with smaller flowers in front.
Let me know in your comment which of these three you like best. Be sure and add your own Flower Power photo in your comment box. The directions are below.
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| Original Photo |
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| Digital Art - Gold Reflections |
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| Digital Art - Vintage Feel |
Jim McIntosh of Holes in My Soles has created a community forum called Magnificent Monday to “kick off the week on a high note”. Each week a theme is introduced and all are invited to share posts and photos that relate to it. This week’s theme is "Flower Power!". Join in or just follow the links on the Magnificent Monday page to other stories and photos!
To add your own Flower Power Photo here - open a comment box, click the + sign in lower left corner, upload photo. Click on thumbnail photo to enlarge. We'd love to see your work.
Happy clicking to all you photographers!
44 comments:
Magical!
Wow! I love the original one.
Those are really nice photos. I love the vintage feel photo. They are a favourite flower of mine.
Really love what you did with these images. I have never really tried digital art but really love these!!! Great job. When I started reading your post I got a little nervous lol you will see what I mean if you read my post!!!
http://jpweddingphotograpy.blogspot.com/2011/08/photographing-flower-power-for.html
I am a traditional girl I love the original. The digitals are cool and I like them too, just not as much as the original.
Yes, I totally relate to the your flower power coming of age! Where has the time gone?? Anyway, I like all three versions, but my favorite is the original. The two digital versions are like works of art, the original is the real deal.
OMG!...love this technique....looks more like a painting...awesome job!
I love digital art, even though original is really amazing but with digital art is all about playing with the photographs.. Vintage is my favorite here.
Oh I have a photo from few months ago..
I love the original,Mari. But if i had to pick between the latter two - i
would go for the vintage. There's just something about the vintage
feel.
I just bought myself a "big boy" camera and I'm looking forward to learning from you!
Beautiful Pictures. I like all three of them! OK...I like the First one, the original, the best!
I like the original photo as well but I would like to learn how to tweak and edit photos like this.
Mari,
You always astound me love the digital art work and how it enhanced the images
xoxox
jessica
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Wow , as usual photo and editing is superb .
Oooo I love the first one. But the others are super too. Tutorial please!
Not quite flower power but I love ivy leaves...
Gorgeous gladdies!! Have you seen any videos of Dame Edna Everage? Gladdies are her personal floral emblem...Dame Edna is actually an Australian comedian named Barry Humphries...very clever and very funny! My personal photo favorites are the original pic and the vintage feel. ❤
Mari, it never ceases to amaze me how exquisite something so simple can look when captured on film. This is beautiful!
Two things, One, the flower child thing, boy that sure brings back memories good and bad. But anyway, I wish we would have had computers to work with back in the film days. It just totally amazes me as to what one can do. Oh the second thing, I put your grab button on my blog. Looks great there and I hope that I can send you some more visitors. Love your blog, take care, mike
Thank you for adding my button to your blog! Yes, flower power def has good and bad memories. I never tried film back then but I'm sure by today's standards it totally different!
Thank you - photography iss something I am passionate about!
I'll have to look with Dame Edna Everage. Thanks for your input on which image you like.
I love your photo! It's lovely and thank you for sharing with us. You might want to look at my series of posts on composition. Just glance through them. There're a huge help. :D
Thank you. I will be doing posts on editing original photos in the future. :D
Thank you, Jessica. Your comments are always appreciated!
I will be doing posts on editing like this. There's several software programs, several free or at minimal yearly cost, that can be used. :D I'm glad you enjoyed these.
Sailor - thank you. Of the 3, the first one got the most votes :D
How fun! What did you buy and which lenses will you be using? I look forward to having you learn here. You might want to look over my series of posts on composition - it will help you tremendously in going from the snapshot look to a professional look. I can send the links if need be. :D
A lot of my digital art has a vintage feel - it's my favorite :D
This is stunning!!! I love what you've created! Gorgeous!!
I bought a Canon Powershot SX30 IS ~ And no, it's not a DSLR because I just well, couldn't even imagine trying to learn them. But I love this camera!
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Most of my digital art has a vintage feel - just something about it I like :D
Anus - thank you! Your comment is so appreciated.
Cathy - of the three, the original is the most popular. It goes to show nature can't be improved :D
Hi Jan - I love all three, I couldn't make a decision lol.
Hi Alida - the original is the favorite of those who left comments. It shows you can't improve on nature :D
Debra - Thank you!
Jim - thank you. Your comments are always appreciated :D
Great minds and all that......:D
This is an awesome camera!! The lens has amazing capabilities and Canon makes an excellent camera. Great choice. I look forward to seeing your work!!
hi mai, on your gladiolas, as in photography , i still like the original and as original as possible.
as for artwork, i like image # 3
Hi Wan, thank you for the input. It's always interesting to see what type of images people like. You've had some excellent recipes on your page. We tried several and they are wonderful!!
I love the original image although the golden one offered another look ;)... I missed this MM... loved the flower power that graced our Monday last week :)
Most people loved the original - interesting :D
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