I like this daylily image but am not sure the best way to crop it. It has some nice details that get lost when it is left full size (as seen here). I know this image is small, but the cropping should still look good if it is the right combo of shape and color. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

The background is distracting for me, nothing wrong with compo ,maybe a shallower DOF
my 2 penny worth

here's a penny crop

like azy i want to remove the backgd.. get rid of the green..
maybe a nice white.. or antiqued.. onslow style

Ahhh, onslow style. Moonbeam is making a name for himself. =0] Thanks guys, I like the ideas. Anyone else have any feedback?

I'm not very good at this but heres my 2pth worth

Perhaps take out the two top left dark bits also

Okay Pat, thanks! =]

"Selective Color" in ps. Some messing around in "Image Tricks.app". Hope you like it. :biggrin:

That is very cool...looks like a totally different photo. :)

Hey Kort...I couldn't come up with a decent crop myself...so I tried somethin' else...(I know its more than you were askin'...hope ya don't mind!)

LOL It was really difficult to work with such a small image,especially because I like tight crops...I usually hunt around until I find something that appeals to me.It was harder for me to do that here.

Anyway,this is what I quickly came up with.Wish it were better.Obviously I thought the balance was off,lol.Hence the yellow rectangle.

Sorry I couldn't do more for you,Kortalouche.

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That is quite alright Joe and Marlene. I really like what both of you did. Joe, nice and flashy...would be good for a brochure or flowershop ad. Marlene, you and cyn both like that crop so there must be something to it. ;] I think I've decided to go the route and employ the "Onslow" antiquing method. I haven't been able to get a hold of him for specifics, so I'll just muddle through on my own. I hope to have it up in my gallery later today. Thanks for all the feedback, you guys rock!

Looks great,Kortalouche.I'll look forward to it. :^)

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"That depends a great deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat. -- Lewis Carroll

A beautiful flower - I have this colour growing next to my garden pond.

Kort you have done a great job in the image I have just seen posted. I was not about yesterday it was the Champions League Final - "the beautiful game" -  Arsenal v Barcelona .

For my images I chose a background colour from the palette in PS that I thought would look like old parchment from a Victorian watercolour and filled with it. I added a fine canvas texture from the filter/texture menu. With the flower selected, I desaturated a bit and may have done some adjustment curves layer(blend mode luminosity) to get the right look, I added mono uniform noise to give the slightly uneven effect of water colour paint, filter/add noise. 

The frame was made by increasing canvas sizes and adding coarser texture to the outer one.

Some good looking variations it never ceases to amaze me the creativity at Renderosity and the way people can come together to help each other and create something better than one member could do alone. 

Thanks for the expanded explanation and compliments Richard. you'll have to post a photo of yours when it gets around to blooming. Yes, it is great how people provide their insight and one can though go in a direction they never considered. How was the game? :)