Dusty Old Slides #15 - Historical subject by escafeld
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The image
I left this old slide in colour as it would have been unforgivable to tone this beautiful flower; however I spent some considerable time removing the dust marks. It looks as though some effects were applied, but no I did something you might like to try for yourself. I wound the shutter on ready for the shot, focussed on the flower and without hardly moving I turned the camera over and breathed warm air onto the lens and it misted over. I looked back at the flower and saw the mist clear slowly. As it reached a point how I wanted it to look, I fired the shutter, and this is the result.
A little history
The tropical hibiscus belongs to the Malvaceae or mallow family. Other relatives are the rose-of-sharon (shrubby althea), the hardy hibiscus grown in the north, okra, cotton, the Confederate Rose, hollyhock and quite a few others. Some types of hibiscus have been used to make dyes and others have been used as food. Originating in Asia and the Pacific islands, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia. It is closely associated with Hawaii; however the state flower for Hawaii is a native species of hibiscus, H. brackenridgei. Thousands of colors and combinations of colors (no true blue or black), some varieties have blossoms 2" in diameter and others, 10-12" and some with bushes that will only grow a foot in several years while others may grow to 15 feet if left undisturbed in the ground. Singles, doubles, some blooming almost every day.
Real interest in Hawaii developed around the turn of the century. Some plants probably came from China and were crossed with native Hawaiian species. Interest spread to the U.S. mainland and Florida became a center for this interest. Another strong area of organized interest in hibiscus is Australia. It is thought that they were introduced there in the early 1800s, but real interest was sparked later when 30 plants were imported from India for use in the landscaping of Brisbane by its city council. The northern parts of New Zealand also became involved in hibiscus culture. If in areas with frost, keep your favorite grafted hybrids in pots and bring inside. There are many gardeners who grow their entire hibiscus in pots. These people may live in Texas or even Minnesota and Ontario and they find ways to successfully grow and enjoy the tropical hibiscus 12 months a year. Many of the non-grafted "garden varieties" will come back from the roots if a frost kills the upper plant, but these ARE tropical plants.
Many thanks to you all for the kind comments and IMs I receive. Best wishes, Dave
Comments (20)
Zacko
Beautiful!!!! And wow, what a clever way to achive that effect! You are truly innovative #:O) Have a great day Dave!!!!
ana-maria
Outstanding work. I like it very much. Excellent!!!
donvino
Lovely floral composition, love the colors and softness. Very well done!!!
Lledeline
Lovely. Great postwork.
soulofharmony
dave this is so sensual passionate and soft.. absolutely stunning.. wowwww.. would make a beautiful framed piece upon a wall.. excellent :)....)))))))))
1pearl
Beautiful !
Sekadhar
This is so beautiful...excellent done!*****!
Zabeth
So soft!!! Fantastic!!! Be Happy!!! ;-)
TwoPynts
It's not a train, and certainly not dusty! :) A gloriously soft flower shot here Dave! Thanks for getting rid of the dust, your efforts payed off. Enjoyed the commentary as always, thanks for sharing your misty method! =]
PaisleyRose
I love something like this. (It seems if I post such a thing it gets criticized.) So, here I am highly commending such a beautiful and dreamy shot, because it is marvelous! I wish to see more such postings of this type.
ebsmooth
awesome trick, what else you got up your sleave??!! toning this image would have been a crime, the color here is fantastic!!! very well done Dave!!!
sdowning
Wonderful soft effect. Clever idea. Glad you posted this image!
Akinom
A dream of an image, Dave! Wonderfully soft! You're pretty clever, aren't you? Like it a lot! *****
cynlee
oh what a great idea!!! thank you so much for this one dave, a beautiful dreamy shot :]
b2amphot
Clever trick. I tried something similar with pipe smoke... didn't work. Great idea and re-capture.
CDBrugg
lovely (and less 'industrial') lol
Enmos
Gorgeous !! So beautiful and soft !! Like those colors as well, superb work my friend !! :o)
Haeberle
Great idea, very creative...although a digital junky like me had it solved with new layers, cloud effect filter, some blurring and toning, adjusting opacity (and forgot about saving when finishing work) :-p
sossy
a pure flower dream! delicate colored and a soft inspiration! simply wonderful work! ;o)
bentchick
What an ingenious idea! It worked well!