Help and ideas please...

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I have kept this image as its one I want to use to show that flowers are not always the beauties we normally think of.

I have tried to pp it in B&W,but that doesnt give the image Im after.

Any ideas please?

I think the image Im trying to portray is one of aging beauty,or maybe dying beauty, Im not entirely sure.

Have a play and let me know your thoughts please chaps.

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Desolation is the kind of theme I had in mind....

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Im not sure I do either tbh!

I tried straight B&W but its not he look I after.

Can kind of see it in my mind but cant explain it.

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MysteryLemon said:

are you using photoshop?

If so, try using the black and white adjustment rather than just desaturate. You get a lot more control over the levels for different colours and can create some nice effects.

Use Elements 8, played around with lots of stuff.

May be the idea just hasnt got legs.

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Beano, thats about as far as I got with it tbh.

The background was actually brillinat white card, but I think the room lighing has greyed it out.

Maybe a sepia thing might work?

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Hmmm, thats heading the right direction. Best version so far....

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what have you done there JSS?

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Nicely put Andy. I agree with everything you said.