Youth & Age

[Itanium]

After:




Before:





No complex processing. Just some selective desaturation, slight glow to the main subject and edge treatment to black.


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[Agata]

Your photo looks great! I love how the yellow stands out from the desaturated background.

[southernbelle]

Very neat concept!

[windrider86]

You did a wonderful job on this. I wasnt sure I liked the vingete but after seeing the orginal I decedided i did like it. Your title ceratinly is very fitting for this. well done!

[favera]

I like the processed photo over the original. It has some mystery in it

[Itanium]

Thankyou everyone for the compliments.

@agata: Yes the purpose of desat background was to make the mood of major part of picture sad to support wilted flower.

@windrider: Vignette was purposeful too. I think that helps in keeping the eye within the picture and it doesn't run out of frame.

[Giya]

Very nice. You're right on regarding the sadness of the image being more of a focus in your composition. The healthy flower almost looks saddened by the loss of his neighbor.

[wannabehorsephotographer]

Very nice - I like the whole feel, but especially the selective desaturization - just enough to make the yellow pop, but not enough to go completely black and white. Well done!

[Itanium]

Thnx for the compliments :-)