Three Variations on a Red Poppy Flower

I took this photo of a red poppy flower while out on a walk one day. I took a couple of photos and this one was my favorite. All three versions are edited to some degree but the first one was edited to make it look like it did when I saw it. The other edits were more extreme.

The photo was taken using a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera.

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Red Poppy (2017-07-08 17-19-31a)

I used Luminar 2018 to make the image a bit more what it looked like when I took the photo. I applied the 'Landscapes (Strong)' preset from the Color Essentials collection.

Carol DM says:

April 17, 2018 at 1:04 am

BeautifuI, I love poppies.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 18, 2018 at 2:13 am
  
  Thanks, Carol. I appreciate it.
  
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RasmaSandra says:

April 17, 2018 at 4:30 pm

Lovely. I love fields of poppies.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 18, 2018 at 2:14 am
  
  I don’t think I’ve ever seen a field of them. This was taken in someone’s front yard.
ellie925 says:

April 17, 2018 at 9:54 pm

This is simply gorgeous!

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 19, 2018 at 8:22 am
  
  Thank you very much, Ellie.

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Red Poppy with Green Vignette (2017-07-08 17-19-31b)

I used ACDSee Ultimate 2018 to edit the photo. First I added the vignette and then adjusted the lighting. Finally I added some contrast and vibrance.

Carol DM says:

April 17, 2018 at 1:04 am

Nice with the vignette edit.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 19, 2018 at 8:22 am
  
  Thanks. It’s not a technique I use very often.

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Red Poppy with the Bloody Mary Special Effect (2017-07-08 17-19-31c)

I used Luminar 2018 to edit the image. First I applied the 'Bloody Mary' preset from the Dramatic collection and then, in a second layer, applied the Accent-AI and Soft Glow filters.

Carol DM says:

April 17, 2018 at 1:04 am

This really makes the poppy pop! 🙂

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 19, 2018 at 8:20 am
  
  🙂 Thanks. I like the way it turned out also.

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Radica says:

October 25, 2019 at 9:58 am

This is a Great to See.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  October 25, 2019 at 10:50 pm
  
  Thank you, Radica. I’m glad you liked it.
Branka Drobnjak says:

October 25, 2018 at 8:28 pm

Very beautiful pictures……

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  November 2, 2018 at 12:53 am
  
  Thank you very much, Branka.
Gary J Sibio says:

May 8, 2018 at 1:59 am

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

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ellie925 says:

April 17, 2018 at 9:55 pm

Beautiful pictures and edits!

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 19, 2018 at 8:21 am
  
  Thank you very much, Ellie.
  
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Robin Biznis says:

April 17, 2018 at 7:53 am

Very beautiful bulky bright red, Thanks for sending.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 17, 2018 at 9:03 am
  
  You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Carol DM says:

April 17, 2018 at 1:05 am

Beautiful photos, I like all three Gary.

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- Gary J Sibio says:
  
  April 17, 2018 at 1:15 am
  
  Thank you very much, Carol. I appreciate it.
  
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Three Variations on a Red Poppy Flower

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