Pink seems to me the essentially false and negative colour; because it is the dilution of something that is rich and glowing…. pink suggests nothing but the horrible and blasphemous idea of wine with too much water in it…. the fading of the fire; pink is mere anaemia in the blood of the universe.
G. K. Chesterton
I hate to disagree with an eminent author, but not all pink is anaemic. It too can be ‘rich and glowing’. I’m not a fan of washed-out pastels in general, but pink doesn’t have to be washed out. Hot pinks pop, salmon pinks glow, even delicate pinks shimmer.
I enjoyed creating double exposure yellow flower images for the recent Lens Artists ‘mellow’ challenge and wanted to play around some more. So I’ve put together a similar gallery of pink flowers for this week’s Sunday Stills. As before I used Photoshop Elements for all of these, and all of them blend two images taken by me.
An update …
My Color Efex software still isn’t working as a plug-in, although all the other Nik plug-ins are fine. I can use it as a standalone app, so I’m managing OK with that. But it’s a bit more time-consuming so it was good to be able to create more images for this post using just Elements. Meanwhile I have the Happiness Engineers working on my behalf to resolve the issue. I’m keeping my fingers crossed they can do so as I’m working my way through all my Sicily and Malta photos and would love to be able to use Color Efex on a number of those sooner rather than later. But whatever happens, I hope to bring you more images from that trip soon! *
As with the yellow gallery I haven’t captioned these shots; they are too far removed from the originals for any caption to make much sense. But they all started as images of pretty pink flowers taken mainly close to home plus a few from my travels.
xx
* Postscript: the Happiness Engineers just came through for me and the plug-in is fixed. However I can’t really be sorry that the fault gave me the impetus to try something new!
18 Comments
Amy
Love this pink series, Sarah! Some gorgeous editing versions you have done! Well done!
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much Amy 😊
margaret21
When I was younger ‘pink’ was something of a swear word for me, being associated with ‘sugar and spice and all things nice’. But you’ve shown it’s so much gutsier than that, as well as delicate – in a good way.
Sarah Wilkie
I know what you mean – I always resisted pale pinks at least. But I do love the more vibrant shades 😀 I like your term ‘gutsier’ for those – thank you!
margaret21
😊
kzmcb
Some of those are really gorgeous, Sarah.
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much 😀
Anne Sandler
Great editing; great flowers!
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you again Anne!
Sue
What a fun romp through pink! And well done for finding a way to proceed creatively
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Sue, I’m glad you enjoyed your romp 😀
Sue
🌷
Anne Sandler
Wow Sarah, what would you have done is Color Efex was working correctly? These images are outstanding!
Sarah Wilkie
Thanks so much Anne 😊 I’m pleased my Color Efex software is fixed but it was great to experiment with something new meanwhile!
Terri Webster Schrandt
Gorgeous views of pinks, regardless of the creative process that got you there, Sarah! I tolerate pastels, but something about the soft glow of pale pink is inviting. Your gallery is quite stunning and I’m happy to read your editing app is fixed!
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you very much Terri, for both commenting and for hosting 🙂 I do enjoy a colour challenge!
Monkey's Tale
Well I disagree with the author too. I love pink and especially in a pretty flower. Maggie
Sarah Wilkie
Thank you Maggie 🙂 I do think pink flowers are hard to beat, especially in the spring 🌸