happy valentines day - pink gerbera with a heart of chocolate!

I photographed the gerbera I purchased yesterday against the black armchair. I merged a photo of the chocolate heart (red) into the centre of the gerbera daisy and added a black background. Do you like it?

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# Exposure: 0.011 sec (1/90)
# Aperture: f/5
# Focal Length: 6.3 mm
# ISO Speed: 200
# Exposure Bias: -67/100 EV
# Flash: Flash fired
# Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
# Shutter Speed: 650/100
# Brightness: 486/100

File: valentinesday2

I have written a tutorial on how I created this at http://www.vanessapikerussell.com.au

Comments and faves

  1. Amy Eileen, shannon_darby, ♥loveberries, ~The Olis In 'Consin~, and 860 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Marco Sanchez (76 months ago | reply)

    Very nice idea. It would also work with an engagement ring or an apartment key. But then again nothing beats chocolate.

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  3. { s h a r o n } (76 months ago | reply)

    I like it very very much.....excellent capture & processing!
    Seen next to a fellow photo of Fujifilm FinePix S5200/S5600. (?)

  4. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    thank you very much! I lovegerberas and tinkering in photoshop :D

  5. Amy Eileen (76 months ago | reply)

    I love it! The color is so stunning against the black and the heart is such a romantic touch.

  6. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    thanks, Amy! I had fun with this. I had wanted a red gerbera but the hot pink works just as well :)

  7. ♥loveberries (76 months ago | reply)

    Wow, incredible!!
    The Valentines theme at:
    The World Through My Eyes

  8. ♥loveberries (76 months ago | reply)

    ~I SNIFFED out this wonderful image!
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  9. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    thank you so much!!!

  10. Kirsten M Lentoft (76 months ago | reply)

    Great composition!

    seen in Flower close-ups pool

  11. Jutilda (76 months ago | reply)

    Believable. Very cool. I love merging and overlaying of images. Would make a great Valentine's card cover!! Job well done.

  12. JustJan (76 months ago | reply)

    I saw this in Impressed by your Beauty! (Invite only images)
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    Very subtle effect. Nice picture.

  13. ~The Olis In 'Consin~ (76 months ago | reply)

    stunning color and composition!!! I love this!!!!


    Thanks for sharing with us at The Valentines theme at:
    The World Through My Eyes

  14. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    Thank you. Wow, what a response :)

  15. Rowdymnm (76 months ago | reply)

    OH, YOU'RE SO SMART.
    I wondered why it looked like the center was heart shaped, when I saw this small. Hope you have a Happy one also!
    Love the photo.
    The black on the right side is all I would change.
    I like the flower shadow just on the grey. More like your ICON.
    Cheers.
    9/10 from Score me! Flowers! group.

  16. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    @ Rowydmnm - Thank you! I did think about cropping it to the shape suggested i nthe note on this image but wanted to create a square photo. I've realised I have a similar shot of a gerbera that I can merge with the chocolate and make a similar composition.

    @ Darwin Bell - thank you! I think I shocked myself :)

  17. some_odd_girl (76 months ago | reply)

    you did a great job!!!=)

  18. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    thank you some_odd_girl :)

  19. CatDancing (76 months ago | reply)

    That is really cool and nicely done. It's a great idea.
    The Valentines theme at:
    The World Through My Eyes

  20. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    wow! thank you very much :D

  21. some_odd_girl (76 months ago | reply)

    as i said earlier, i LOVE THIS. wish the background was a little smoother, but still...

    10/10 from Score me! Flowers! group.

  22. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    wow! thank you so much! tagged with scoremeflowers46 (out of 50)
    I'm over the moon! you made my week :)

  23. ~The Olis In 'Consin~ (76 months ago | reply)

    Admins Choice: The Valentine's Theme

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    Congratulations vanessapr!
    YOUR FANTASTIC PHOTO HAS BEEN BLOGGED!

    The World Through My Eyes Admin Favorite Photo

  24. Ran_d (76 months ago | reply)

    Perfect shot !! Beautiful !!

    Congratulations on having this blogged !!

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  25. KatColorado (76 months ago | reply)

    wonderful idea and very well executed!
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  26. Åsta (76 months ago | reply)

    Congratulations on having your picture blogged as adimin's chioce. No wonder - it's striking and joyful :-)
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  27. blmurch (76 months ago | reply)

    This is so wonderful, playful and pretty. Congrats on having it blogged.

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  28. Micky** (76 months ago | reply)

    Wonderfully creative :-)
    Congrats on being blogged!
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  29. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    Thank you so much!!! I'm so exited :D

  30. Betty Sue (76 months ago | reply)

    Congrats, you are ONE of our V-day Category #5 finalist! Please tag your image: IbyBVD-07-5F

  31. Vanessa Pike-Russell (76 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Thank you so much o_0 I don't know what to say! I'm just so grateful - thank you! <3<3

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    MY VOTE for the IbyB V-Day Contest!

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    great, seamless PS work

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  42. borealnz (76 months ago | reply)

    What stunning work you have done here!! Well done!!

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