Waratah

[seaslug]

Sony A6000 Zeiss 55mm Colour Efex.

[wigz]

I like the composition with the placement of the three flowers but has a bit too much contrast for my taste. Cropping a bit from the bottom might make a stronger image.

I use Color Efex quite often - it does a good job. I particularly Tonal Contrast.

[Sully]

Sorry Greg, doesn't quite work for me either .... too 'colourful' and the 'other part' of the Waratah on the right hand side is bothersome.

[seaslug]

Sorry Greg, doesn't quite work for me either .... too 'colourful' and the 'other part' of the Waratah on the right hand side is bothersome.

Take two.

[Sully]

I had a play Greg ...

[seaslug]

Thanks for going to the trouble, but it looks a little too 'muddy' now.

I was going for contrasting colours and highlighted reds. It's growing in my backyard and I don't have too many options as to the background. The other direction is a corrugated iron fence.

[Sully]

Definitely now too muddy for the effect you were after ... the yellow texture made sure of that :/
Not sure what tools you have available to play with Greg.
The background bush is very 'heavy' and very busy, and competes too much with the Waratah.