Hi everyone. I was out yesterday photographing the cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park in Essex County, New Jersey (Newark). The park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 4,300 in more than fourteen different varieties.
It was a beautiful clear day. In many of my photos the blue sky shows through, and I am not sure it always makes for the best images. Below is an example. #1 is the original image. To create #2, I selected everything except the blossoms and inserted a colored, texture. I then reduced the opacity of the texture layer to allow a bit of the branches to show through.
My question for the group is, do you have a preference for one or the other, and if so why? There is no correct answer. I am just curious what other photographers think. Any other comments or suggestions?
Here is #1, the original:
Here is #2, with colored texture inlay.