A Quiet Moment [Contest Finalists May 2007]
Uploaded: May 26, 2007 11:14:46
Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: +1.67, Exposure Time: 2/100, Flash: flash did not fire, Focal Length: 95mm, Camera Model: NIKON D70s
Carol Sawyer May 26, 2007
This is so very beautiful,love the soft colors, Colleen! How did you make? #662444William C. Raco May 26, 2007
Gosh, this is beautiful, ColleenBill #4333416
Patrick Rouzes May 26, 2007
Beautiful, beautiful capture here, Colleen, with outstanding tones, lighitng and presentation!!! Patrick #4333520Colleen Farrell May 26, 2007
Thanks for the fabulous comments, Carol, Bill and Patrick! :DCarol, the lightbox is really just a cardboard box with the sides/top cut out and replaced with tracing paper (I used baking parchment 'cause that's all I had). Easy instructions are on Strobist.com.
The photo was originally supposed to be a completely white-on-white deal, but when I saw it on the monitor I was horrified to see all the previously-invisible little specks, fibers and dust motes that were on my camera sensor, as well as the white posterboard inside the box.
(I use a blower on the sensor--haven't got the nerve to wipe it yet ... and at this small aperture of f22, everything really shows up!).
Anyway, I spent *quite* awhile cloning the dust particles, and then darkened the outer part of the frame with the Melancholytron filter from Flaming Pear. #4333570
Louise Kumpf May 26, 2007
Coleen, like all your flower images, is is so lovely and the detail and lighting are fabulous. Thank you for explaining about your homemade lightbox! I was on the verge of buying one. #4334047Colleen Farrell May 26, 2007
Thanks so much, Louise, for the great compliment! I think my homemade lightbox cost about ... let's see, adding it up ... $0.00! ;) #4334107Tamara K. Walker May 26, 2007
Wonderful soft light and color. #4334145Cathy Kovarik May 26, 2007
I love the simplicity of this and the color is very soothing. Well done. #4334244Cheryl E. Molennor May 26, 2007
Beautiful. Love the title Colleen #4334304Sam Britt May 26, 2007
Beautiful soft color & lighting, Colleen. Thanks for posting information on the home-made lightbox #4334352Aimee S. McMaster May 27, 2007
....very beautiful in it's simplicity Colleen....well done...Aimee #4334917Glenn E. Urquhart May 27, 2007
Outstanding color, soft lighting, contrast, Well Composed and quite beautiful, Colleen!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4334955Colleen Farrell May 27, 2007
Thanks so much for your encouraging comments, Tamara, Cathy, Cheryl, Sam, Aimee, and Glenn! #4335784Cyn Valentine May 27, 2007
This is so beautiful COlleen..great work! #4335795Melissa A. Mannon May 27, 2007
love the yellow tones! #4337054Ken Grooms May 27, 2007
This is sooo pro...and soo Colleen! #4337081Joannie Bertucci May 28, 2007
I swear I thought you couldn't do any better than you've already done with your amazing flower images and then this pops up...I'll never doubt you again! :-) #4337829Raymond Pauly May 28, 2007
Beautiful and very delicate shot, Colleen! I love the contrasting soft tones of yellow and your composition! Really lovely! #4339440eileen bedford May 28, 2007
Simplicity at it's best. SO WELL DONE.... #4340242Colleen Farrell May 28, 2007
Thanks so much, Cyn, Melissa, Ken, Joannie, Raymond and Eileen! I really appreciate your encouragement! #4340491Colette M. Metcalf May 29, 2007
This is SOOO beautifully done, Colleen!!! #4343884Amy JACKSON May 29, 2007
Beautiful image, Colleen!! #4343899Colleen Farrell May 30, 2007
Thanks so much, Colette and Amy! #4347127Holly Shao May 30, 2007
So beautiful, Colleen!! Love the soft hues and composition!Holly #4348335
Mitch Spence May 30, 2007
So pretty and so appealing, Colleen. I think some of that appeal is because it looks rather lonely there, odd as that may seem. #4348772Colleen Farrell May 30, 2007
Thanks so much, Holly and Mitch!Mitch, I agree, it does look rather lonely. Without surrounding flowers, it also looks a bit like a fish out of water--but that title didn't sound too great! ;) #4348946
Christy Nichols June 01, 2007
This is simply beautiful, Colleen!! Love everything about it! #4356491Datha Y. Thompson June 03, 2007
WOW!! GORGEOUS!!! LOVE it Colleen :0) #4360817Colleen Farrell June 03, 2007
Thanks so much, Christy and Datha! #4360899Carol Teal June 03, 2007
Beautifully soft and great comp and color Colleen! #4361452Colleen Farrell June 03, 2007
Thanks very much, Carol! #4362359Tamera S. Phillips June 22, 2007
Just beautiful Colleen. Love the softness to it. #4426228Colleen Farrell June 23, 2007
Thanks so much, Tamera! :D #4428295Stefania Barbier June 26, 2007
congrats on your finalist!!!!! #4440062Nikki McDonald June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Colleen. This is truly lovely. #4440081Joannie Bertucci June 26, 2007
Congratulaions on finalist for this gorgeous image Colleen! I'd be shocked if it doesn't make the winners circle! #4440325Mike D. Perez June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Colleen! The soft colors are spectacular! #4440926Colleen Farrell June 26, 2007
Thank you so much, Stefania, Nikki, Joannie, and Mike! #4441171Laura Clay-Ballard June 26, 2007
beautiful image! Congrats! #4442139Barbara Waldoch June 26, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Colleen! #4442214Holly Shao June 26, 2007
Congratulations, Colleen, on this very beautiful Finalist! Good luck!Holly #4442243
Colleen Farrell June 26, 2007
Thank you, Laura, Barbara and Holly! #4442692Gail Vitikacs June 26, 2007
Love it! Congratulations! #4442706Sylvia Rossler June 26, 2007
Gorgeous !! Big congrats Colleen :o) #4442795Mitch Spence June 26, 2007
Congratulations, Colleen. Such a beauty this one is. #4442914Su Sana E. P June 26, 2007
Congratulations on this most beautiful Finalist, Colleen!! #4443115Marie Fields June 26, 2007
Beautiful image, Colleen! Congratulations! :) #4443147Tamera S. Phillips June 26, 2007
Congratulations Colleen. Well deserved finalist. #4443426Ken Smith June 26, 2007
Super job on the shades of yellow. Very well done!! Congrats! #4443693Raymond Pauly June 26, 2007
I'm glad to sse this one as a finalist! Lovely softness! Congratulations, Colleen! #4443754Colleen Farrell June 26, 2007
Thanks so much, Gail, Sylvia, Mitch, SuSana, Marie, Tamera, Ken and Raymond! #4444272Datha Y. Thompson June 26, 2007
SOOOOO GORGEOUS!!!! Congratulations Colleen WTG :0) #4444430Lindley Johnson June 26, 2007
Congratulations, Colleen - this is a softly and simply beautiful finalist - I love it! #4444435Sam Britt June 26, 2007
Congratulations again, Colleen! #4444553Michelle Lea Guinn June 26, 2007
This is a Gorgeous Finalist!! Well done!! mlg~ #4444595Colleen Farrell June 26, 2007
Thanks so much for the support, Datha, Lindley, Sam and Michelle! :D #4444637Susan Fox June 26, 2007
So very lovely! Congrats Colleen! #4444737Agnes Fegan June 27, 2007
Congrats Colleen...this is beautiful ! #4445900Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 27, 2007
Congratulations Colleen!!!!! #4447038Jessica Jenney June 27, 2007
Gorgeous finalist image, Colleen! COngratulations! #4447285Cheryl E. Molennor June 27, 2007
Beautiful, Congratulations #4447462Glenn E. Urquhart June 27, 2007
Congratulations on your award, Colleen!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4447690Mitch Spence June 27, 2007
Congratulations, Colleen. Nice going. #4448627Teresa Norris June 27, 2007
Such beautiful colors...this is SO lovely! Congratulations on a wonderful finalist, Colleen!! #4448695RC Fritz June 27, 2007
Awesome Finalist. Congratulations Colleen! #4448805Colleen Farrell June 27, 2007
Thank you so much, Susan, Agnes, Kitty, Jessica, Cheryl, Glenn, Mitch, Teresa and RC! :D #4448844Laurie Daily June 28, 2007
Such beautiful soft lighting and color, Colleen...don't know how I missed this lovely one...congratulations! #4452308Leesa Parker June 28, 2007
One word....WOW! This is just beautiful Colleen! Congrats! #4453701Colleen Farrell June 28, 2007
Thank you, Laurie and Leesa! #4453882Tamara K. Walker June 28, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS! #4454758Colleen Farrell June 28, 2007
Thank you, Tamara! #4455292Christy Nichols June 30, 2007
Congratulations Colleen! This is so beautiful! #4460801Colleen Farrell July 01, 2007
Thank you, Christy! :D #4462476Carol Teal July 05, 2007
WTG Colleen! I love this! Sorry I am late with my congrats, but you know of my PC problems. I have not been through many of the finalists yet. #4475534Colleen Farrell July 05, 2007
Thanks so much, Carol! I know, it's a bit hard to get through all the finalists, even without PC problems! :D #4476050Roger Fry July 09, 2007
An extraordinary flower shot. Excellent Colleen !Roger #4490855
Colleen Farrell July 10, 2007
Thank you, Roger! #4494681Donna R. Wageman October 30, 2007
So Soft, like spun gold. Joyful! #5006552Colleen Farrell October 30, 2007
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