Uploaded: January 09, 2008 09:07:26
This is a bunch of flowers I bought and set in a vase by the window. I used natural light, tripod, soft blur, darken, contrast and minor adjustments. Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/5000 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, return light detected, FocalLength: 120.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70
Sheryl Worboys January 09, 2008
oh truly wonderful-so pretty-nice effects:) #825775randy dannheim January 09, 2008
Perfect is a really good title for this image, Shelly. You do beautiful and artistic work. #5314618Jim Huffield January 09, 2008
Very nice work, Shelly. Jim #5314673Lisa D. Greer January 09, 2008
Absolutely beautiful! :) #5314729Gail Vitikacs January 09, 2008
This would be such a lovely "Get Well" card Shelly!!!! #5314741Marcie A. Fowler January 09, 2008
A delightfully artistic piece of work Shelly. #5314758Carla Metzler January 09, 2008
Soooo pretty, Shelly!! #5314790Jeff Robinson January 09, 2008
This is an Excellent still life image Shelly! Jeff #5314791Shelly A. Van Camp January 09, 2008
Sheryl, Randy, Jim, Lisa, Gail, Marcie, Carla and Jeff: Thanks so very much for the comments...you are all so wonderful! Thanks for the idea, Gail! :) #5314847Nadya Johnson January 09, 2008
Very pretty still life, Shelly! So refreshing, too! Nice work #5314896Amy JACKSON January 09, 2008
Very beautiful image, Shelly!! #5314907Dianna Hauf January 09, 2008
What a beautiful and softly presented capture Shelly! #5315057Dominick M. Dimacale January 09, 2008
LOVELY!!!
DOMINICK #5315076
Lynne Morris January 09, 2008
Absolutely gorgeous Shelly, love the comp, colours and effects. #5315194Kay E. Mahoney January 09, 2008
Nice capture, Shelly. Love the effect. #5315213aaaaa bbbbb January 09, 2008
So pretty. Reminds me of a summer breeze. Love the color of the vase and the lighting. Nice effect added also. #5315331Marsha S. Smith January 09, 2008
Very pretty, the blue of the vase really sets off all of the white tones. #5315442Anita Hogue January 09, 2008
So charming and lovely, Shelly! Beautifully photographed! #5315497Shelly A. Van Camp January 09, 2008
Nadya, Amy, Dianna, Dominick, Lynne, Kay, Vicki, Marsha and Anita: Thanks everyone so much and have a wonderful day! #5315533Kaye Burazin January 09, 2008
So soft and pretty Shelly. #5315600Daniella Puente January 09, 2008
The effects works great on this Shelly, looks very lovely :o) #5315607JO ANN CLEVELAND January 09, 2008
Ohhhh! I really like this!jo ann c. #5316007
Lorraine A. Cook January 09, 2008
Your still-life composition is lovely...I really like the flowers at the base of the vase, Shelly!<:))Cleo's wings are not clipped and I am slowly introducing Lucky to Cleo... #5316172
Shelly A. Van Camp January 09, 2008
Kaye, Daniella, Jo Ann, And Lorraine: Thanks so much everyone for the nice comments...hope you all have a super evening! #5316180Linda Blair January 09, 2008
You did a fabulous job Shelly...everything about it is beautiful!!!!! ☺ #5316186Penny Haviland January 09, 2008
Wonderful treatment to this indeed peaceful image! Love it! #5316323Shelly A. Van Camp January 09, 2008
Linda and Penny: Thank you so much! #5316586Sam Britt January 09, 2008
Wonderful effects, very pretty floral still life, Shelly. #5316700Su Sana E. P January 09, 2008
Brilliant floral still life composition, Shelly!! I love it a lot. #5316809Cassie L. Woodlee January 09, 2008
WOW Shelly this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! #5316834Cathy Barrows January 09, 2008
gorgeous...a real winner #5316840Colleen Farrell January 09, 2008
This is fabulous, Shelly! I'd love to be able to do still lifes like this someday! #5316983Nancy L. Green January 09, 2008
Gorgeous Shelly, I love th soft focus, WTG!! <>< #5317055Leslie McLain January 09, 2008
Beautiful image. Love the location and the effects. #5317109Shelly A. Van Camp January 09, 2008
Kevin, Sam, SuSana, Cassie, Cathy, Colleen, Nancy and Leslie: Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments! I truly appreciate it so much! #5317421Pamela Shane January 09, 2008
Love this Shelly! Hope you didn't have too much bad weather. #5317467Tamara K. Walker January 10, 2008
Beautiful work. #5317628Mike Clime January 10, 2008
Nice Shelly, you've got the flowers down. #5318135Ellen L. Zaslaw January 10, 2008
A stunner ! #5318458Stefania Barbier January 10, 2008
spectacular still life Shelly! #5318509Shelly A. Van Camp January 10, 2008
Pamela, Tamara, Mike, Ellen, and Stefania: Thank you everyone for the wonderful and supportive comments! Have a great day!! #5319050Shawn Jennings January 10, 2008
I love that natural window lighting - doesn't get any better and this is a fantastic image to show it. #5319650Shelly A. Van Camp January 10, 2008
Thanks Shawn...images always seem to be so much prettier in natural light. Have a great day! #5319713Claudette Anderson January 10, 2008
this is beautifully sweet - just the right image for a winter day! well done! #5320034Mitch Spence January 10, 2008
Very pretty treatment, Shelly. I like the partial view of the window and the contrast of the cobalt blue in the vase against all the white tones. #5320514Shelly A. Van Camp January 10, 2008
Claudette and Mitch: Thanks so much for the nice comments...I truly appreciate them all! #5321737Candice C. Calhoun January 11, 2008
So elegant and beautiful...you do lovely setups for your flowers! Gorgeous!ccc #5323630
Shelly A. Van Camp January 11, 2008
Thanks so much, Candice...Good luck with your surgery. #5323763Bill Knaps January 11, 2008
Very beautiful Shelly. Bill #5324371Shelly A. Van Camp January 11, 2008
Thank you, Bill! #5326535Sandra R. Alvey January 11, 2008
Wonderful effects, color, and lighting Shelly! Very whimsical and gorgeous! #5326724Derrald R. Farnsworth-Livingston January 11, 2008
Lovely, and yes, peaceful. Wonderful effects. #5326791Shelly A. Van Camp January 11, 2008
Sandi and Derrald: Thanks so much! :) #5327084Nikki McDonald January 12, 2008
Lovely result. The daisies are just right by this lace-curtained window, Shelly. #5328624Shelly A. Van Camp January 12, 2008
Thanks so much, Nikki! #5329425Nikki McDonald January 13, 2008
Congratulations on your Editor's Picks--here and on your entry for the 10th. I like both of them very much and am glad to see them recognized. #5332881Shelly A. Van Camp January 13, 2008
Hi Nikki and thank you so much...I wanted to cheer you all up and think of spring! #5334566Terry L. Ellis January 15, 2008
Very lovely capture and treatment, Shelly! Wonderful color and light. #5344886Shelly A. Van Camp January 16, 2008
Thanks so much, Terry! #5347761Sherry Sturgis January 16, 2008
Absolutely beautiful, Shelly!!! #5348443Shelly A. Van Camp January 16, 2008
Sherry, thank you so much! #5350946Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 22, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS, Shelly!!!!! Well earned finalest!!!!!!! :-) ♫ k #5532769Nikki McDonald February 22, 2008
One of my favorites, Shelly. Congratulations on your finalist. #5532785Linda D. Lester February 22, 2008
Another beauty...Congratulations! #5532963Colleen Farrell February 22, 2008
Beautiful!! Congratulations on all of your finalists, Shelly! #5533085Sylvia Rossler February 22, 2008
Big congrats on another superb finalist Shelly :O) #5533656Carla Metzler February 22, 2008
Congratulations, Shelly! #5534114Shawn Jennings February 22, 2008
What a beauty, Shelly! Congratulations on your finalist! #5534172anonymous February 22, 2008
Congratulations Shelly on your beautiful finalist! B- #5534278Deborah Lewinson February 22, 2008
Congrats again, Shelly! #5534321JO ANN CLEVELAND February 22, 2008
WTG Shelly! Congratulations on both of your finalist!jo ann c. #5534523
Shelly A. Van Camp February 22, 2008
Thank you all so much! #5534901Cathy Barrows February 22, 2008
Congrats on your finalist...gorgeous #5534972Jim Baines February 22, 2008
A hardy congratulations on a superb Finalist, Shelly! #5535195Leslie McLain February 22, 2008
Congrats on a wonderful finalist. #5535392Cassie L. Woodlee February 22, 2008
WTG Shelly on this beautiful finalist!!!!! #5535398Corinne M. Thompson February 22, 2008
Congratulations on your Finalist, this is a beautiful capture! #5535799Kristi A. Howson February 22, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next Round! This is so so pretty Shelly. I just love it! #5535812Judy V. Kennamer February 22, 2008
Congrats Shelly!!! Beautiful! #5535844Su Sana E. P February 22, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Shelly!! #5536156Barbara Waldoch February 22, 2008
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Shelly! #5536219Ken Smith February 22, 2008
Very nice still life, Shelly. Glad to see it make finalist! Congrats!! #5536287Shelly A. Van Camp February 22, 2008
Thanks everyone so much for the comments and support. #5536362Laurence Saliba February 22, 2008
Congrats again Shelly!!!! #5536740Renee Doyle February 23, 2008
Congratulations once again Shelly!!!!! #5537037Sam Britt February 23, 2008
Congratulations, Shelly! #5538008Mike Clime February 23, 2008
Congratulations again, Shelly! #5538255Shelly A. Van Camp February 23, 2008
Thanks everyone so much! #5538592Nadya Johnson February 23, 2008
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #5538810Jeana Clark February 23, 2008
~J~ #5540175
MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 23, 2008
Hey!!ALLEN O. HOWARD February 23, 2008
It is a beauty Shelly! Like I said it would be hard to be bored with any of your images! Congratulationas, Allen #5541213Cindy Bendush February 23, 2008
Beautiful finalist Shelly! Congratulations! #5541490Ronald F. Fischer February 23, 2008
What a spectacular finalist, Shelly! #5542094Susan Fox February 24, 2008
Congratulations Shelly! #5544512Emile Abbott February 24, 2008
Glad to see you are still the master of flowers, Shelly. Again congratulation on another well deserved finalist. #5545172Chris Budny February 24, 2008
Congratulations, Shelly! #5545518Shelly A. Van Camp February 25, 2008
Thank you, my friends..you are all so kind to leave these nice messages. Have a wonderful week! #5548467Cyn Valentine February 25, 2008
Congratulations Shelly! #5548474Gail Vitikacs February 25, 2008
Delightful and beautiful! Congratulations! #5550373Shelly A. Van Camp February 25, 2008
Thanks Cyn and Gail! #5551530Datha Y. Thompson February 25, 2008
Congratulations Shelly!! WTG :0) #5552179Teresa Burnett February 25, 2008
Another big congratulations Shelly on this lovely finalist!! Best of luck in the next round yet again!! #5552279Linda Blair February 28, 2008
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!!!! ☺ #5568217Shelly A. Van Camp March 11, 2008
Thanks everyone! #5629791Mike F. Anderson June 15, 2008
Beautiful Shelly! I hope this is on your wall or somebodies. Such a pleasure to look at! #6063161Shelly A. Van Camp September 11, 2008
Thanks Mike....I just saw your comment. I haven't hung it up yet...I guess I should. :) #6442773Kevin Kelly October 05, 2008
Shelly, I love your flower pics. I also love the treatment that you did on this one.Kevin #6557746
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