Uploaded: February 12, 2009 12:17:19
After working on this anemone for awhile, I realized it looked like something from the sea.
Only later did I remember there is indeed a creature called a "sea anemone."
All textures by me--the wavy lines and cracked area are from a photo I took of an old metal pail.
Exif: F Number: 22, ExposureTime: 769/10000 seconds, ISO: 250, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: NIKON D70s
Teri Klinger February 12, 2009
i love your darkroom additions Colleen! nice job. love the comp too! Ü #1082920Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas February 12, 2009
Beautiful work Colleen!,Jessica Jenney February 12, 2009
So beautiful, Colleen! The textures almost looks like water! #7158618Deborah Lewinson February 12, 2009
You captured the irredescence as found in a sea anemone, Colleen, stunning image!Debby #7158820
Jeff Robinson February 12, 2009
Excellent - Beautifully done Colleen!! Jeff #7158860Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 12, 2009
This is so lovely and awe inspiring, Colleen!!!!!! :-) k #7159028Colleen Farrell February 12, 2009
Thanks very much, everybody! #7159352Sam Britt February 12, 2009
Beautiful image, great PS work, Colleen. #7159535Colleen Farrell February 12, 2009
Thank you, Sam! #7159662Tiia Vissak February 12, 2009
great tones, effects & framing! #7159736Barbara Waldoch February 12, 2009
Beautiful glowing shot, Colleen!Thanks for asking, we are a long way away from those terrible fires. #7159745
Renee Doyle February 13, 2009
You do these florals so beautifully Colleen!!! Wonderful work as always! #7159983Bill Wyatt February 13, 2009
Beautiful colors and effects with excellent details. Very creative work! #7160161Vladan D. Djordjevic February 13, 2009
You are so creative! Fantastic colors, tones, details, effects and comp. Great title. I love forest Anemona nemorosa, too. #7160420Colleen Farrell February 13, 2009
Thank you, Tiia, Barbara, Renee, Bill and Vladan!Vladan, I didn't know there were other anemones, too! I'll have to look that one up.
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Tammy Espino February 13, 2009
Wonderful capture. Your a expert on the textures, Colleen! :) #7161174Phil Stith February 13, 2009
This is outstanding, Colleen. The cool colors and textures are wonderful. Terrific work on this! #7161437Gina Cormier February 13, 2009
Stunning!! Wonderful colors and textures and overall just awesome!! #7161611Candice C. Calhoun February 13, 2009
Fantastic photographic fantasy...it DOES look like an undersea creature!ccc #7161841
Courtenay Vanderbilt February 13, 2009
Fantastic image Colleen! Wonderful DD work and beautifully creative! #7162338A P February 13, 2009
creative and wonderfully done Colleen #7163080Colleen Farrell February 13, 2009
Thank you so much, Tammy, Phil, Gina, Candice, Courtenay and Ann! #7163088Leslie McLain February 14, 2009
Beautiful colors and background. #7163937Debra R. Harder February 14, 2009
Ohhhhhh...how I love your DD work, Colleen! You really are the master. The textures, tones, colors, comp...everything is perfect. Brilliantly creative as always! Deb #7164234Colleen Farrell February 14, 2009
Thank you very much, Leslie and Deb! #7164621Dianna Murphy February 14, 2009
Very different... in a great way. Love the fx its very luminous and beautiful. #7165469Susan M. Campbell February 14, 2009
You are so creative Colleen and have a great collection of textures. Super PS work!! #7166533Kathleen Rinker February 15, 2009
Gorgeous image, I love the iridescence of the flower against the richly textured background, very nicely done!! #7168429anonymous February 15, 2009
Very creative image Colleen! Love the colors, composition and textures! Well done my friend! B- #7169165Marilyn K. Lincecum February 15, 2009
Beautiful lighting, colors and textures. #7169867Laura L. Gonzales February 15, 2009
Really beautiful, Colleen! Neat effects, color and textures!! Great idea. Laura #7170049Susan Fox February 16, 2009
Love the textures and that iridescence on the flower #7173032Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 16, 2009
Artistic and beautiful Colleen! #7173277Colleen Farrell February 16, 2009
Thanks so much, everybody! #7173491Rajeev 270293 Kashyap February 18, 2009
Fantastic colour, light & composition Colleen! #7179981Susan Weisensel February 18, 2009
I so love what you did with this, the color is wonderful. #7180701Dr. Harmeet Singh February 18, 2009
This is just beautiful..Loved this one,Colleen.. #7181133Colleen Farrell February 19, 2009
Thank you, Rajeev, Susan and Harmeet! #7183657Sherran Andersen February 19, 2009
Beautiful colour and effects Colleen. Sherran #7185562Tommy E. Burgess February 20, 2009
Stunning image Colleen!! #7186852Datha Y. Thompson February 20, 2009
Creative and BEAUTIFUL!! :0) #7188839Joannie Bertucci February 21, 2009
Outstanding art work Colleen! I love the colors you've created and the texturing is perfect!Arlene Krassner February 21, 2009
Lovely effects Colleen. #7191807Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 22, 2009
AWSOME Colleen, love the irredensant colors on the flower. #7194466Colleen Farrell February 23, 2009
Thanks so much, everybody! #7200890Carol Sawyer February 24, 2009
Beautiful image color and effects, Colleen!! #7206498Stefania Barbier February 24, 2009
truly superb Colleen! #7208126Colleen Farrell February 25, 2009
Thanks so much, Carol and Stefania! #7213713Max Aureli February 25, 2009
Fantastic composition and great work, Colleen!!! #7214043Nikki McDonald February 25, 2009
Love the tones and translucence in this composition, Colleen. #7215394ROLAN NARMAN February 25, 2009
Gorgeous floral composition and texture Colleen! #7216107Colleen Farrell February 25, 2009
Thank you, Max, Nikki and Rolan! #7216169frank w. degenhardt February 25, 2009
Colleen- The digital darkroom work you are doing is just unbelievable. Stunning in beauty and creation. Such a fantastic job with the textures, the tones are out of this world, the look like something out of the sea.Carolyn J. Connolly February 26, 2009
Another gorgeously creative floral image, as ususal from you, Colleen!! Fantastic work once again, my friend - I LOVE *everything* about this!! :o) #7219386Janet Daniel February 26, 2009
Exceptional PP work, Colleen! Incredibly beautiful! #7220106Corinne M. Thompson February 27, 2009
This is awesome Colleen! #7223900Eugenio Diaz February 28, 2009
AWESOME PP work and so well presented image! #7224509Judy A. Lawhon February 28, 2009
Wow....Colleen....really beautiful work with wonderful DD work!! #7225705Colleen Farrell February 28, 2009
Thanks for the great comments and support, everybody! #7226202ALLEN O. HOWARD March 01, 2009
Oh WOW, Colleen! This is perfect! A great work! #7230522Colleen Farrell March 06, 2009
Thank you so much, Allen! #7251551Murry Grigsby March 08, 2009
What a clever title and image combo Colleen! I love how you've floated the bloom in a sea of textures. Well done!! #7260132Colleen Farrell March 09, 2009
Thank you, Murry! #7262249Terry L. Ellis March 23, 2009
Beautifully creative, Colleen! I love the way Murry said it! I concur. #7320767Colleen Farrell March 24, 2009
Thanks so much, Terry! #7325231Vladan D. Djordjevic March 25, 2009
Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Colleen! #7327813Stefania Barbier March 25, 2009
huge congrats on your gorgeous finalist!!! #7327818ALLEN O. HOWARD March 25, 2009
It had to be, Colleen! Congratulations! #7327890Janet Daniel March 25, 2009
Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Colleen! #7328020Tamara K. Walker March 25, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS! #7328088Courtenay Vanderbilt March 25, 2009
Beautiful Colleen! CONGRATULATIONS! #7328141A P March 25, 2009
Congratulations on your outstanding Finalist Colleen!!Jessica Jenney March 25, 2009
Congratulations, Colleen on your beautiful finalist! #7328390Tiia Vissak March 25, 2009
Congratulations! #7328544Bojan Bencic March 25, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist, Colleen! #7328624Daniella Puente March 25, 2009
BIG congrats on this beauty Colleen :))) #7328873Susie Peek-Swint March 25, 2009
Many congrats on this delicate beauty Colleen! #7328918anonymous March 25, 2009
Hey Colleen! Congrats on your fabulous finalist! Good Luck in the next round my friend! B- #7328949Mary Beth Aiello March 25, 2009
Just outstanding, Colleen. Huge congrats on this beautiful finalist. #7329076Eugenio Diaz March 25, 2009
Congratulations on this Fabulous Finalist...Well done...Good luck in the next round!!!! #7329088Tammy Espino March 25, 2009
Congrats :) #7329302Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 25, 2009
Kathleen Rinker March 25, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Colleen!! #7330566Beverley Scott March 25, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Colleen!!! #7330743Erin Appelbaum March 25, 2009
Congrats again Colleen. Peter #7330787Susan Fox March 25, 2009
Congratulations Colleen! #7330849Colleen Farrell March 25, 2009
Thanks very much, everybody! I appreciate it! #7331145Sharon Sawyer March 25, 2009
Huge congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Colleen !!!! All the best in the next round. #7331252Michelle L. Frick March 25, 2009
Congratulations Colleen - I love the textures and color! #7331409Debra R. Harder March 25, 2009
A GORGEOUS work of art, Colleen! Congratulations on your BEAUTIFUL finalist! Deb #7331447Terry L. Ellis March 25, 2009
A brilliant finalist, Colleen! Congratulations! #7331494Tommy E. Burgess March 25, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Colleen!! #7331519Susan M. Campbell March 25, 2009
Congrats on getting finalist....awesome work. #7332017Tammy L. Newcomb March 25, 2009
Beautiful work and CONGRATS on the finalist.... Good luck into the next round. #7332025Sherran Andersen March 25, 2009
Congrats Colleen. Sherran #7332317Laurence Saliba March 25, 2009
This is beautiful Colleen!!! Congratulations!!!! #7332440Vitor Dias March 26, 2009
Congratulations Colleen on your beautiful Finalist.rgds Vitor #7333528
Phil Stith March 26, 2009
Congratulations on a well deserved finalist, Colleen! #7334100Cheryl E. Molennor March 26, 2009
WOW, Congratulations on your fabulous finalist! #7334455Colleen Farrell March 26, 2009
Thanks so much, everybody! #7334490Jeana Clark March 26, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
~J~ #7335449
Patrick Rouzes March 26, 2009
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS, CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Colleen!!! #7335871Laurie Daily March 26, 2009
Congrats, Colleen, on this stunning finalist...love your texture work...as always!!! #7336102Marilyn K. Lincecum March 26, 2009
Beautiful..Congratulations on a well deserved fianlist !! #7336782Stephanie Frey March 26, 2009
Congrats on another beautiful Finalist, Colleen!! #7337283frank w. degenhardt March 26, 2009
Love the effects Colleen. Congratulations on the Finalist. #7338001Colleen Farrell March 27, 2009
Thank you, Jeana, Patrick, Laurie, Marilyn, Stephanie and Frank! #7340064Linda Blair March 27, 2009
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist!!!!!!! #7340308Max Aureli March 27, 2009
Congratulations on your Finalist, Colleen!!! :-)) #7340738Barbara Waldoch March 27, 2009
Congratulations on all the last month's achievements! #7342603Colleen Farrell March 28, 2009
Thanks Linda, Max and Barbara! #7344299Sam Britt March 28, 2009
Congratulations, Colleen!! #7345563Teresa Burnett March 28, 2009
Another huge congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Colleen!! Love the colors and treatment!! #7346217Colleen Farrell March 30, 2009
Thank you, Sam and Teresa! #7352407Kathleen K. Parker April 23, 2009
Colleen, your work is truly one of a kind. I am so drawn to it, and I congratulate you on your finalist!! Beautiful and so creative!Colleen Farrell April 24, 2009
Thanks so much, KK! #7445579Laura E. Swan May 16, 2009
Fabulous DDR work Colleen! I see you are quite good TOO! Love the layering here and the end results!HUGE CONGRATS for your metal of honor from BP!
-Laura :) !!! #7528689
Colleen Farrell May 17, 2009
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