Uploaded: July 27, 2010 17:00:07
~flowers~
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 105.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Dale Hardin July 30, 2010
I like this a lot Aimee. It's reminiscence of a young cub peaking out from the protective cover of a mother lion. Lovely soft treatment with wonderful color matching of the background. The background lighting is a very nice touch. #1293281Jeff E Jensen July 30, 2010
Two thumbs up for this one Aimee! #8796009Peter W. Marks July 30, 2010
Wow Aimee, I do believe I have finally got through to our ancient friend and he is now seeing 'stories' in images. He will be writing poetry next!Michael Kelly July 30, 2010
This is a beauty Aimee. I love the tones and the BG color is perfect. Just great the way it is and ready to print and hang. #8796632Susan M. Reynolds July 31, 2010
Beautiful, Aimee. I too, love the BG tones and lighting. #8797347Rita K. Connell July 31, 2010
I believe you have a winner here...this is a awesome picture very well put together. your lighting on both of them is very nice. you get two more thumbs up from me. #8797503Aimee C. Eisaman August 01, 2010
Thanks my Phellos! I'm very happy with this one and think it's going to end up my favorite from the photo walk. I'll show ya all the original and say that I did add a texture to it and did use a Florabella filter to get the intial look of richness I wanted. I did some selective blurring, some burning of highlights and added a vignette, also applied a high pass filter to key areas on the flowers.I'm so sorry I'm not able to give step by step directions to how I do things. When ending I have no logical process of work. I just open the image and what jumps out at me first is what I work on then once that is done I'm inspired by something else in the image. I almost never know what the end result of a photo will be until I get there. I know Dale will work diligently for weeks even to devise a process to get a certain look from images....I really applaud him for that. Not an easy task! :~) #8799349
Dale Hardin August 01, 2010
Aimee, I work that way also and then try to remember what the heck I did!! Labeling the layers has helped me retain a bit from time to time.The bottom line is that you had a very good image with excellent DOF and good composition to start with. So not only did you achieve photographic excellence when taking the shot but placed the frosting on the cake with out standing creativity during the post processing. Your skill is growing in leaps and bounds. #8799514
Aimee C. Eisaman August 01, 2010
O Dale thank you for making me feel better! LOL I have been working lately on getting better exposure and DOF in camera! :~) #8799524Peter W. Marks August 01, 2010
And all the above beautifully explains why I never get winners. What can't be photogrsphed in five minutes I pass by and what takes over ten minutes of head-scratching in Photoshop merely confirms I should have taken longer to make the image in the first place!Ellen H. Robertson August 01, 2010
This is beautiful. Love the treatment and the texture.I would have been extremely happy with the original and you took it to a magical place. #8800009
Carla Capra Anderson August 02, 2010
WOW, Aimee!Teresa H. Hunt August 02, 2010
Aimee this image is stunning! Your original is beautiful!I am seriously going to have to talk you into giving me an editing lesson! LOL! #8802266
Aimee C. Eisaman August 02, 2010
Peter....I get aggrivated if I can't spend some time on photographing one thing. The photowalk was nice, but I had to leave what I was working on all the time because the group was moving on. I guess we all have our ways!!! :~) Thanks!Thank you Ellen I had wanted to enter this as my photowalk contest entry, but I already put the butterflies in and for some reason the site won't let me change it even though they have a button for that. :~)
:~) Carla....I'm certain that you know more than you think after seen the work you do. Don't worry one day you'll be working on an image and light bulbs will come on....happens to me all the time. O...so that's what that button does! LOL Thanks!
Teresa you want lessons from someone that can't remember how I did it! LOL You crack me up! :~) Thank you though you make me smile! #8802372
Michael Kelly September 15, 2010
Wonderful! Now for sure you need to print and hang it. Congratulations on a very good finalist. #8902873Ellen H. Robertson September 15, 2010
Knew this one had to be here, we will see another prize for this one. #8902919Dale Hardin September 15, 2010
Congratulations Aimee. A forgone conclusion. #8903102Aimee C. Eisaman September 15, 2010
Yeah I guess I do need to have this printed now! Wonderful what kind of paper....I'm thinking metallic might look nice! Thanks all! :~) #8903530Jeff E Jensen September 15, 2010
Congrats Aimee! #8904650Teresa H. Hunt September 15, 2010
Oh yes, this would look fantastic on metallic paper.Congrats on your Finalist!! #8905365
Michael Kelly September 15, 2010
I would go with it on a mat type paper. Perhaps a watercolor rag. Definitely not a glossy for these great tones. #8905517Carla Capra Anderson September 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist!Jeff E Jensen September 16, 2010
This would look really good as a canvas gallery wrap as well. #8909640Aimee C. Eisaman September 16, 2010
Thanks for the ideas on printing. Well it's between metallic and matte. I'd love to do a canvas wrap, but I'd lose the comp because it's so close the to edges. :~) #8909844Nancyj E. Hovey September 16, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJeff E Jensen September 17, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! #8912802Debbra Bailey September 17, 2010
Congrats on your 1st Place Aimee! Awesome! #8912808Ellen H. Robertson September 17, 2010
This one is over the top!!Tammy Espino September 17, 2010
Congrats on your win! :) #8912820Phyllis H. Burchett September 17, 2010
Congratulations on your first place win! #8912840Usman M. Bajwa September 17, 2010
HUGE CONGRATZ on the FIRST PLACE WINNER, Aimee, WTG!!!UB. #8912875
Carla Capra Anderson September 17, 2010
How ExCiTiNg!!!!Renee Doyle September 17, 2010
Congratulations on this wonderful First Place winner Aimee!! #8912903Kerry Penn September 17, 2010
Congratulations on your win. This is a gorgeous shot! #8912909Bojan Bencic September 17, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful winner, Aimee. #8912956Rita K. Connell September 17, 2010
congratulation on your first place. #8913169Nancyj E. Hovey September 17, 2010
On your First Place WINNER! 8o) #8913358
Susan M. Reynolds September 17, 2010
You're a Golden Girl!!! 1st place...yay for our phearless leader!Sam Britt September 17, 2010
Big congrats on this First Place winner, Aimee! #8913481Liz blahh September 17, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful first place winner! #8913621Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 17, 2010
AWESOME winner, Aims! :-)♫♪♫ k #8913627Teresa H. Hunt September 17, 2010
Woo Hoo!!! Congratulations!!! Yeah #8913699Dale Hardin September 17, 2010
Wowser! That's the club's first I think. How deserving that it's yours.Kim Andelkovic September 17, 2010
Congratulations on this awesome 1st win.......and especially when its your first......WTG :-) #8913853Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 17, 2010
Congratulations!!!Dawn M. Schneider September 17, 2010
Patti Coblentz September 17, 2010
Congratulations, Aimee!! #8914125Irene Colling September 17, 2010
Congratulations on the winning photo Aimee. I'm very happy for you. #8914370Graham Robards September 17, 2010
Well done Aimee, congratulutions. ~Pat #8914609Esther R. Tinz September 18, 2010
Congratz on your First - First Place Winner!! #8914718Linda Jackman September 18, 2010
Congrats Aimee on your first of many first place wins. I am sure of it. #8914905Jeana Clark September 18, 2010
~J~ #8915461
Katarina Mansson September 18, 2010
Beautiful color tones, treatment and sentiment - congratulations on your winner! #8915567Ken Smith September 18, 2010
Excellent work, Aimee...congrats on your win! #8915718Sharon Sawyer September 18, 2010
Aimee, HUGE congratulations on your outstanding First Place Win!!! #8916127Susan M. Reynolds September 18, 2010
Congratulated you a second time, first being on FB...but you deserve as many Kudos as you can get!Crystal Young September 19, 2010
Congrats on a beautiful photo! Wonderful dof too! #8917322Anthony L. Mancuso September 19, 2010
CONGRATS ON THE PHABULOUS WIN AIMEE!! #8918152Judy V. Kennamer September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful 1st Place Winner Aimee! #8919753Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 20, 2010
Congratulations on your First Place win Aimee, lovely work! #8919760Michael Kelly September 20, 2010
Wow Aimee this is just super! Congratulations on your first place. #8920807Bill Houghton September 22, 2010
Aimee, Congratulations on your fantastic win. A truly magical shot. Have a great day, BillIf you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography
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Dominick M. Dimacale November 09, 2010
Aimee, belated congratulations on your Win!!!
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