PEARLESCENT GLOW! [Contest Winner Pool November 2004 Flower Photography]
Uploaded: November 03, 2004 00:13:56
Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Minature White Anthurium. Background layered in PS CS and sandstone filter added.
Phil Sauvey November 03, 2004
Beautiful Stan! I really like how the flower enters the photograph here. I am really liking that background, too! Wonderful job my friend! Best wishes from your friend in chilly Alaska!Phil
#184921
Dan Holm November 03, 2004
Gorgeous, Stan! You've captured the beauty and spirit of this magnificent flower beautifully! #887173Patty Razonable November 03, 2004
I really like the colors and clarity. Excellent! :-) #887179Leanne M.E. Boyd November 03, 2004
Very pretty! I like the effects. #887189S J November 03, 2004
Wow! What an exquisite capture this is!! Love the vertical framing, lighting and presentation! Great work, Stan! #887200Carolyn M. Fletcher November 03, 2004
Gorgeous! #887239Paul C. Gazzanigo November 03, 2004
Beautiful capture and presentation, Stan! #887433Donna W. Neal November 03, 2004
Gorgeous Stan! #887518Darren K. Fisher November 03, 2004
Outstanding job Stan, this is really breathtaking. Bravo to you. #887664Mary K. Robison November 03, 2004
Can't decide which is more beautiful, Stan ~ last month's framed version, or this elegant elongated one. Hope the judges make the right decision on this next month!! #888289Robin L. Wehrman November 03, 2004
WOW! This is magnificent, Stan! Beautiful colors and very elegant. Love the background also. Super detail and lighting well done:-) #888369Deborah Lewinson November 03, 2004
Beautiful image and effects, Stan, lovely glow and DOF!-Debby #888478
Wendy M. Amdahl November 03, 2004
Very nice image Stan. Clean, uncluttered comp, nice lines and very crisp! Good work on this! #888486William C. Raco November 03, 2004
Wonderful clarity and detail.bill #888553
Roseann E. Dreasher November 03, 2004
Beautiful Stan!! You sure have a way with the flora..Nobu Nagase November 03, 2004
I have also looked at the framed version... Your anthurium images are all very beautiful.Diane Addonizio November 03, 2004
Beautiful! #888789Terry R. Hatfield November 03, 2004
WOW Stan This Is Premo! Nice Tones You Captured In This Jewell:-) #888986Kathleen R. Struckle November 03, 2004
Just beautiful Stan!! #889092Jennifer Rennison November 03, 2004
Gorgeous, Stan! Beautiful color, composition and lighting!#889102
Stanley J. Contrades November 03, 2004
Phillip, Dan, Patty, Leanne, Sanjay, Carolyn, Paul, Donna, Darren, Mary, Robin, Deborah, Wendy, bill, RED, Nobi, DIANE, Terry, Kathleen and Jennifer, my heartfelt thanks for your continued support, encouragement and generous responses!!Lucia De Giovanni November 03, 2004
Very beautiful Stan! #889168Stanley J. Contrades November 03, 2004
Hi, Lucia ... Just sent you a message and didn't know you had responded as I was answering the responses here!! Hope you are well and taking care of yourself, my friend!! Thank you so much for the kind words!!Sharon Day November 06, 2004
Absolutely gorgeous, Stan!!! I love everything about this one right down to the texture. Great job! #894620Stanley J. Contrades November 06, 2004
Thank you again for stopping in, Sharon, and hope you are having a wonderful weekend!Patty Razonable December 15, 2004
Congrats on your finalist!! Good luck in the next round!!! #974480Mary K. Robison December 15, 2004
SO glad the judges saw the light, and made this a finalist, Stan!Gianna Stadelmyer December 16, 2004
Congratulations on this beauty, Stan and all of your finalist images! Good luck in round two:-) #974794Lucia De Giovanni December 16, 2004
Congratulations on your Finalist my friend! #974869Patricia Marroquin December 16, 2004
Congratulations, Stan! This is so lovely and creative! #977021Karen Engelbreth December 16, 2004
Congratulations, Stan!#978004
Stacey A. Bates December 16, 2004
Congratulations Stan!! #978005Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004
Funny how making a slight change to the same image makes a difference! Thanks as always for your support and wonderful comments, Patty, Mary, Jan, Lucia, Patricia, Karen and Stacey!Dan Holm December 16, 2004
Glad you made that change, Stan! This is GORGEOUS! Congratulations on this well deserved finalist! #978282Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004
Glad I made it, too!! Many thanks, Dan, for your wonderful support and very kind responses!! I always appreciate your thoughtfulness!! And many Congratulations on your splended wins!!Eric Schneider December 16, 2004
Right back at ya, bruddah! Thanks for commenting on my photo 'Risng Sun'. I dont expect it to reach finals though. Too much noise in the photo.Claudia Kuhn December 16, 2004
So beautiful Stan! Congrats and good luck!! #978682Casey A. Hanson December 16, 2004
Beautiful! Congrats to you Stan! #978801Terry R. Hatfield December 16, 2004
Awesome Stan Congratulations!!!!! #978864Leonard Pierce December 16, 2004
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #979190Anette Linnea Rasmussen December 16, 2004
Beautiful Job Stan!Best wishes Linnea #979256
Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004
Okay, if your 'Rising Sun' makes it to the next level, you gotta name your bebe after me, even if it's one wahine!! Nah, just kidding!! Thanks, Eric ... I appreciate it!Audrea Telkamp December 16, 2004
Congratulations on this lovely finalist Stan!!!! #979879Carol Brill December 16, 2004
Stan, I love all the subtleties you captured in this delicate tropical beauty, congratulations on reaching the finals and best of luck! #980038S J December 16, 2004
Congrats on this brilliant finalist, San! Good luck in the next round! #980043Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004
Thank you very much, Audrea, Carol, and Sanjay, as your kind responses are always gratifying to receive!Roseann E. Dreasher December 17, 2004
This is SO beautiful! Congrats again!! #980338Sharon Day December 17, 2004
Absolutely beautiful, Stan!!! Congratulations! #981611Nobu Nagase December 17, 2004
Congratulations, Stan, for this beautiful anthurium image on the finalist.Donna W. Neal December 18, 2004
And yet another BIG congratulations Stan #984472Patricia A. Kuniega December 18, 2004
Ah, it's like a tall, elegant painting! Love how you lead the eye upward to that magnificant peak, as well as those soft, sweet colors! Congratulations on such an extraordinary finalist, Stan! #984790Stanley J. Contrades December 18, 2004
RED, Sharon, Nobi, Donna and Patricia, Thank You! all so very much for your taking the time out of your busy days to comment! I am truly grateful!!Colette M. Metcalf December 18, 2004
Congratulations again on this outstanding image, Stan!!! #985451Stanley J. Contrades December 19, 2004
Many thanks, Colette!! I appreciate it! Happy Holidays!!Jennifer Rennison December 20, 2004
Congratulations on your finalist, Stan! #989130Stanley J. Contrades December 20, 2004
Many thanks, Jennifer!!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Stanley J. Contrades.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!