~Serendipity~ [Contest Finalists January 2005]
Uploaded: January 01, 2005 04:41:23
Serenditpity - the faculty of fidning valuable or agreeable things not sought for.
Combination of playing with still life and natural light. The first composition of this shot was slightly different and I hadn't inteneded to catch the piano in the background. Liked the way it looked so recompossed for this shot and captured this. Thsu the title. Added radiant filter and colored the flowers back in at lower opacity. Then added dreamy effect.
Kip T. Berger January 01, 2005
Prettily done Marcie! I like your blurred keys in the back also. Happy New Year! #200853Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much Kip. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. #1006830Janet L. Skinner January 01, 2005
I love the composition with the piano in the background, Marcie!!! Beautiful use of effects. #1006838Donna W. Neal January 01, 2005
Very pretty Marcie #1006849Joy Brown January 01, 2005
Beautiful image, Marcie! #1006850Charlene Bayerle January 01, 2005
Beautiful image Marcie..nice effects!!! #1006853Allan L. Whitehead January 01, 2005
Magnificent macro, Marcie, I love the color, the composition, and the subtle bg DoF effects. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan ~ Happy New Year, eh… #1006884Donald K. Cherry January 01, 2005
Very pretty macro, Marcie! #1006911Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for your kind comments Janet, Donna, Joy, Charlene, Allan, and Donald!!! #1006928
William C. Raco
January 01, 2005
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Claudia Kuhn
January 01, 2005
Carolyn M. Fletcher
January 01, 2005
Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for you lovely comments Bill, Claudia, and Carolyn.The piano is my most prized material possession. More for sentimental value than anything. My grandmother, who passed away several years ago, bought it for me as a gift one year. She was a beautiful player but never had lessons and played completely by ear so she wanted to encourage me in my lessons!! #1007005
Cindy Paquette January 01, 2005
Soooo very, very lovely Marcie!!! I love the piano in the bg as well!! #1007067S J January 01, 2005
Beautiful image, Marcie! Excellent arrangement, effects and presentation!! Love it! #1007080
Bonnie C. Lackey
January 01, 2005
Sharon Day January 01, 2005
Beautiful image, Marcie!!! I love the piano in the BG! Do you play? Happy New Year! #1007106Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so very, very much for the wonderful comments Cindy, Sanjay, Bonnie, and Sharon. I had a bit of success yesterday with my photos I think . . . well at least some of them (LOL). And today I'm using one of Christmas presents. Hubby gave me some Marcie Days, which are days I get to do whatever I want, whenever, so I've done nothing but take pictures this morning (LOL)!! Oh what fun!!Sharon . . . yes I play but not like I used to!! Took lessons for 8 years!! But I rarely play now. #1007111
Kara L. Hendricks January 01, 2005
Unbelieveable softness... Beautifully presented Marcie. #1007225Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so very much for taking the time to comment Kara. So glad you like it! #1007280Leanne M.E. Boyd January 01, 2005
Both are very nice, Marcie! #1007308Ed Heaton January 01, 2005
Beautiful Marcie... #1007320Paula Showen January 01, 2005
Gorgeous, Marcie! #1007336Dan Holm January 01, 2005
Absolutely GORGEOUS, Marcie!!! #1007532Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for your very kind comments Leanne, Ed, Paula, and Dan!!! #1007543Karen Engelbreth January 01, 2005
Beautiful image, Marcie!Patty Razonable January 01, 2005
Beautiful image with the soft effects!! Creatively well done!!! #1007614Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment Karen and Patty!!! #1007641Carla Metzler January 01, 2005
Beautiful image, Marcie! Excellent effects and presentation!! #1007645Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for commenting Carla. Always nice to see a new name!! #1007654Debra Booth January 01, 2005
A very beautiful and romantic shot, Marcie!! Happy New Year to you and yours!! #1007932Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks somuch for commenting Debra!! Happy New Year to you and yours as well. #1007944Stacey M January 01, 2005
I totally agree that the piano in the background really added to this shot. Beautiful effects and presentation.Happy 2005!!!
(I am getting a late start today!!) #1007975
Susan T. Evans
January 01, 2005
Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much Stacey for taking the time to leave such a nice comment.Happy New Year to you as well
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Mary K. Robison January 01, 2005
Ah, Marcie, what a gem...Marcie A. Fowler January 01, 2005
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such thoughtful comments Mary!! Hope you have a very Happy New Year as well!!Thanks Susan for taking the time to comment as well. Didn't see yours earlier. Must have crossed in cyber space!!! #1008136
Mellanie January 01, 2005
Wow, Marcie! This is beautiful!!!!! Happy 2005! #1008191cj patterson January 01, 2005
gorgeous marcie!!! very beautiful! Happy New Year!!! #1008288
Carol Engstrom
January 01, 2005
Marcie A. Fowler January 02, 2005
Thanks so much Mellanie, CJ, and Carol for taking the time to stop by and comment so nicely. Happy New Year! #1008718Darren K. Fisher January 09, 2005
I love everything about this one. I can see you selling many of these as Birthday cards. WOnderful set up and lighting here Marcie. #1024652Marcie A. Fowler January 10, 2005
Thanks so much for taking the time to look back through images and comment on this one Darren. Truly appreciate it!! I'll have to give the card idea a try! #1025346Cindy Paquette February 18, 2005
Very deserving of a finalist win Marcie!! Congratulations on this beauty! #1113533Sharon Day February 18, 2005
Congratulations, Marcie!!! Well done and good luck! #1113604Leanne M.E. Boyd February 18, 2005
Congrats Marcie! #1113747
Laurence Saliba
February 18, 2005
Deborah Sandidge February 18, 2005
Beautiful, congratulations Marcie!! #1114401
Kelly Abernathy
February 18, 2005
Michelle R. Kovach February 18, 2005
I went all the way to the end but I found the last one! Congratulations again on all your finalists!Kristi A. Howson February 18, 2005
Congratulations Marcie..these are gorgeous!!!! #1115213Mary K. Robison February 19, 2005
Congratulations, Marcie! #1115411Marcie A. Fowler February 19, 2005
Thanks so much for the congrats everyone!! #1115728
Deborah Lewinson
February 19, 2005
Kara L. Hendricks February 19, 2005
Congratulations Marcie...again. Good luck girl!! #1116474
William C. Raco
February 19, 2005
bill
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Marsha S. Smith February 19, 2005
Congratulations again, Marcie. Beautiful shot. #1117165Donna J. Taff February 19, 2005
Congrat's, Marcie!!! #1117372Marcie A. Fowler February 19, 2005
Thanks for the congrats everyone! #1117449Jessica McCollam February 19, 2005
Congrats, Marcie! Best of luck in the final round!:) #1117767Murry Grigsby February 19, 2005
Congrats on your PINK finalist Bully!! :0) #1118040Marcie A. Fowler February 21, 2005
Thanks for the congrats guys!! #1123275
Shelly A. Van Camp
September 29, 2005
Michelle R. Kovach February 28, 2006
Congratulations on being featured in the SnapShot Newsletters feature gallery Marcie! Nicely done! #2478170Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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