Painted Butterfly [Contest Finalists August 2005]
Uploaded: August 18, 2005 04:28:10
I first changed the light background to white, and had to clone out a few distractions. I then used paint daubs and glamour filter, then added black stroke.
Tammy Scott August 18, 2005
The color on this really pops out, Anita! Great image! #296314Mary L. Graham August 18, 2005
Beautiful Anita and I agree with Tammy! =) #1730501Linda D. Lester August 18, 2005
Beautiful shot...love the effects!!! #1730536Charlene Bayerle August 18, 2005
Wonderful capture and presentation Anita!!! #1730648Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thank you Tammy, Mary, Linda and Charlene. #1730653Nina Shields August 18, 2005
Anita, love the contrast; beautiful effects very well done! #1730691Judith G. Secco August 18, 2005
Simply beautiful, Anita. Nice work. #1730720Colette M. Metcalf August 18, 2005
BEAUTIFUL, Anita!!! #1730748Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thanks so much Nina, Judity and Colette. #1730803Jim Kinnunen August 18, 2005
I love what you did with this image, Anita!!! That white BG setting of the details of the butteryfly is wonderful!:) #1731049Cathy Barrows August 18, 2005
outstanding...i think you have a winner here #1731061Laurence Saliba August 18, 2005
This is so very beautiful!! The framing is exceptional Anita!!! #1731134Jenny Bosmans August 18, 2005
Simply gorgeous image, Anita! Love that framing and those vibrant colors! #1731233Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thank you Jim, Cathy and Laurence. #1731243S J August 18, 2005
Exceptionally well detailed close up and excellent editing, anita!! #1731244Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thank you Jenny, think I must have stepped on your comment. It wasn't there when I responded. Thank you Sanjay. #1731249Leanne M.E. Boyd August 18, 2005
Gorgeous! #1731363Kay E. Mahoney August 18, 2005
Fantastic Anita. Beautiful butterfly. Love the white background. #1731716Judy S. Fung August 18, 2005
Lovely image and effects, Anita! #1731810Goshka G. August 18, 2005
Awesome beauty, Anita!! Love what you di to it!! #1731836Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thanks Leanne, Kay, Judy and Goshka. #1732239Kelly Barclay August 18, 2005
Wonderful shot! I love the effects you used! #1732297Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thank you so much Kelly. #1732342Claudia Kuhn August 18, 2005
The colors are so vibrant Anita! Looks great with the pained effect! #1732572KHAWLA Haddad August 18, 2005
Wonderful work on this Anita love al the colors well don!! #1732805Anita Hogue August 18, 2005
Thanks so much Claudia and Kelly. #1732812Kathleen Clemons August 18, 2005
A beauty, Anita! #1732872Cindy Paquette August 18, 2005
WOW WOW!!!!!!!!! What a beauty Anita...this is excellent par none!! #1732886William C. Raco August 18, 2005
Wow, this is gorgeous, Anita!bill #1733007
Mary Timman August 19, 2005
Great composition and detail. Lovely work you did. #1734050Anita Hogue August 19, 2005
Thanks so very much Kathleen, Cindy, Bill and Mary. #1734261Kara L. Hendricks August 20, 2005
Gorgeous Anita!!! Love your butterflies!!! #1738692Anita Hogue August 20, 2005
Thank you Kara, Welcome home. #1739162Mary Timman September 24, 2005
Wow..beautiful...Congrats and Good Luck! #1874029Leanne M.E. Boyd September 24, 2005
Congratulations Anita! #1874080Jenny Bosmans September 24, 2005
Congratulations on another super finalist, Anita! #1874653Kay E. Mahoney September 24, 2005
Congratulations on your win Anita. Good luck in the next round. #1875114Linda D. Lester September 24, 2005
Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #1875305Anita Hogue September 24, 2005
Thanks Mary,Leanne, Janny, Kay and Linda. #1875753KHAWLA Haddad September 24, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalists, Anita best of luck in the next round!!!! #1875846Deb Holmes-Hatfield September 24, 2005
Beautiful finalist Anita, congrats! #1877490Anita Hogue September 24, 2005
Thank you Kelly and Deb. #1878274Shelly A. Van Camp September 24, 2005
Congrats, Anita!!!!! #1879094Lorri Shane September 24, 2005
beautiful composition! Congrats on your FINALIST! #1879850Anita Hogue September 25, 2005
Thanks so much Shelly and Lorri. #1881514Leonard Pierce September 25, 2005
Congratulations again Anita!!! Very beautiful!! Great job! #1881579Judy S. Fung September 25, 2005
Congrats, Anita! #1881710Jim Kinnunen September 25, 2005
Congratulations on this fine finalist, Anita!!! #1884027Anita Hogue September 26, 2005
Thank you Len, Judy and Jim. #1885981Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 28, 2005
Amazingly beautiful clarity, color and comp. Congrats! #1895997Anita Hogue September 30, 2005
Thank you so much Donna. #1901890Deborah Lewinson October 02, 2005
Congratulations on your stunning finalists, Anita!Anita Hogue October 04, 2005
Thank you Debby. #1915338Bill Houghton November 05, 2005
This is just a superb shot. Rich in detail. Great job. #2038670Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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