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Give A Little Whistle....

© Larry Lawhead
Deluxe Website: lawheadphoto.com

Give A Little Whistle....

Uploaded: December 30, 2005

Description

8.0 sec, f-13, natural light.
Effects in PSE 2.0

Comments

Laura Clay-Ballard December 30, 2005

Love those circles. And such bright, vibrant blue! super shot, Larry! #366511

Rhonda Smith December 30, 2005

This is a great shot Larry.. nicely balanced withthe circles all lined up and the vivid blue is a wonderful touch! #2236034

Kara L. Hendricks December 30, 2005

FANTASTIC Larry!!! Wonderful color combo and superb composition and detail!!! WOW!!! #2236166

Liz M. Jensen December 30, 2005

Looks GREAT Larry! #2236177

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe December 30, 2005

Thanks Laura, Rhonda, Kara & Liz!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Sharon Day December 30, 2005

Wow, cool image, Larry!!! I love the vivid blue background!!! Well done! #2236388

Cesar J. La Rosa December 30, 2005

WOW!!! This one is just AWESOME, Larry!!! Great composition and choice of background color. Happy New Year!!! #2236468

Susana Ms Heide December 30, 2005

EXCELLENT image Larry for the teapot theme! Blue is my favorite color and this shade of background works great with the different shapes and lines of the subject! Very appealing! #2236779

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe December 30, 2005

Thanks Sharon, Cesar & Susana!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Corinne M. Thompson December 30, 2005

Very striking capture! #2236887

Kate Jackson December 31, 2005

Wonderful graphic image Larry! #2237232

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe December 31, 2005

Thanks Corinne & Kate! #2237812

Kelly Abernathy level-classic January 01, 2006

This is striking Larry! Great eye for this comp! -K #2241529

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 01, 2006

Thanks K!! #2242297

Laura Clay-Ballard January 02, 2006

awesome colors! I see winner all over this one! super work, Larry! #2244698

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 02, 2006

Thanks, Laura! #2245573

Kara L. Hendricks January 10, 2006

Sorry.. Had to drop back by once again and say I LOVEEEEE this!!!
I expect to be dropping by at LEAST one more time when it reaches finalist... And maybe more????
Awesome I'm tellin' ya!!! #2274934

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 11, 2006

LOL.... Thanks again, Kara! #2276563

Evy Johansen level-classic January 25, 2006

Big congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved POTD, Larry! #2334829

Ray Clarke January 25, 2006

Black with no sugar please, LOL, Congratulations on your POTD #2334853

Kerby Pfrangle January 25, 2006

Larry awesome detail and super colors.

Congratulations on you POTD. WOnderful image. Kerby #2334871

Susie Peek-Swint January 25, 2006

Great set-up Larry ~ congrats on POTD!
... I'll take a cup of Earl Grey please :) #2334900

Leanne M.E. Boyd January 25, 2006

Congratulations Larry on your POTD! #2334910

January 25, 2006

Beautiful shot. I love it! The blue is vibrant and the composition is excellent. #2334961

Paul Michko January 25, 2006

Awesome POTD, Larry. A big Congratulations!!! #2335022

Allan L. Whitehead January 25, 2006

Larry, congratulations on this marvelous POTD selection. It is truly, richly deserved, my friend - Allan #2335036

Joy Rector January 25, 2006

congreat on the POTD #2335066

Tammy Scott January 25, 2006

Congratulations on your Photo of the Day! #2335196

January 25, 2006

Lovely picture. Love the contrasta and use of a commonplace item to create a striking image #2335240

Laurence Saliba level-classic January 25, 2006

Fantastic POTD Larry!!! Congrats!!! #2335246

January 25, 2006

pure and simple , great image #2335255

Wendy Stevenson January 25, 2006

Nicely done Larry! Congrats on your POTD!! #2335302

January 25, 2006

awesome colors !!!! congrats on your POTD larry :0). I like this teapot. agaist blue. the blue makes it stand out :0) well done!! #2335396

Jenny Bosmans January 25, 2006

Wow! Fantastic, Larry!! Congratulations on this well deserved POTD!! #2335433

Debra Booth January 25, 2006

Excellent, Larry! Congrats on your POTD!! #2335450

Karen Engelbreth January 25, 2006

WOW - cool shot - congrats on your POTD, Larry! #2335766

Kelly Abernathy level-classic January 25, 2006

Congrats on your POTD Larry! Way to go! :) -K
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Kay Beausoleil January 25, 2006

Congratulations on this great design and on your POTD, Larry! #2335804

Scott Pedersen January 25, 2006

Like those curves #2335809

Vicki Hunt January 25, 2006

Congrats on this POTD! Love the blue background! #2335889

Marty R. Adams January 25, 2006

I like it a lot. I can see this on a wall somewhere...
Very G.
Regards,
Marty #2335923

Dorothy Neumann January 25, 2006

WooHoo!!! Way to go, Larry! #2335935

Kara L. Hendricks January 25, 2006

Ahhhh!!!!!! First a win and now this??? Aren't you special.. I told you this was outstanding!!! Good luck!!! And congratulations!!! #2336018

Terry L. Ellis level-classic January 25, 2006

Congratulations, Larry, on this wonderfully designed POTD! #2336034

Martin J. Preslar January 25, 2006

Great detail! Love the blue background too! Congrats on your POTD! Bravo!!!!! #2336094

David Phalen January 25, 2006

Wonderful shape, form and color. Congratulations on your POTD. #2336127

Mary N C. Taitt January 25, 2006

WOW, Larry, this is beautiful! COngratulations on your POTD!!! Cool shot, great repetition of form and lovely color! mary :-) #2336179

Susan T. Parady January 25, 2006

Congratulations, Larry! Super!! #2336287

Susana Ms Heide January 25, 2006

YAAAAYYY! Awesome choice for POTD! Many congrats Larry! #2336409

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 25, 2006

WOW!! I'm rather overwhelmed!! Thanks to everybody for the comments!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Kathleen R. Struckle January 25, 2006

WOW!! Larry what an awesome image. Congrats on POTD!! #2336574

Diane Dupuis January 25, 2006

WWWWOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO Larry!!! I'm so glad to see this one again!!!! #2336630

Ed Heaton January 25, 2006

Great work as always Larry,
Congrats on POTD!!! #2336642

Deborah Lewinson level-addict January 25, 2006

Congratulations on your POTD, Larry, for this terrific image!
-Debby #2336645

January 25, 2006

I Like it!. I love the composition and the blue background too!
Just one little detail about the path work in Photoshop. I noticed a bit jagged on the borders, it seems you did it with the Magic Wand Tool, right?. With Pen Tool you can get a perfect smooth border.
Great POTD Larry
Congratulations!
- Jesus
#2336780

Corinne M. Thompson January 25, 2006

Congrats on your POTD for this! #2336818

January 25, 2006

Henri Cartier-Bresson once described photography as the "art of instantaneous selection". I cannot find in this photograph anything spontaneous or serendipitous.

Like most of the recent potd's its a posed construction. Technically well exposed and composed, but thats all. Just advertising art.

I always look forward to the POTD on my email, and am often impressed, but recently its been all posed "art"....with technical expertise, but no magic.

Am looking for more "WOW", " The magic moment that is amazing and right in 125th second. And..... you get it on film or card. That, to me is "Art"

mark #2336835

Melissa L. Zavadil January 25, 2006

Larry dont listen to that bozo up above this is agreat image! The colors are outstanding and the jaggid lines that that guy is talkin about is compression issues. It is a great image and CONGRATS on your POTD!!!! #2337247

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 25, 2006

Thanks again, everybody, for the comments!! I really appreciate each and every one!

That said: Jesus: the blend between the handle & background isn't quite perfect, but compression really does seem to accentuate it rather badly. JPG doesn't seem to like the sharp transition between solid colors.

Thanks also robert, for your considered opinion. Much better than a simple "This Stinks", and certainly provides some food for thought. I'd love to see examples of your work, for instruction and inspiration. Could you post a link to your gallery?

Speaking of "ART", that definition is certainly in the eye of the beholder. Is this “art”??? Well, I'm just glad that's not my call to make, and I have not vested interest in what each individual may decide. Personally, my attempt here was to capture the interplay of the various curves and circles and arcs in this everyday object, which I found on our kitchen stove. And while robert doesn’t find anything “serendipitous” here, I feel my discovery (or notice) of these interactions to be just that. And the image does seem to have captured some people’s eyes, and created some emotional responses, mostly positive (at least of those who felt moved to comment).

Granted, my humble rendering of a teapot doesn't begin to compare with the most influential piece of modern art ever:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1364123,00.html

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Mary Clarke January 25, 2006

Many congratulations on POTD Larry, wonderful image.

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Sharon Day January 25, 2006

Congratulations on POTD, Larry!!! I LOVE this shot!

Every party has a pooper and it seems the POTDs are really drawing them out lately! I guess anyone can critique that wants to but a POTD is not the place for critique or unsolicited opinions as to what is art IMHO :O)! #2337533

January 25, 2006

Hi Larry (and Melissa)

Mi intention is not undervalue your work, really dont.
Sure most of people here have more experience than me on photography, but I can tell you one or two things about PHOTOSHOP. Believe me is not the COMPRESSION it is the SELECTION and the tool you choose to make it. I take the liberty to download your photo and redo the path (I used the PEN tool) in order to erase the jagged border. It Worked.
Larry, I'm going to email you the image so you can compare both.
Please dont take me wrong. It's just a little adviced for further ideas.
Best regards,

Jesus Diaz
#2337570

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 25, 2006

Continued thanks, Sharon & Mary!!

Jesus: I certainly did not take offense at your comments, or think you were trying to undervalue my work. Sorry if I was abrupt.

I did use magic wand on this, but touched up the edges manually. Comparing the image in my files, and the image displayed here DOES show a difference along the edges. But I'll be happy to discuss outside this forum, and see if I can improve my skills!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Tammy McAllister January 25, 2006

way to go Larry! Congratulations on your POTD!
Tootles #2338389

Sharrie Thomas January 25, 2006

I like this! Way to go! Cograts on the POTD #2338496

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic January 25, 2006

Congrats on your POTD, Larry...great detail! #2338904

Phil Sauvey January 25, 2006

Larry,

Awesome news on your 1st POTD!! Well deserved. I believe robert needs to find a good rehab program. Larry, keep up the great work. #2339253

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 25, 2006

Thanks Tammy, Sharrie, Sherry & Phil!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Blanca Acosta January 26, 2006

wonderful pop art pic! composition is very good too. #2340863

January 26, 2006

My apologies,
It was not my intention to create controversy. I do think the photograph is a fine example of small product photography.Well exposed, infocus and well lighted. I was not aware the POTD is not a place for opinions or critique (per Sharon D)
Apparently only lauditory opinions are expected. I shall, in the future, avoid posting any comments, except to exclaim "what a pretty shade of blue"
And to Phil S, my rehab was many years ago, and my recovery is going quite dandy.
Best regards
robert.....aka bozo, party pooper and all around curmudgeon....:)
#2341119

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 26, 2006

Thanks Blanca, and (again) robert. And no need to apoligize, robert. As I said before: "Thanks for your considered opinion". I welcome your thoughts about the spontaneity and serendipity of this image, even if I reserve the right to disagree! Do you have a gallery?

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

#2341859

KHAWLA Haddad January 26, 2006

Congratulations on your POTD,Larry!!!
Keep up the great work!!!!! #2342217

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 26, 2006

Thanks Kelly! #2343410

Guy D. Biechele level-classic January 26, 2006

Eye-catching, bold and graphic image. Well seen, Larry! Congratulations on your POTD! #2343646

Amy JACKSON January 26, 2006

Wow... to the image and the assorted comments!!! It is nice to see a variety of all types of works. I really like it, very sharp and love the blue in the background.

Amy #2343663

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 27, 2006

Thanks Guy and Amy!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Claudette Foote January 30, 2006

Nicely done Larry!
Congrats on your POTD!!

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Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 30, 2006

Awesome potd, love the design and bright background!! #2357478

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe January 30, 2006

Thanks Claudette & Donna!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Roger Bernabo February 21, 2006

Congratulations Larry! #2448060

Corinne M. Thompson February 21, 2006

Congrats on your Finalist Larry :) #2448764

Pat Gamwell February 21, 2006

Whoa......!!! Just read the above! You were every bit professional & diplomatic in your responses, Larry! Now....not only do your PEERS respect & admire your work, but the PROFESSIONAL JUDGES also laud your creation! CONGRATS on a well deserved image, my friend! #2449372

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe February 21, 2006

Thanks Roger, Corinne and Pat!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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Amy JACKSON February 21, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist!! #2450207

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic February 21, 2006

Congrats, Larry...Glad to see this one again! #2450643

Gunther Allen February 21, 2006

I knew we'd see this one again! Best of luck to you in the finals!!! -G #2450702

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe February 22, 2006

Thanks Amy, Sherry & Gunther!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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February 22, 2006

Simple, very graphic, well composed. #2454679

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe February 23, 2006

Thanks "judges"!!! #2457435

Tammy Scott February 25, 2006

Fantastic finalist! Congratulations! #2464968

Larry Lawhead level-deluxe February 25, 2006

Thanks Tammy!!

      LarryL http://lsqrd.blogspot.com/

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