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Under the Canopy


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FIRST PLACE Winner   Under the Canopy
Under the Canopy
Taken in partial sunlight around 3PM using macro mode. Cropped in Adobe. Please give me your honest opinion!

Amanda Price

 
 
 

Casey A. Hanson
 

I love the way the sun is peeking
through, this is nice Amanda!
Nice detail :0)


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August 17, 2004

 

Dan Holm
  Wow! Outstanding macro, Amanda!! The perspective and detail are fantastic! Love the lighting!


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August 17, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  I think it's very pretty, lighting is great, Amanda!!!!


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August 17, 2004

 
- Wendy M. Amdahl

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  Really like this macro Amanda...the lighting makes it! I tried to shoot a Mushroom macro and it just looked like an ugly old fungus...go figure! Nice work!


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August 17, 2004

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Wonderful lighting and detail, great perspective! Very pretty, Amanda!


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August 17, 2004

 
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  Amanda, love the above lighting and angle, makes it very interesting.


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August 17, 2004

 

Heidi S. Hart
  Beautiful shot Amanda! Great lighting and a nice angle on this one!


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August 17, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you all so very much for taking the time to stop and comment!!

I am sad to report that the above mushoom has been decapitated this afternoon along with several of her friends and family. There were thoughts of cremation, but their remains have already been scattered, so there is really no need now.

Donations to fund the Mushroom Family Scholoarship can be made out to...


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August 17, 2004

 

Isabel L
  WOW!!!!!! Beautiful shot Amanda. lol I think you gave me the link so I would come and comment.
I really like the warm colors and the dreamy feel.
Good job with this!


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August 19, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  You are right!!! hahaha Actually, I just wanted you to read the obituary, since I wrote it just for you. :)


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August 19, 2004

 

Debra Booth
  Congratulations, Amanda! What a lovely Finalist!!


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September 13, 2004

 

Isabel L
  :( Amanda!!!!!!! amanda!!!!!!! I hate you.... you have like 3 finalists!!! :( aww congrats!! I wish you were online one day so I could talk to you! I hope your ok........
Well bye bye congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)


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September 13, 2004

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Congratulations, Amanda!


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September 13, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  Congratulation's, Amanda!!!!


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September 13, 2004

 

Mary K. Robison
  Amanda, this is lovely!! Congratulations!


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September 14, 2004

 

Janice Forrest
  Very nice. Congrats!


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September 14, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Aww, thanks you guys!


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September 14, 2004

 
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  Congrats :)


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September 14, 2004

 

Dan Holm
  Way to go, Amanda!! Many congrats on your First Place win!!


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September 15, 2004

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Wow - this is such a beautiful image, Amanda! Many congratulations! So well deserved!


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September 15, 2004

 

Alejandra Reyes
  Very pretty Amanda!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!


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September 15, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Oh thank-you so much!


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September 15, 2004

 

Robin L. Wehrman
  Congratulations on Your 1st Place Win, Amanda!!! Well deserved!!!


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September 15, 2004

 

Wong Chek Poh
  Beautiful winner. Very well deserved. Wong.


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September 15, 2004

 

Janice Forrest
  Well done! Congratulations!


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September 15, 2004

 

Marie Fields
  Congratulations, Amanda!!!


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September 15, 2004

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  Congrats Amanda on your first place win!


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September 15, 2004

 

bob cornelison
  My honest opinion?...It's a well deserved win! Great shot! Don't worry too much about their strange dissapearance...They went fast and didn't suffer and I have a feeling they will be reincarnated shortly in the neighbors lawn.~:O)


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September 15, 2004

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Congratulations on your 1st Place Win, Amanda!


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September 15, 2004

 

Mary K. Robison
  A BIG Congratulations to you, Amanda! This deserves its First Place win!


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September 15, 2004

 
- Wendy M. Amdahl

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  I liked this one so much the first time I saw and it is still a beauty. Who knew that shrooms could look so beautiful! Congratulations to you!


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September 15, 2004

 

June Marie Sobrito
  Congratulations!!!


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September 15, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you all SO much!
Bob, the mushroom indeed lives on through it's offspring which have now managed to escape their mother's nemesis three weeks in a row! ;)


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September 15, 2004

 

Donna J. Taff
  Congratulation's, Amanda!!!!!!


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September 15, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you Donna!


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September 15, 2004

 

Amanda E. Radovic
  Gorgeous shot - , Congratulations on your win, well deserved!!


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September 16, 2004

 

Peggy Wolff
  Well now Amanda, it looks like the judges gave their honest oppinions! LOL Excellent job and congratulations!


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September 16, 2004

 
- Kelly Abernathy

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  Congratulations on your first place win Amanda! -K


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September 16, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you, Amanda, Peggy, and K and congrats to you as well!


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September 16, 2004

 

Dolores Neilson
  This is such a beautiful macro, Amanda!! Congrats on making 1st place!!


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September 19, 2004

 

Maria Mosolova
  Awesome!!!


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September 22, 2004

 

Steven Gunnerson
  Congratulations Amanda!!! What a great job. 1st place, yeah!!!!!


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September 23, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you Dolores, Maria, and Steven! Glad to have you back, Steven. :)


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September 25, 2004

 

Isabel L
  amanda. why havent you entered stuff in the contest???


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September 25, 2004

 

Ronald L. Scott
  Great shot! congrats,

How did you do the lighting, to get such great colors??


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September 28, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Isabel, I haven't been entering due to being too busy to get out with my camera and shoot.

Thanks, Ronald! I guess it was just good timing because I sure didn't plan it! The mushroom was a yellow-topped one with a peachy underside. All it took was a little light from the top to shine through and voila!


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September 29, 2004

 

Susana Matos
  Congratulations, very beautiful!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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October 08, 2004

 

Amanda Price
  Thanks, Su! I really admire your work!


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October 11, 2004

 

Adrianna Province
  The detail is beautiful! Congrats on your win!


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June 18, 2005

 

Amanda Price
  Thank-you so much, Adrianna!


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June 18, 2005

 

Eti Swinford
  Excellent backlighting and a creamy texture. A delight to the eye. Eti


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June 20, 2005

 

Stan J. Bendkowski
  Congratulations, Amanda. Fantastic macro and brilliant colours.


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September 15, 2005

 

She-She Killough
  Hmmmm....my honest opinion...WOW!!!


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December 26, 2005

 

Kenneth Mucke
  A True Masterpiece


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May 02, 2006

 

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  My dearest Amanda. An old Chinese proverb states that "demanding one to be honest is to ask the day to reveal its stars". There are many opinions as to what this means, but personally I think it means that seeking pure motive is not easily revealed but we can only trust that it is there. Ultimately we need to trust ourselves with our own confidence in the outcome. You are truly gifted Amanda. Judge your own work. Only then will you be a true Master of your craft. I believe what you are really seeking is praise. And it is deserved. This particular photograph reminds me of a solar eclipse in a giant galaxy the way the light arcs at the edge of the mushroom. I think a good photograph is a good metaphor. In that you have succeeded. And thank you for mentioning your faith in God. It made this photograph a testament to His design, not just of the mushroom and the light, but of making us in his Image with the ability to create things as well. In fact, God's Hebrew name Yahweh means "He who creates or causes to Be". Excellent. Hope to see more of your creative work.
Michael Perry


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December 04, 2006

 

Bunny Snow
  Wow!
Your composition, tonality, sharpness and clarity is pure perfection. I love the way it is backlighted. You did an amazing job and the judges apparently agreed!

Congratulations on your win. You've given me inspiration and a goal in which to aim.


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