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Still Life With Lupine

BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Finalist

BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FIRST PLACE Winner

Still Life With Lupine
Tripod, Apreture Priority, F32, 1/4 sec, EV-0.7, taken outdoors on a rainy day with nice even overcast light.

The background is a rusted door on an abandoned garbage truck. I then applied several different filters (KPT Scatter, Corel Photo-paint Alchemy Plug-in, and Eye Candy 4000 Swirl effect) to the background only, to blur it and give it a painted backdrop look.

The Lupines are from my garden.I found the old pitcher or coffe pot in an abandoned barn, and the old trunk they are sitting on was $7 at the Salvation Army Store!

Heather K. McFarland

Tamera S. Phillips

Stunning picture Heather! Love the colors and contrast.

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June 09, 2006

Nadine A. Lewis

Very pretty still life Heather.

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June 09, 2006

Jennifer Rennison

Wonderful colors, composition and set-up, Heather. Beautifully presented.

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June 09, 2006

- Janine Russell

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Heather, excellent colors, detail, lighting, composition and effects.

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June 09, 2006

Lynne Morris

Wonderful capture Heather, the colours and tones are beautiful!

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June 10, 2006

Joy Rector

perfect

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June 10, 2006

- Kay E. Mahoney

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Beautiful photo Heather. Love the setup.

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June 10, 2006

Graeme yew Chow

Fantastic image, I love the purple flowers and those background you add with effects. A winning image I am sure, Heather.

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June 27, 2006

Graeme yew Chow

Heather, congrats to this awesome finalist.

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July 24, 2006

Lorraine A. Cook

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Heather!<:))

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July 24, 2006

Lynne Morris

Loved it first time round, great to see it again as a finalist Heather, congratulations.

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July 24, 2006

Anna Diederich

Awesome work Heather! Congratulations on your finalist win!

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July 25, 2006

Jenny Bosmans

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Heather! :)

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July 25, 2006

Karen Slagle

Fantastic finalist. This is one of my favorites in your gallery, so glad it made finalist. Good luck next round.

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July 25, 2006

Kaye Burazin

Art at it's finest Heather. Congrats again!

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July 25, 2006

Linda L. Ruiz

Love it Heather. excellent and congrats

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July 26, 2006

She-She Killough

ABSOLUTELY Perfect! Congrats on your FIRST PLACE Heather!!

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July 27, 2006

Lynne Morris

WTG Heather, congratulations on your first place win.

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July 27, 2006

- Su Sana E. P

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Huge Congratulations on your Win, Heather!! I almost suffered an heart attack while browsing your gallery. Thanks for all the inspiration.

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July 27, 2006

Howard A. Wood

Looks like a winner...and it is! Congratulations, Heather.

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July 27, 2006

- Evy Johansen

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