Plumeria [190967 Flowers ]
Uploaded: December 06, 2006 00:07:22
Photo was taken on December 5, 2006 at 4:58pm in Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
Canon 100mm F/2.8 macro lens @ F/4, 1/160 second, ISO 100
Cloned, -brightness, +contrast, rotated, burned, levels, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at Photoshowdown.com on December 14, 2006
Barbara Waldoch December 06, 2006
Beautiful detail and vibrant colours, Janine! #567905Janine Russell December 06, 2006
From Susana E. Pindiyath 12/6/2006 12:13:41 AMGraeme yew Chow December 06, 2006
Stunning image, after so many effort in PS really the final image is so beautiful, Janine. #3671729Raymond Pauly December 06, 2006
Beautiful clarity and detail, Janine! Great colors and saturation effect! #3671743Husain Akhtar December 06, 2006
Great work and presentation, Janine! Very fruitful indeed! #3671764Susie Peek-Swint December 06, 2006
Beautiful flowers ~ lovely colour and detail Janine #3671771Tamara Sovilj December 06, 2006
wow, very nice photo! Really like it! #3671774Carolyn J. Connolly December 06, 2006
Awww, Janine - this is absolutely G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!! I just LOVE frangipani/plumeria blooms - AND their perfume - and this is SUCH a *wonderful* capture!! FABULOUS colours, lighting, details, black background, AND composition!! VERY nicely seen, taken, AND edited!! :o) #3671782Lynne Morris December 06, 2006
What a fantastic floral image Janine, love the colours and details! #3671783Paul Michko December 06, 2006
So rich and beautiful, Janine. #3671804Carol Sawyer December 06, 2006
Gorgeous image, colors and details are great, Janine!! #3671826Colette M. Metcalf December 06, 2006
Gorgeous image and detail, Janine!! #3671846Donna Roberts December 06, 2006
Janine - this is really gorgeous.......it reminds me so much of Stan Contrades blooms.Manuel Barrera December 06, 2006
Very beautiful, Janine #3671924Donald K. Cherry December 06, 2006
Beautiful macro, Janine! Wonderful comp, colors and bg! #3671938Paul E. Earl December 06, 2006
Beautiful, Janine!! #3672018Alan L. Borror December 06, 2006
WOW! Splendid macro, Janine! #3672059Joy Rector December 06, 2006
gorgeous #3672110Tressie Davis December 06, 2006
Love the black BG here, your subject really pops!! #3672205Richard D. Cox December 06, 2006
Cool design and nice hues. Well done. #3672277Sherri Gorman December 06, 2006
Wow, this is stunning!!! Beautiful!!! #3672295Gene Spears December 06, 2006
gorgeous shot, Janine - excellent color, sharpness and composition! #3672379Sharon King December 06, 2006
Love the contrast against the black background, very dramatic! #3672548Candice C. Calhoun December 06, 2006
Exquitise plumeria! Excellent composition and presentation!ccc #3672682
Mary N C. Taitt December 06, 2006
OOoohm pretty! Exquiste is a perfect word! Great clarity and contrasts. Mary :-D #3672709Tarun Bose December 06, 2006
Mind blowing capture of these beautiful flowers. Excellent colours and details. Looks a winner to me. Great shot my dear friend Janine. #3672787Darren K. Fisher December 06, 2006
I love those wonderful colors on the dark BG. Super job Janine. #3672792Bill Wyatt December 06, 2006
Gorgeous colors and lighting, I love the presentation too, Janine!! #3672878Nadya Johnson December 06, 2006
Exquisitely captured, Janine! #3673244Carla Metzler December 06, 2006
Beautiful, Janine!! #3673264Evy Johansen December 06, 2006
Wow... this is so beautiful, Janine!! #3673354Deborah Sandidge December 06, 2006
Very dramatic and beautiful, Janine! #3673528Tamara K. Walker December 06, 2006
Outstanding color and clarity. #3673654Janine Russell December 06, 2006
Barbara, Susana, Graeme, Raymond, MH, Susie, Tamara, Carolyn, Lynne, Paul M, Carol, Colette, Donna (what a wonderful complement; Stan's work is awesome), Manuel, Donald, Paul E, Alan, Joy, Tressie, Richard, Sherri, Gene, Sharon, Candice, Mary, Tarun, Darren, Bill, Nadya, Carla, Evy, Deb and Tamara, I'm humbled by all of your wonderful comments; thanks very much for your encouragement.Rakesh Syal December 06, 2006
Teriffic clarity and detail, Janine! #3674321Bambi L. Dingman December 06, 2006
Janine, all of your recent entries have been so superbly beautiful! I just love the colors when I open your gallery! #3674487Patricia Ronan December 06, 2006
Janine,beautiful flower picture as is your gallery,your flower and nature photography is fabulous #3674580Emile Abbott December 06, 2006
Love what you have done with this in PS,just beautiful, Janine #3674934Susan T. Parady December 06, 2006
Lovely. #3675228Chastity Abbott December 06, 2006
Absolutely beautiful!!!!! You do such an amazing work with the camera! :o) #3675259Anne D. Eigen December 06, 2006
Outstanding in every way, Janine! And and beautiful image!!! #3675392Arnie Horwitz December 06, 2006
Great composition with beautiful colors, Janine! #3675452Janine Russell December 06, 2006
Rakesh, Bambi, Patricia, Emile, Susan, Chastity, Anne and Arnie, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement.Cheryl E. Molennor December 06, 2006
Beautiful colors and detail as well as the lighting Janine #3675572Nancy L. Green December 06, 2006
Awesome colors and detail Janine!! Love your new icon!! <>< #3675649Sherry Karr Adkins December 06, 2006
Beautiful image, Janine. #3675732Janine Russell December 07, 2006
Cheryl, Nancy and Sherry, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3675980Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 07, 2006
These are gorgeous flowers, very well done Janine! #3676058Bill Houghton December 07, 2006
WOW!! Janine, this is beautiful. Great work. Bill #3676701Janine Russell December 07, 2006
Donna and Bill, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3677984Jessica Jenney December 07, 2006
Absolutely stunning Plumeria, Janine! Such gorgeous color against a black background! #3679096Janine Russell December 07, 2006
Jessica, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3679171Datha Y. Thompson December 08, 2006
WOW!! Gorgeous!!.. Love the colors and details.. Outstanding!! :0) #3681594Janine Russell December 08, 2006
Datha, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3682062Sharon Day December 08, 2006
Awesome image, Janine!!! #3682771Cathy M. Gromball December 09, 2006
Gorgeous photo, Janine! Wonderful composition, lighting, detail and colors!Cathy :) #3684429
Janine Russell December 09, 2006
Sharon and Cathy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3684692Steve M. Harrington December 09, 2006
Simply wonderful, Janine. You continue to surprise me with your ability to reduce an image to its essence.BTW, it was an earlier work of yours that inspired my picture Baby Jay.
Steve #3685607
Janine Russell December 09, 2006
Steve, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3685961Cathy Stancil December 09, 2006
This is just gorgeous !! Well done, Janine ! #3685992Janine Russell December 09, 2006
Cathy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3686002William88 December 10, 2006
I like this picture very much. Beautiful color and lighting; Excellent post processing makes it perfect. #3688725Darryl Wilkinson December 10, 2006
Janine,Janine Russell December 10, 2006
William and Darryl, I really appreciate your kind and encouraging comments; thanks so much. #3689049Betsy Labuschagne December 12, 2006
Awesome capture Janine. Love the vibrant color and composition, absolutely outstanding!! #3695201Janine Russell December 12, 2006
Betsy, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3695974Stanley J. Contrades December 13, 2006
Gorgeous pair of Intense Rainbow plumeria, Janine!! Beautiful capture and presentation!!Janine Russell December 13, 2006
Stan, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #3700318Larissa M. December 16, 2006
GORGEOUS rainbow colors, Janine!!!:)
~Lue... #3709457
Janine Russell December 16, 2006
Lue, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3709479Sheila D. Bottoms December 19, 2006
Looks like a winner to me! Great job. You have such great talent! Sheila #3717484Janine Russell December 19, 2006
Sheila, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3718267Michelle L. Frick December 19, 2006
This is such a beautiful image Janine. Your work always inspires me! Thanks you for sharing your talent. Regards, Michelle #3720024Janine Russell December 19, 2006
Michelle, thanks very much for your encouragement and kind comments. #3720072Aimee S. McMaster January 24, 2007
....congratulations on your beautiful finalist Janine....Aimee #3860456Ken Jarvis January 24, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist Janine! #3860812Bill Wyatt January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist! #3861384Paul E. Earl January 24, 2007
A big CONGRATULATIONS on this superb finalist! Good luck in the next round! #3861491Patricia Ronan January 24, 2007
Congrats Janine :) #3861607Raymond Pauly January 24, 2007
Beautiful finalist! Big congrats, Janine! #3861805Emile Abbott January 24, 2007
Wow, Janine another category and another fantastic finalist. Huge congratulations. #3861933Sherry Karr Adkins January 24, 2007
Congrats, Janine, on this finalist. It's beautiful! #3862643Datha Y. Thompson January 24, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS Janine!!! #3862717Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Aimee, Ken, Bill, Paul, Patricia, Raymond, Emile, Sherry and Datha, thanks very much for all of your kind comments and congratulations. #3862770Anne D. Eigen January 24, 2007
Congratulations again on a fabulous finalist, Janine!!! #3862914Barbara Waldoch January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist, Janine! #3862958Laurie Daily January 24, 2007
So very beautiful, Janine! Congratulations to you! #3863097Holly Shao January 24, 2007
Congratulations, Janine, on this exquisite finalist!!Holly #3863396
Su Sana E. P January 24, 2007
Congratulations, Janine!! #3863565Sam Britt January 24, 2007
Another congratulations, Janine! This is beautiful. #3863924Cheryl E. Molennor January 24, 2007
Great color detail and lighting. Congratulations #3863953Sherri Gorman January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your AWESOME finalist!!! #3864138Colleen Farrell January 24, 2007
Janine, I loved this beauty when you first posted it--truly superb. Congratulations on your finalist! #3864255Randy K. Baldwin January 24, 2007
Very nice Janine, congrats, good luck in the next round. #3864480Pat Gamwell January 24, 2007
Stunning shot, Janine! BIG CONGRATS! #3864874Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Anne, Barbara, Laurie, Holly, Susana, Sam, Cheryl, Sherri, Colleen, Randy and Pat, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3864986Betsy Labuschagne January 24, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Janine!! #3865077Janine Russell January 24, 2007
Betsy, thanks very much for your congratulations. #3865293Les Rhoades January 25, 2007
Well presented. I’m sure someone like Boyd Coddington could take your design idea and make some expensive 5-point custom hot rod wheels.
Congratulations on your FINALIST
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Carol Teal January 25, 2007
Wow Janine! What beautiful lighting and colors! Congrats! #3865472Paula Dwyer January 25, 2007
Congratulations!!! :) #3867097eileen bedford January 25, 2007
Congratulations on this BEAUTIFUL finalist Janine.... #3867209Kay E. Mahoney January 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3867405Susan Fox January 25, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Janine! #3867427Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 25, 2007
Congratulation again Janine!!!! Beautiful image!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3867931HSIHAO LUNG January 25, 2007
Janine, congratulations on your finalist. It's so beautiful!Terry L. Ellis January 25, 2007
Janine, congratualtions again on another gorgeous finalist! #3868787Janine Russell January 25, 2007
Christine, Les (now that's something I'd like to see), Carol, Paula, Eileen, Kay, Susan, Kitty, Hsihao and Terry, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3868970Kristi A. Howson January 25, 2007
Congratulations Janine on another wonderful finalist and best of luck in the next round! Love everything about this! #3870363John V. Roscich January 25, 2007
JANINE,CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL IMAGELinda M. Walker January 25, 2007
Simply beautiful, Janine...congratulations #3870420Cathy M. Gromball January 25, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Janine!Cathy :) #3873094
Janine Russell January 26, 2007
Kristi, John, Linda, The Judges and Cathy, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3875166Evy Johansen January 26, 2007
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Janine!! #3877020Janine Russell January 26, 2007
Evy, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouraging comments. #3877053Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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