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Copyright: Hans Spruijt (GreenBaron) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3144 W: 918 N: 11341] (48288)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-01
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Minolta Z1
Exposure: f/6.8, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-25 12:01
Viewed: 796
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Flamboyant….

Dedicated to my New Zealand TL-friends…and get well soon dear Janice!

Flamboyant? No… no… that’s not me the Green Baron, I’m more the one from the Brussels Sprout you know! Nevertheless this posting is because several of my dear TL-friends particular those from New Zealand like Janice, Sweety (Puffy), Dawn and also many other members from all over the world post such magnificent flower so I want to join them :)

Janice I hope this cheers you up a bit.

The picture of this Dahlia (I believe I’m a total barbarian regarding the ‘brands’ of flowers. For me flowers are beautiful or faded and I was corrected by Evgenia. At first I wrote about a Chrysanthemum which prove my garden barbarism so I correted the text Thanks dear Evginia you safed me from being a global flower fool on TL ;) I took this picture in a garden near the steam pumps from the Haarlemmermeer in Cruqius; see also the picture of a part of this garden in the WS.

So no philosophical reflections today in my note, no big stories about what happened. Quite boring but I like to know what you think about this posting.

PS-talk:
- increased brightness (+3)
- increased saturation (+8)
- cut with magic lasso flower from boring BG
- paste image on to black BG
- add frame and text

Dahlia

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, summer- and autumn-flowering, tuberous perennials that are originally from Mexico, where they are the national flower. The Spanish discovered dahlias in the mountains of Mexico.

In 1872 a box of Dahlia roots were sent from Mexico to the Netherlands. Only one plant survived the trip, but produced spectacular red flowers with pointed petals. Nurserymen bred from this plant, which was named Dahlia juarezii with parents of Dahlias discovered earlier and these are the progenitors of all modern Dahlia hybrids. Ever since, plant breeders have been actively breeding Dahlias to produce thousands of cultivars, usually chosen for their stunning and brightly coloured flowers. Dahlia plants range in height from as low as 12" (30cm) to as tall as 6-8 feet (180-240cm). The flowers can be as small as 2" (5 cm) or up to a foot (30 cm) in diameter. The great variety results from Dahlias being octoploids (they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two).

Dahlias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth and Large Yellow Underwing.
The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl. (Text Wikipedia.com)

shelbeesmom, evgenia, PierreFrigon, jan515, deblink, Juliet, Emma, cstathoulis, Refugee, limba3, moli, vsinopoulos, SaraT, perryhooter, Janice has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To Ejtaan: Contrast...GreenBaron 2 01-26 18:08
To Dawn: HAHA!shelbeesmom 12 01-25 21:23
To evgenia: Dahlia...GreenBaron 3 01-25 17:37
To shelbeesmom: Shhhhhh....GreenBaron 7 01-25 12:45
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Hello, Hans,
Another surprise from you again! And such a lovely one :) I am sure Janice will feel better after seeing it.
Now really, I love your photo! The details are very well seen, well lighted and the frame suits it perfectly and makes it look flamboyant. What do you think of cloning that little green twig, which lies lonely in the left lower corner? And, by the way, my dear Hans, you almost guessed the name of the flower - I think this is a dahlia :) But besides that, this is a great photo!
Regards, Evgenia :)

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1139 W: 100 N: 3357] (17508)
  • [2007-01-25 13:02]
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Hans, Thank you for your lovely flower, and remembering Janice (get well) and Sweety and myself... very sweet of you.

(on reading Shelbeesmom),.. Hans I thought I was the only one!! :-(

"Our" night in Bangkok (lol)..now I read there is another woman... its all coming out now... what will you pay me to keep quiet.....LOL...

Love your colours here Hans, very flamboyant, and great framing...Excellent!

Hugs from me...
Dawn.

Hello Hans,
What a spectacular image of a very pretty dahlia. The colouring is superb and I like your choice of frame it compliments your photo well. Excellent.
Cheers,
Debbie

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 850 W: 64 N: 1941] (13250)
  • [2007-01-25 14:26]

Dear Hans,
BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL and OH so FLAMBOYANT. Love the color, the texture and the frame. Well done and TFS JUlie

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  • Hitbit Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 163 N: 451] (5870)
  • [2007-01-25 14:34]

Woow! Hans dit doet zeer aan mijn ogen wat een spetterende kleur. Lekker scherp en mooi beeldvullend. Ennuh het lijstje past er mooi bij;-D

TFS
Grtz Pim

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1919] (10149)
  • [2007-01-25 14:35]

Hi Hans,
That is beautiful view composition very good and color. Thanks for such pictures that you shown us.
Greeting.
Eva

WOW!! This is so beautiful, Hans!! Love its rich colour and strong contrast with the dark background! It's really wonderful!!

Very very well done
Constantinos

Wow! Flamboyant it is Hans. Bold almost flourescent colour and very well presented. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘For Janice’

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1405 W: 130 N: 3811] (15804)
  • [2007-01-25 16:46]

Very Nice of you Hans,
I bet Jancie will Love it once she is back! :)
Great photo..
but it looks like you have quite the Cat Fight going on! :)
ENJOY! :)

Tricia

Hi Hans,
Gorgeous colour, it just leaps out at you! The black background really compliments it as does the framing. All these women fighting over you, nights in Bangkok, tut tut tut!!! LOL TFS Cheers Tina :-))

Nice shot of a beautiful flower. Quite different for you.
A nice tribute for Janice :-)
Pierre
:) later

PS: Man, I walked into a regular afternoon soap show :-)

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2498 W: 56 N: 3862] (17478)
  • [2007-01-26 7:48]

Wonderful pink colours of the Dalia Hans,good details and wonderful frame my friend. Beautiful flores picture.Gute Arbeit.
Schöne Grüße.
Jnausz.

**/later

Now, now Mr Baron, that is not what you told me! Do you not remember our night in Bangkok??

The nights of roaming the red light district in Amsterdam, with nothing on but our cameras?? How soon we forget my dear Baron!...........B-)
Very intense pink! Lovely macro...reminds me of that fedora you bought in Singapore!

B-)
Lindere

Superb combination of pink and black, excellent clarity and details, nice framing.

TFS,

Andreea

Hi Hans,

I think the title suits your image perfectly. It is impressive, with nice pink pastel like color, contrasting very well with the BG,
TFS,
Vassilis

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 956 W: 100 N: 2206] (11094)
  • [2007-01-26 13:59]
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Prachtige kleuren Hans. Ik vind het alleen wat jammer, dat het contrast weg lijkt te vallen.
Het effect van het frame doet het helemaal goed!

Groet,
Anneke

Hi Hans,
The flower is very lovely. It stands out beautifully in the black BG and frame. Very delicate colors and very fine detail.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

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  • SaraT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 0 N: 217] (1155)
  • [2007-01-26 16:53]

WOW
what a beautiful flower
i really like that type of pink
i also really like the frame very neat
very nice colors and details
amazing photo
sara

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-01-26 16:54]

Hello Hans,
flowers from Holland how nice ;-).Those colors are fabulous. I love this black BG, and the framing, sure shows of this beauty very well.
A wonderful get well greeting for janice.
TFS..Sky

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3270 W: 270 N: 7711] (32868)
  • [2007-01-27 5:46]

Oh Hans, as soon as I saw this pic I had to open it - and you have dedicated it to me too. THANK YOU MY DEAR FRIEND. Oh yes, it does cheer me up - it is so brilliant. And yes, it is a Dahlia... I love the colour.
I am recovering, but I've had such a busy 5-6 weeks beforehand, I think I need more rest!
Kia ora and lotsa hugs
Janice

Unusual post Hans from you (^_^)

You are a man of all talents. I am not too fond of too symetrical photographs. This one is an exception. This flamboyant post is indeed very eyecatching.

A lot of people will be mislead on its author. Well done !
Robert

Boy, that is flamboyant! Great bold colors. Nicely done. Out of points - again!

Hai Hans,
Deze dahlia is echt schitterend,
prachtige kleur en het frame is perfect.
Gr, Jacqueline

hI hANS
very nice shot I like the black background so you can see better the very beatifull colours of this nice flower
very well done
Toba

over "eraf spatten" gesproken, deze mag er dus ook zijn

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