Hawaii

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• mikolaj_cava (13127)
• [2007-10-20 0:54]

Hello Karen! Beautiful flowers. Beautiful light and colors. Nice composition. Greetings!

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• Refugee (24138)
• [2007-10-20 2:34]

Hi Karen and welcome to TL. The colour and thh detail are excellent. Perhaps cropping out the two partial flowers (botton and left) would have focused attention on the main flower. Well done for a first attempt and TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘North Esk Reflections’

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• Kilted-Arab (8524)
• [2007-10-20 2:42]

Hi Karen - I agree with Davd about the crop, it could be tighter.

But a fairly minor point, this is a pretty good shot! The colours are realistic, there is some nice sharp detail and the POV works very well..this is taken from a nice angle. You should be pleased with this one.

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• hcvvmk (2256)
• [2007-10-20 10:20]

Hie Karen,

What a great effort you've done there. Good POV to position it on the side and colors and sharpness are good.

TFS,
Hong

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• rintile (10897)
• [2007-10-20 12:32]

Hi Karen, a greta photo of water lily really great colors and details. TFS

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• sothy81 (450)
• [2007-10-20 14:22]

Karen,

This is a classic photo of lotus. You captured the essense of it beautifullu. A very nice one with good light and colors.

Sothy

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• AKITA (5766)
• [2007-10-20 14:51]

Dear Karen,
an elegant shot of the delicate water lily flower. soft light and soft focus are effective for expressing its tender beautifulness.
I think the most important point of flower-photo is natural shooting based on natural feeling for flowers, and it may realize to express the air of flowers. perhaps you already know it.
thank you,
Akihisa

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• mrcrow (2702)
• [2007-10-21 13:30]
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just clone out the edge distractions..lower left..nudge nudge..:)
perfect dark green/mauve contrast with dark water doing the correct support background effect
central composition is ok if you are a botanist but i prefer 1/3 type even if you have to ...erm..improvise..
you know
cheers
geof

ps the other workshop is exact..but doesnt take into consideration the effect of the lower right petal..this moves the apparent centre of the object downwards and to the right
rule of thirds..rule..dont be ruled..
break them!

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• gnada (12737)
• [2007-10-21 20:49]

Hi Karen...
Excellent shot "Hawaii"...
Beautiful colours! Very nice detail and composition.
Congratulations, George

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• boomcat (10166)
• [2007-10-22 3:35]

this is beautiful shot, Karen.. great shot with lovely compo and detail.

tfs and regards, terry

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• Silke (23100)
• [2007-10-22 4:29]
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Hi Karen
One of the things to remember when doing any pictures is the "rule of thirds," which you will find very nicely illustrated in this wikipedia article here.
Although it is called a rule, if you read the whole article, take a look at my workshop and take a look at the external links in the article, you will also see that it is not a true "rule" but a guideline. It works in 80% of cases. But try it with some of your own images and see how you feel about the result.

Beyond that, the colours are superb and the details fabulous!
This is a truly fabulous start and I expect to see lots more flower pictures from you in the future
TFS
silke
:D OK

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• mickyg (349)
• [2007-10-22 13:31]

No pointers needed Karen .. spot on as they say .. excellent clarity and fills the frame .. very nice work

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• Hormon_Manyer (1971)
• [2007-10-22 14:25]

Hi Karen,
Very nice flower and good colour balance. Really interesting photo, tfs. From the WS versions I prefer Geof's (mrcrow) one - this is the way how I should have done it. But get my congrats for the original version, too. Best regards, László

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• MLINES (6345)
• [2007-10-23 2:09]

Hi Karen, A beautiful flower well presented. Clarity and colours are both excellent. TFS. Murray.

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• thiv56 (986)
• [2007-10-24 1:27]

Hello Karen!

Marvelous colours and sharpness in your photo! TFS.
But I like more mrcrow's WS framing.

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• JohnTulip (36186)
• [2007-10-26 1:42]
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Hello Karen in the Alberta Praries :-)

Well first of all.. its a place where I eventually like to look around and visit.
I have relatives in both Calgary and Vancouver island..

Have a daughter..son in law and 2 grand-daughters in Canada, but the east..in Montreal.. so ..one day I like to jump on the Train to the west coast .. with a few stops here and there..

Your photo is EXCELLENT !! you have many nice photo's in your map.. but girl.. this is top class!
Big compliment!

2 questions.. what is your photo edditting program and what camera you use!!??!

Bye for now and greetings from Holland

JohnT

*pl

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• free2fly (287)
• [2007-10-26 4:36]

Hi Karen.

Beautiful lily. Very sharp and i think can be better if u shoot it from a little bit lower angle. TFS and cheers.

Free2fly

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• sela (2160)
• [2007-10-27 9:47]

Very good work, beautiful flower.
KR Rose

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• lilimih33 (13325)
• [2007-11-06 1:51]

Hello Karen!
Lovely flower and beautiful colours, detail and clarity!
Nice point of view!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

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• AJ786 (6669)
• [2007-11-12 7:18]

Hi my friend. Great shot. Lovely details and sharpness. Its beautiful.

TFS

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

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• Freddie (6191)
• [2007-11-14 20:36]

Hi Karen! Lovely subject with fine details and lovely colors. It's a bit centered in the picture. Exposure is well managed.
TFS,
Freddie :)

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• smash2707 (671)
• [2007-12-25 13:21]

Nice compo, Karen, although I also like Silke's WS.Great focus and beautiful colors. Merry X-mas, Yvonne

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• joelforte (1080)
• [2008-06-23 4:47]

to be honest if this is your first and its above average, tfs