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Birthday wishes for Els


Birthday wishes for Els
Photo Information
Copyright: David Gumprich (Refugee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3544 W: 421 N: 7024] (25542)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-24
Categories: Nature, Artwork, Event
Camera: Olympus C-760 UZ
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flowers and 3D Frames [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-28 13:42
Viewed: 561
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 54
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The 30th of July will see Hendrika (Els van den Berkhof) celebrating a birthday, my wishes for a day filled with laughter and happiness Els. Els and I often exchange emails discussing not only photography but children and grand children.

The subject this time is one of or rhododendrons coming into flower a month or so before expected.

PP Work - Paint Shop Pro
Full instructions (in English) can be found here…
http://www.epf-qc.com/Photo3D.htm?lng=E
…which is an article on Pierre Frigon’s website, a French version also exists.


Adjust - Colour - Fade Correction - Amount of correction 2
Adjust - Hue and Saturation - Hue Map - Saturation shift 10, Lightness shift -5
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Clarify - Strength of effect 2
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Levels
Adjust Digital Camera Noise Removal - Noise Correction - 10, Blend correction 70
Cropped, resized and sharpened

Saved as PSPIMAGE
Created a raster layer
Using the background layer selected a rectangle and inverted the selection
Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 15
Effects - 3D Effects - Buttonize (outer border)
Selection Invert
Effects - 3D Effects - Buttonize (inner border)
Opened the raster layer and erased unwanted parts around the inner border
Saved as JPEG image
Re opened and added the text

From our birthday, until we die,
Is but the winking of an eye ~ William Butler Yeats
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lilimih33, GreenBaron, juyona, Hendrika, inunguak, harpya, c_rapp, Regiomontana, WMcK, tjutjut, cunejo200, Royaldevon, shelbeesmom, TheMystic, kiwi_explorer, mbrito, boomcat has marked this note useful
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Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To shelbeesmom: birthdaysRefugee 1 07-29 14:09
To c_rapp: ^thanksHendrika 2 07-29 09:58
To juyona: thanksHendrika 1 07-28 22:16
To bracasha75: joinHendrika 1 07-28 22:15
To harpya: DudaHendrika 1 07-28 22:14
To Regiomontana: muchas graciasHendrika 1 07-28 22:10
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Critiques [Translate]

Hello David!
Do you know everybodys birthday?
Lovely composition, again and very very wonderful flowers!
Excellent done!
Happy Birthday for Els!!!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2641 W: 1 N: 1264] (15443)
  • [2008-07-28 13:57]
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Hola amigo,
precioso trabajo,
presentación y bella realización.
agradablle composición,
saludos David,(magnífico William Butler Y.)
Felicidades Els.

Wauw David, it is already hot and humid here, but now you have made me blush - what a beauty, and all those colours and swirling forms, you are really presenting me with a treat here, love the fact that you just made it for me very recently as well.
So now for all to see, you get a huge hug and kiss.

Els
I still keep looking round and round in your flower - so much to see in such a lovely frame!

Helo David
i join me to for this birthday wishes
Grea image for present
TFs
Cheers,Braca

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2008-07-28 14:37]

Singularly fine capture with the perfect framing technique. I love the colours here and your details are nicely sharp
TFs
silke

Hello David

What a delightful capture, beautiful soft lighting and good texture, excellent framing and a very fitting card style posting to a lovely and deserved TL member

TFS kind regards Helen

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2008-07-28 17:05]

Hello David,
What a gorgeous gift for Els.Great how you captured and expose these wonderful flowers with a very nice and special frame. Very well done.
Mitra

Beautiful birthday wish. Beautifully taken and presented. Happy birthday Els!!
TFS
christan

Oh, so much work, just to follow those instructions, but it is worthwhile, as the flowers in this photo are so beautiful. I love the composition, the sharpness, the colors and the frames. But most of all, that is to say Happy Birthday to one of our favorite persons and photographers in this site. Thanks, David, for giving us the opportunity to join you. Muchas Felicidades, Els! Con mucho cariño!

Lorena

Hi David,
What a gorgeous gift for Els! For sure she will be happy with this beautiful present! Great how you captured and expose these wonderful flowers with a very nice and special frame.
Hans

Love your PP (your notes make my head swim)and your quote at the bottom. Most of all thank you for drawing my attention to Els.
Cheers
Neroli

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2008-07-29 2:53]

What a beauty you have presented for dear Els, my friend of many faces. Your talent in the framing is awesome. I love the fine details in the beautiful flower and the special colours. A beautiful gift that I know she will treasure. Happy Birthday Els.
Warmest Regards
Wanda
Thanks you for the great instructions.

Hi David,

Beautiful presentation for Els's birthday wishes . .
Lovely composed . .
Very sharp and fine detail image . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

I am certain Els would love this rhododendron David. Good light and color management. WIthout first reading your Note, I would not have guessed it is a rhododendron. Details on the flower's core need to be commended. Danilo

Hi David

Beautiful, but Beautiful gift for our Grandmother of TL
I call her like this affectionately also for the
beautiful words and incentive that her me of the in relation to small Duda, my newly born niece.
Thank you very much Els. That you spend your day marvelously happy :)
An excellent gift that David and all we give you!
Congratulations Els
Be Happy.....
Enjoy your day...

Sérgio
:) ..:)

Hello David,

Els will be thrilled with this beautiful creation. She is one of those people who always has a cheery word.

A very sharp, detailed flower and that excellent pp work.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Wow do you see that out of the last 6 pics you've posted, 4 are for birthdays! July is a HOT month! This is nice, a perfect little diddy for Els! Nice work on the framing here David! I've never see a plant like this before! Our Rhodo's are different!
B-)
Linda

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Els - and to you David, congratulations on a super shot!
A premature Rhododendron, how quaint. I wish they would grow here (alas, only on the coast, we are too cold). Super sharp throughout, great pp work to keep the attention on the crisp looking flowers just starting to unfold.
Thanks for your encouraging words on "A Tulip In The Harbor".
Cheers
Otto

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2025 W: 144 N: 3404] (13633)
  • [2008-07-29 22:15]

hi David

A fine post for the dedication and good pp work to have this colorful flower. She will be happy for her 56.

tfs, bill

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3564 W: 737 N: 2402] (19070)
  • [2008-07-29 23:46]

Superb dedication !!!

congrats and thanks,
v

Hi David,
You've processed this image superbly ... the flower looks like in 3D ... awesome! Not much I can say but this is an excellent posting!!! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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  • mbrito Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1631 W: 118 N: 2812] (11336)
  • [2008-07-30 3:05]

Hello David,
Fantastic capture.
The detail and the light are superb, as the compo. There is something special in this flowers that I don't no what is but works very well and gives a unique mood. Congrats (for you and Hendrika), mb

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2008-07-31 2:24]

Hi david
beautiful macro. Good comp. and colour.
Gr Jos
P**

oh this is lovely, David. i like the look of this flowers. looks like crumpled paper but lovely. i think Els have the most cards here.. tfs..

regards, terry

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4079)
  • [2008-08-03 5:56]

Hi David
Just beautiful.......
thanks for your nice comment on
"the fountain".
best regards
David

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  • clic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 758 W: 0 N: 206] (4714)
  • [2008-08-05 13:57]

You worked hard on that one, David!
A piece of art that appears at first glance as a paper flower, for the reason of wrinkles on petals.
The soft light is for beautiful details in mid-tones and highlights.
The halo aroud flower adds to the "popping out" effect.
Kind regards.
Robert

hi David! lovely textures, its has its own unique beauty.

TFS

i a n

Linda, linda esta foto David!
Cores excelentes, bonitos efeitos.
Grande abraço,
Vera

Rich and colorful with a kind of antiquaited quality.

Richard

oh
beautiful macro
i like it
Excellent perspective anf great POV.
It's little out focus like sharp too.
see you next photos
Best regards
hikmet

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