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Willows for Sergio


Willows for Sergio
Photo Information
Copyright: David Gumprich (Refugee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3543 W: 421 N: 7024] (25542)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06
Categories: Nature, Artwork, Event
Camera: Olympus C-760 UZ
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Harpya´s Theme 2 (favorite´s), Willows, Collages, -* - Pictures dedicated to Harpya -*- [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-08-02 13:17
Viewed: 648
Points: 68
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Whenever I have loaded images of the willows at St Leonards picnic ground Sergio Delmonico (harpya), has said things like…

” Oh! My favourite tree!”
“Ah! My willow, my favourite tree.”


When I loaded this image he said ” Ah! I see that it lacked our Willow, his best post!”

So for Sergio who will celebrate his birthday on the 3rd of August a selection of willows commencing top left with my very first photo on TL, Golden Willows and ending with one from June this year, may every special happiness fill this day for you and may the year bring everything you look forward to.

PP Work - PSP X
Each image was treated the same

Adjust - Smart Photo Fix
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Levels
Adjust - Brightness and Contrast - Clarify - Strength of effect 2
Perspective Correction
Adjust - Add/Remove Noise - Edge Preserving Smooth - Amount of smoothing 2
Cropped, added border and resized

Created a raster background

File - New Image
Opened and copied each image onto the raster background as a new selection
Cropped, resized, sharpened and saved as a JPEG image
Re opened and added the text

No wise man ever wished to be younger ~Jonathan Swift

Emma, pikas, Hendrika, Teresat, harpya, shelbeesmom, dareco, valari, WMcK, cunejo200, korbee, viawia, Silke, boomcat, TheMystic, kross1, chocolate29 has marked this note useful
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To mortcdz: Thanks MarkRefugee 1 08-18 23:06
To Teresat: Ola Teresatharpya 1 08-02 17:12
To Hendrika: Hello Elsharpya 1 08-02 17:09
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Hi David
another on dedication and this time ONE in many difrent angle
Extra David
Bravo
Cheers,Braca

hi david, nice series of shots of this wonderful tree, nice to see them in different seasons, tfs
scott

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2008-08-02 13:45]

Another nice birthday card. I'm sure he'll love it as I do. Well done David.
Mitra

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3274 W: 268 N: 7772] (33174)
  • [2008-08-02 13:45]

Brilliant idea Dave - and it looks like you've taken one photo each month. Maybe not, but it certainly shows the many varied changes in the life of the willow over the year. And on foggy and sunny blue sky days too. It is also interesting to see the changes in the background too.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tree with us
Janice

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10153)
  • [2008-08-02 13:46]

Hello David,
Perfect collage with light and detail. Clear photo with very good detail and colors. The composition is excellent one.
Congratulate and wish to you beautiful week.
Eva

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  • pikas Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 9 N: 281] (1100)
  • [2008-08-02 13:52]

Hello David,

Original and beautifull birthday card!!!

Congratulations.

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 981 W: 101 N: 2260] (11413)
  • [2008-08-02 14:38]

This is sooooooo very sweet of you David!
And not just sweet, but it's such a great collection!
Very good work indeed David... I love it!

Cheers,
Anneke

Boa noite david
I love all the work to dedicated to Sergio. Thanks for that.
To you sergio iT past from midnight inportugal it means it is 3 of August:
Parabéns amigo, muitos anos de vida como é costume em Portugal.
Teresat

Excellent work on this David! Really lots of intense pp work to make this happen! Excellent details, this is a really cool view of a cool tree!
B-)
Linda

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-08-02 23:37]

Oh!! My favorite tree too!!! This is really great! Good work! Each picture is very lovely. TFS and have a happy day!

Hi,David!
lovely gift:-)
Perfect collage with light and details!
regards,Valentina

p.s.Happy Birthday,Sergio(again)!:)

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2008-08-03 3:00]

Very creative way to show these wonderful trees, my friend of many faces. I love the misty one but also like how one can see the changing seasons and colours. It is pretty amazing how each season and a slight adjustment to POV makes such a difference in an image. (not my favorite tree as we have a septic system and they don’t mix well with them). Congratulations , Sergio on your birthday.
Warmest Regards
Wanda

Hi David,
Yes "your" willow tree will be world wide famous :-)
This is a superb compilation, a nice present for Sergio! Excellent idea my friend.
Hans

Hi David,

Sergio already had a surprise party, so now he will have time to enjoy his favourite tree shown in all kind of beautiful composition - yes, he must like it - as I do.

TFS this wonderful birthday dedications and again congratulations Sergio.

Els
:)

Hello David,
Willows are also a favorite tree, the drooping foliage are attractive and elegant. This collage is attractive and reminds me of many paintings (pen and ink) from East Asian nations' cultures particularily in China and Japan. It's a pity I had to cut a dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) which I planted infront of my house two years ago because of borer infestation. A good posting and I can see why Sergio loves it too. Danilo

david,
a very nice group of photos of willow trees.
detailed and properly framed.
good job.
TFS, y2koSan

Hello David

It is will be like this, from the first Willow posted by you, my happiness in seeing he was always big, and now this dedication printed in a single wonderful collage, and she is proceeding the year complete with me, it is a lot of happiness yes
my friend. You could not feel better gift for my day.
Be sure that I am very happy in seeing this done gift
for you!
Thank you very much, of my heart!
This will be keep always with me this post!

Sérgio
:)

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 0 N: 1695] (13693)
  • [2008-08-03 10:04]

For sure a tree to give attention and making a compilation of David!
Tasteful job and presentation.
jan

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  • viawia Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 504 W: 32 N: 861] (3889)
  • [2008-08-03 10:16]

Hi David

I can appreciate it that Sergio likes your willow so much. What a pleasure to see them all in this nice collage. Well done on each and every separate photo too. Very good PP work.

TFs

Wia

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  • mbrito Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1638 W: 118 N: 2823] (11388)
  • [2008-08-03 14:51]

Hello David,
Great compo with amazing trees, very well captured, all of them, and with great ambience.
Good homage to our friend Sergio.
Congrats, mb

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5948] (23590)
  • [2008-08-03 16:06]

A very fine collage with every capture a real delight
Superb posting David
TFs
silke

ah your famous willows, eh David :D you make someone very happy with your beautiful collage in different composition.. tfs this beauty.

regards, terry

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2027 W: 147 N: 3408] (13641)
  • [2008-08-04 8:41]

hi David

12-in-1 and I get to see all different style of willows in this collage. A real good dedication post. I can see the top left is one of your favorites.

tfs, bill

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1412 W: 130 N: 3837] (15946)
  • [2008-08-04 16:38]

Hello David
Very nice post for Sergio! I love all the different looks you where able to put together..
Willow remind me of my childhood.. We had a HUGE one in the yard growing up...

Tricia

hello Sergio
how are you friend?
very well composed colarge
lovely dedication and a gift to a lovely friend
every indvidual shot is rich and wonderful.
fine post my friend
regards
MAnuj MEhta

Hi David,

Lovely presentation . .
Great idea composing these images into one frame . .
Well done my friend

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Hello David,

What a birthday treat! One for each month of the year! Serio will be able to make his own calendar of willow trees. (With your permission, of course.)
Superb montage; each with its own special feature or treatment. A real work of art!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Well, they do look nice, all of them, but I like the foggy one best ....
Cheers
Otto

Thanks for the latest critiques - I'll get back to you - kind of busy right now .....

Prywitanne David!
Interesting idea with nice colours!good job!=)
ALiaksandr

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  • kross1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 11 N: 1087] (4376)
  • [2008-08-06 21:18]

Hi David,
I have always liked Willow trees. The way those limbs and leaves just fall to the ground, the're just beautiful. This is a nice series of these trees. A nice birthday card to your friend. Great work David.
Regards,
Kevin

Ah, I cannot let these many willows go uncommented (they are among my favourite trees, too). Each one of these is a small poem - they have so much to say. Lovely idea of yours, David, to congratulate Sergio on his birthday in this original way!
Cordelia :))

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4079)
  • [2008-08-07 5:02]

hi David
great willow mosaic
they are so beautiful....
thanks for your nice and kind comment on
"just born".
thanks a lot for the congratulations.
best regards
David

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  • fff Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 603 W: 0 N: 40] (2724)
  • [2008-08-11 5:44]

Hello Dave good to watch it small forest in one frame looks great cheers Shimon

A nice collection of shots - a superb way to present different views on some interesting trees.
Thanks for sharing
Mark

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