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Photo posted by Vance Gese in the Flora gallery on 07/06/14 at 9:49 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Post last edited by Donna Erhardt on 07/16/14 at 4:16 pm EST
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on 07/06/14 at 10:24 pm EST
Registered on 12/05/12, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
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I think your image is well presented. No complaints on the vignetting - I doubt there was anything back there that would support the flowers as much as the darkness does. The very dark edges really make the flowers pop. A great "triangle" you've made with the flowers.
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Michael H. Cothran
Nashville, Tennessee |
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on 07/07/14 at 01:30 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Vance:
Lovely to see the different stages of the flower from buds to past prime blooms. The triangular composition is fine. The larger version is a must see to view all the details. 
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Comment posted by gary phillips on 07/07/14 at 03:02 am EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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The large version is a treat, Vance. You have a special gift and I appreciate your artistry. Very nice.
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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on 07/07/14 at 11:22 am EST
Registered on 02/11/04, 777 Posts, 5252 Comments
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Vance, as an admirer of your work, glad to see you post over here. I like this alot- the composition, colors, the inclusion of the buds at different stages of their life and the vignetting. No nits from me.
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on 07/07/14 at 11:34 am EST
Registered on 11/25/08, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Hi Vance  Great to see you posting in flora..... the 6x7 gives very fine detail. especially in the large version. the colors, BG, and composition are also 1st class ...
Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on 07/07/14 at 7:40 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
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Vance - I think the vignette works for me. I love the implied triangle formed by the numeorus flowers.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on 07/07/14 at 10:16 pm EST
Registered on 07/24/06, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Good to see you stopped to "smell the flowers". I like the comp and the detail tremendously. I am in a minority, but I would have liked to see a bit less vignette. 
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Phil Hodgkins
Savannah, Georgia
NPN # 1998
Flora Gallery Co-moderator |
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“The task is...not so much to see what no one has yet seen; but to think what nobody has yet thought, about that which everybody sees.”
― Erwin Schrödinger
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 07/08/14 at 01:13 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Vance: Great to have you posting over here and especially with such a solid shot. I find the various stages of the flowers showing the complete life cycle compelling. Well seen and captured. >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
Flora Gallery Moderator |
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on 07/08/14 at 3:37 pm EST
Registered on 05/18/07, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
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Apart from some agreement with your thought that the vignetting might be softened a bit, Vince, I think this is excellent. A fine composition, vibrant colour and a lot of nice detail; I also love the swirls of greenery behind the blooms !!
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 07/08/14 at 7:22 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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The dark background really makes the flowers jump off the screen. Great to see you over here as well. I like the vignetting.
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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on 07/09/14 at 8:18 pm EST
Registered on 01/24/11, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
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Nice bouquet. I see no problem with the vignetting. Looks like a wall hanger to me (:
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on 07/09/14 at 11:48 pm EST
Registered on 11/13/08, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Thanks everyone for your great comments. Very much value all your input. Should mention that the arrangement of flowers here is as it was found; the pyramidal arrangement was so amazing to find. The use of the strong vignette was to emphasize that pyramidal form of the arrangement.
Thanks again everyone.
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Vance Gese
Vance Gese Photography
Quilcene, Washington |
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I was merely there, a small, puny, awestruck man,
praising Almighty God, with camera in hand.
Make a few images, well.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 07/16/14 at 4:38 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Lovely arrangement - great colours and subtle BG.
Congrats on the WP - looks as if you've had no trouble at all applying your "landscape" skills to the "flora" gallery!
Sandy
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Sandy Richards-Brown, NPN #0367
Brookings, Oregon (summer/fall) and Sedona, Arizona (winter/spring)
PNW and RMNP Regional Member
NATURE'S MAJESTY IMAGING
http://naturesmajestyimaging.zenfolio.com/
"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings."
- Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848, Ireland |
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on 07/17/14 at 6:21 pm EST
Registered on 08/16/06, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Just lovely! Looks like a professional flower arrangement except for the very natural appearance of the flowers in various stages of bloom. Fabulous Pick, congrats. 
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Catherine Reilly
Seattle, WA
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Ad lucem quam inhabitas--
To the light wherein Thou doest dwell
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on 07/18/14 at 12:11 pm EST
Registered on 02/03/07, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Beautiful Vance. Congrats.
Take care.
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Gigi
I never stop going out in search of the beautiful picture that - for my great luck - I will never take. |
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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on 07/31/14 at 09:34 am EST
Registered on 05/16/11, 15 Posts, 301 Comments
Congrats Vance,
Very nice image and beautiful composition, well done. Vegetating is great to me.
The larger photo appears a bit warmer in my monitor, maybe it is my monitor I am not sure.
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Mohammad Hosseini
Perth, Australia |
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