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Photo posted by Gary Yeoh in the Flora gallery on 08/11/11 at 8:02 pm EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Post last edited by Gary Yeoh on 08/12/11 at 8:57 pm EST
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on 08/11/11 at 8:26 pm EST
Registered on 04/21/10, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
W  W Gary, really dig the spot light treatment. Must be the search and rescue team finally finding the lost Lotus.
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on 08/11/11 at 8:28 pm EST
Registered on 05/19/07, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Perfect title Gary. Great light, rich color and a very fine composition. Superb image.
pat
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 08/11/11 at 8:36 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Very dramatic, particularly with your imagery. Gorgeous, too. 
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on 08/11/11 at 8:49 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
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Stunningly Beautiful, Gary
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on 08/11/11 at 11:18 pm EST
Registered on 04/18/11, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Gary this is tops. Ram used the exact words I was about to type. The finest lotus I have ever seen.
Charlie
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Comment posted by Bruce King on 08/12/11 at 12:23 am EST
Registered on 01/14/10, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
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Excellent light and great capture Gary. Too bad the leaf is partially blocking the bloom, but sometimes we just can't have it all I guess. Also really like the details and I'm a big fan of dark bg's.
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Bruce King
Bonney Lake, WA |
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"Mother Nature can be a cruel mistress and in pursuing our passions we are forced to court her." -B.K.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 08/12/11 at 07:28 am EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Gorgeous - exquisite detail and colours.
Not too sure about that leaf in front - it is very graceful and contributes a lot - but I wonder what this would have looked like with a couple steps left to center the lotus in those wonderful curves and have more of it visible
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 Christine Jackson on 08/12/11 at 08:12 am EST
Registered on 09/19/10, 20 Posts, 244 Comments
Great shot Gary!! Love the shapes, textures, soft light, and color palette you have used here. Excellent work!
Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado
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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on 08/12/11 at 08:56 am EST
Registered on 04/29/11, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
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Excellent light and detail. Superb comp.
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Chris Grabski
Kent, UK
Appreciate beauty and complexity of nature by the fraction that can be captured. |
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on 08/12/11 at 10:28 am EST
Registered on 02/16/11, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
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Gary, I just love this! The lighting, colors, comp, details are outstanding. The beautifully lit flower seems to be emerging from its darkened setting. Beautiful!
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Carolyn Derstine
Bucks County, PA
Weekly Challenge Moderator |
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Allow yourself to be fascinated by the beauty in ordinary things,
so all things will prove to be extraordinary.
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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on 08/12/11 at 2:29 pm EST
Registered on 01/10/09, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments
light and colors are fantastic, beautiful image
Brigitte
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Brigitte Lorenz
Switzerland
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on 08/12/11 at 2:31 pm EST
Registered on 03/30/08, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
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Loving the light and petal detail. Really a nice comp too with the rolling lilly pads!
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You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on 08/12/11 at 7:29 pm EST
Registered on 10/27/05, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
A fantastic mood capture Gary. This is a "10" in my opinion.
Bob
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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on 08/13/11 at 1:07 pm EST
Registered on 11/17/03, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments
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Very beautiful! The leaf in the front doesn't bother me. The only thing that bugs me is the lack of any texture/detail in the upper right corner. Its just featureless black. Not a deal-breaker but I would prefer to have something like the upper left corner in the background.
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Phillip Noll
Raven Mountain Images
Facebook Fan Page
Lost Almost, NM
"The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need, if only we had the eyes to see." —Edward Abbey
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 08/13/11 at 8:20 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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The spot lighting on the flower and the details it shows are great. Beautiful and striking image.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on 08/14/11 at 03:58 am EST
Registered on 10/07/08, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Very nice, Gary. The light makes this wondeful shot.
Congrats
D&L
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Daniele Vigo & Loana Musso
Genova - Sanremo
Italy
www.passaggiditempo.altervista.org |
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on 08/14/11 at 6:31 pm EST
Registered on 05/18/07, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
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Just a wonderful image, Gary ! The lighting and the composition together create a mood almost of fantasy.
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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on 08/15/11 at 12:42 pm EST
Registered on 11/29/06, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments
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Beautiful comp and capture.
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"Do you think that the day you stop listening to new music is the day you decide your on the path to old age?" Sheridan Pickett
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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on 08/16/11 at 7:46 pm EST
Registered on 03/23/06, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
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Great image Gary! The waves of leaves cradle the beautiful bloom. Excellent!
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Comment posted by Catherine Gagne on 09/27/12 at 8:52 pm EST
Registered on 07/29/12, 33 Posts, 114 Comments
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Beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing
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What !!! my comment did not go through 
Guess i didn't, push the mouse enough 
This is one of your best 
