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Photo posted by Gary Yeoh in the Flora gallery on 10/02/11 at 08:45 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Post last edited by Gary Yeoh on 10/08/11 at 06:58 am EST
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on 10/02/11 at 08:50 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on 10/02/11 at 09:47 am EST
Registered on 06/28/10, 47 Posts, 590 Comments
Comment last edited by Jaymes Dempsey on 10/02/11 at 6:46 pm EST
I like the colors a lot, especially with the white bg, it gives it a smooth feel. I like the faint shadows to the right, but the ones just to the left of the vase are slightly distracting. The vignette's good, though!
Really like the arrangement in the vase...beautifully done! 
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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
--Henry David Thoreau
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on 10/02/11 at 10:15 am EST
Registered on 12/09/07, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
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Love this comp, Gary! My eye went to the shadows, so I would call them distracting. I had not seen the vignette until you pointed it out, so I think it is just right. I much prefer the white version over the black background alternative. Beautiful work.
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Lon Sharp
wildlife moderator
South Dakota
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on 10/02/11 at 11:02 am EST
Registered on 09/20/09, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
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Beautiful arrangement and very fine comp, Gary. I prefer the white version but the shadows are a bit distracting to me too, in particular those on the vase. The vignette is ok for me. Great work.
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Monica Siri
Genova - Italy
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on 10/02/11 at 11:48 am EST
Registered on 04/21/10, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
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Great arrangement Gary. The image with the white background is my preference. The black BG is just too startk for my tastes. The shadows are a bit distracting but I guess you're stll limited by the studio lighting. The vase is very interesting and the colours of it work really well with the plant material. Is this your vase or a borrowed one from the centre.
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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on 10/02/11 at 11:59 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
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Gary, Great arrangement as always. Anthuriums and the Vase steal the show me as do the curved grass fronds. Shadow is a wee bit distracting and the darker version seems a little too dark. I might prefer the original version with subtler or no shadows. The vignette is not a problem as it mirrors the curves from the grass.
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on 10/02/11 at 12:20 pm EST
Registered on 05/19/07, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Beautiful arrangement Gary. I suppose I might consider moving one of the bg snowberris? in front of the grass and the also the top snowberries behind the others. In both cases it gets the stem behind what are to me more interesting elements. (May just be from five years of looking for stems when shooting avian) The balance is wonderful in it.
Great container.
I like the bg shadows but not those on the vase. I like the gradient a lot.
I guess I prefer the lighter bg but it's a hard call for me. Both are very appealing.
This is superb work.
pat
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on 10/02/11 at 12:23 pm EST
Registered on 01/18/07, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Lovely display, Gary. I don't think the shadow is too distract; nor is the vignette too strong. I like your original posting.
Regards,
Carol
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Carol Hyman
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Make the shot, don't just take the shot.
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on 10/02/11 at 1:08 pm EST
Registered on 04/18/11, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
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Wonderful arrangement I think. I'm glad you gave us multiple versions and would like more, as this, with and without shadows varies pleasantly. Gary you have, it seems to me, a seemingly limitless imagination. Don't let anything limit that.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 10/02/11 at 6:51 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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Gary, you have a very artistic eye. I appreciated your images very much.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
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The mountains and the seashore scream at you, but the prairie whispers and you have to stop and listen.
Don't shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like. David Alan Harvey |
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 10/02/11 at 7:26 pm EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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The arrangement is another wonderful expression of grace. The shadows on the wall add depth, and the vignette could be brought back just a touch. Excellent work, Gary!
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Morris McClung
Parker, Colorado
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"If it is more than 6 feet from the car, it is not photogenic." Edward Weston to Ansel Adams
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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on 10/02/11 at 9:26 pm EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Thanks everyone for your comments. Much appreciated.
Bob: The vase belongs to the studio which have >50 very elegant containers.
Pat: The stems of the snowberries curved in the same manner as the leaves but difficult to show on 2D. I think a 3D image of an arrangement would be great and I might do an anaglyph some time in future when I get my hands on a pair of cyan/blue glasses.
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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on 10/02/11 at 9:28 pm EST
Registered on 04/18/11, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
These images have brought me back for multiple viewings. This work is absolutely outstanding. You *are* a master.
Charlie
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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on 10/03/11 at 12:26 pm EST
Registered on 10/07/05, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments
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I like the shadows, vignette and don't let me forget I also like the image. Great work as usual Gary.
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on 10/04/11 at 1:14 pm EST
Registered on 03/30/08, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
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This is very beautiful Gary, I like it very much and find it smoother flowing and pleasing compared to the one posted that had a single grass bent into a hard rectangular shape. Vase and BG also very tasteful. Nicely done!
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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 Yiming Hu on 10/06/11 at 7:34 pm EST
Registered on 04/28/11, 38 Posts, 733 Comments
Comment last edited by Yiming Hu on 10/06/11 at 7:35 pm EST
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Gary: another very elegant arrangement! So beautiful and graceful. The shadows on the vase bother a little bit, but everything else is perfect!
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A marvelous arrangement and composition!!!! Ram said it all,!!! he echoed my exact thoughts about the shadows and vignette 
