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Photo posted by Gary Yeoh in the Flora gallery on 11/06/11 at 10:30 am EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Post last edited by Gary Yeoh on 11/07/11 at 10:09 pm EST
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on 11/06/11 at 10:34 am EST
Registered on 11/12/10, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments
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Fantastic lighting idea Gary, beautiful warm glow and well captured!
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WWW.Taylorimages.ca
http://www.flickr.com/
Alberta, Canada |
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on 11/06/11 at 11:17 am EST
Registered on 10/27/05, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Wonderful work with the light Gary. Well done.
Bob 
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Comment posted by Bob Duff on 11/06/11 at 11:28 am EST
Registered on 04/21/10, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
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Excellent Gary. Love the light and POV.
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on 11/06/11 at 11:39 am EST
Registered on 02/04/09, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
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Pitcher plants are beautiful and not easy to photograph in the wild. the lighting here makes this plant shine and I like the centered composition. The background however needs some work. I'm seeing some weird lines and a lot of noise (the weird lines may be from the smoke created by the candles). I'd try and do a double process on this where you make the background real black and eliminate any noise while retaining the colors of the flower.
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Luke Ormand
East Patchogue
Long Island |
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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on 11/06/11 at 3:03 pm EST
Registered on 12/03/10, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
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Excellent treatment of light and a very elegant composition, Gary- Great job, Fabio
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 11/06/11 at 6:36 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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Beautiful light and color. I think that elegant is a good word to describe this image.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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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 Hali Sowle on 11/06/11 at 8:49 pm EST
Registered on 01/09/08, 36 Posts, 582 Comments
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This is beautiful Gary, love the warm glow and the subtle rim light.
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Hali
Northern Rhode Island
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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on 11/06/11 at 9:56 pm EST
Registered on 10/10/10, 65 Posts, 904 Comments
Wow, Gary! Beautiful control of the lighting and effect. Simply a stunning image and a true work of art.
For the web, the compression on the highlights at the bottom of the pitcher are very distracting. I am sure in print these look luminous, but online, they are crunchy and have a weird color. I like the background color, but it, too is doing some weird banding. If it is present in the original, I'd probably blur the bg in photoshop to get rid of it, if possible.
I love all the detail you have captured here and appreciate the thought that went into the lighting and setup. Very well crafted and presented!
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Anne K. Rusk
Arvada, CO
Anne Rusk Photography
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"There are no rules here. We're trying to accomplish something."
~Thomas Edison
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on 11/06/11 at 11:38 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Excellent lighting Gary. Very nicely portrayed. I like the centered comp to show the symmetry.
Nathan
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Nathan Buck
Lehi, UT, USA
NPN 1118
Brutal honesty encouraged and appreciated in critiquing! Thank you. |
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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on 11/07/11 at 08:16 am EST
Registered on 09/16/10, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Fantastic shot Gary 
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Krunal Janani
Mumbai (India) |
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The problem with valuing art is, till u dont understand it, it's worthless but when u do understand it, it's priceless!!
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on 11/07/11 at 1:16 pm EST
Registered on 10/29/11, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
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Gary, this is simply beautiful! I love what you did with the lighting, it seems to make the plant glow from within!
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Tonia L. Graves
Tucson, AZ |
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on 11/07/11 at 3:57 pm EST
Registered on 01/18/07, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Looks like an idol to the gods, Gary. The candle lighting is spectacular. Well done.
Regards,
Carol
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Carol Hyman
HY-TEC images |
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Make the shot, don't just take the shot.
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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on 11/07/11 at 5:34 pm EST
Registered on 02/03/07, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
Gary, a search for transparency with unusual lights. Your endless experimentation is commendable. I agree with Luke comment.
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 John Williams on 11/08/11 at 01:21 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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Oh my that's nice. What a well crafted image. The lighting is superb.
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
Battle Ground, WA |
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on 11/09/11 at 03:34 am EST
Registered on 08/16/06, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
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Superb capture, Gary. Very creative lighting with stunning result!
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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 scott lanz on 11/09/11 at 8:56 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Who needs radiation when a couple well placed candles will suffice.  Creatively done and an excellent result.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on 11/10/11 at 2:36 pm EST
Registered on 01/10/09, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments
looks like a lamp...wonderful!
Brigitte
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Brigitte Lorenz
Switzerland
www.brigittelorenz-photography.com |
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 11/11/11 at 9:24 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
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To be honest i don't think this is up to your usual standards here. The lighting is interesting for sure, and the subject is bold, but it feels too static/centered to me, and i find the highlites up top are too strong. Way beyond my expertise, just not grabbing me here.
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 11/12/11 at 12:24 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Gary: Superbly crafted shot and a fine result. Top notch shot! >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
Flora Gallery Moderator |
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