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Photo posted by Gary Yeoh in the Flora gallery on 11/08/11 at 6:42 pm EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 11/16/11 at 1:55 pm EST
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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on 11/08/11 at 8:04 pm EST
Registered on 10/27/05, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
I love this high key portrait Gary, superbly crafted in my opinion.
Bob 
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 11/08/11 at 8:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment last edited by SandyRichardsBrown on 11/09/11 at 11:50 pm EST
Gorgepus! (typing correction, augh: GORGEOUS!) 
Lovely soft colours, perfect angle, wonderful graceful lines, and the high-key choice works well.
Don't think that little green blip to the left of the lower stem is needed, though!
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 Ken Smith on 11/08/11 at 9:40 pm EST
Registered on 09/05/08, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments
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Great placement...and a silky cream-fresh look ...yeah, I might clone out that blurb on the bottom next to the stem. Superb detail!
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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on 11/08/11 at 9:42 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1101 Posts, 13589 Comments
Very nice Gary. I really like to see the translucency of the petals. A very pleasing shot. Great use of high key, and excellent color.
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 Steve Kennedy on 11/09/11 at 12:22 am EST
Registered on 03/09/09, 79 Posts, 676 Comments
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Beautiful image Gary! Technically superb. The graceful curve, excellent lighting, great detail. Well done!
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Steve Kennedy
Maple Valley, WA
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on 11/09/11 at 03:24 am EST
Registered on 08/16/06, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
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Impeccable. Okay, well, the little nub of petal at bottom edge near stem could disappear…
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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 Bob Duff on 11/09/11 at 11:29 am EST
Registered on 04/21/10, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments
Well done Gary. Glads can be pretty harsh but you've done a great job of the transparent pastel look to make this image very appealing to the eye. The colour of the bloom is also very sympathetic to the overall feel of it.
Yah, you might want to clone out the bit along the bottom edge.
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Comment posted by Bruce King on 11/09/11 at 12:17 pm EST
Registered on 01/14/10, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments
Nice shot Gary and the processing is excellent as usual. I agree with Sandy......it's quite gorgepus! 
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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 Richard Teller on 11/09/11 at 1:34 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment last edited by Richard Teller on 11/09/11 at 1:34 pm EST
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Another fine artistic image Gary. I like the almost transparent feeling of the flower.
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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 Barbara Graham on 11/09/11 at 4:39 pm EST
Registered on 07/27/10, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
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Barbara Graham
Decatur, Georgia |
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 11/09/11 at 5:55 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Beautiful image and presentation.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on 11/09/11 at 6:30 pm EST
Registered on 02/19/07, 62 Posts, 394 Comments
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Very nice Gary! The colors really work well with the high key.
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Jeremy Week
Westminster, CO
Fortnight Studios
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 11/09/11 at 8:59 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Very artistic presentation. 
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on 11/10/11 at 01:03 am EST
Registered on 01/18/07, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Gary, I like this high key presentation very much. For some reason, I'm thinking of some of Larry Lynch's work as I view this. (And I'm too lazy to go searching ;^)
Since you referred to your Pitcher plant, I think of the two, that's my preference.
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 Patricia Brundage on 11/10/11 at 06:19 am EST
Registered on 03/23/06, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
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Really nice presentation. I find glads beautiful to look at but difficult to photograph. Like the lighting, comp and background. Well done!
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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on 11/10/11 at 2:32 pm EST
Registered on 01/10/09, 187 Posts, 1507 Comments
superb detail and transparency, great work...
Brigitte
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Brigitte Lorenz
Switzerland
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Comment posted by Chris Grabski on 11/10/11 at 3:27 pm EST
Registered on 04/29/11, 122 Posts, 431 Comments
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Beautiful use of high key.
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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 Ian Wolfenden on 11/11/11 at 08:02 am EST
Registered on 05/18/07, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
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Simply the best Gladiolus image I have ever seen, Gary ! The stamens and the textures of the petals are superbly captured - and the high key effect is spot on.
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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on 11/11/11 at 08:10 am EST
Registered on 05/19/07, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
I like this very much Gary in all respects but it's the capture of the texture and petal translucence that makes the image so impressive to me. I'd agree with Ian, this is as fine a glad image as I've seen.
pat
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Comment posted by Miro Susta on 11/11/11 at 08:25 am EST
Registered on 08/18/06, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
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Excellent as allways. No other comments & suggestions. Very well done Gary.
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Miro
Switzerland-Malaysia
Capturing Moments |
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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on 11/11/11 at 2:28 pm EST
Registered on 12/03/10, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
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Fantastic treatment of light and terrific detail on this one, Gary- Also your composition choice couldn't be better than this- My congrats, Fabio
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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on 11/11/11 at 6:05 pm EST
Registered on 11/11/08, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments
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I love the high key effect, Gary! Wonderful colors and sharp details. No nits from me.
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on 11/11/11 at 9:40 pm EST
Registered on 09/15/05, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
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Well maybe i just didnt like the low key, cause to me, this is stunning--just perfect!
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 11/11/11 at 11:59 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Gary: Fantastic portrait of a really beautiful subject. Superb work.>=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
Flora Gallery Moderator |
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Comment posted by John Williams on 11/12/11 at 09:48 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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Another stunner Gary. It's fun to compare the low and high key; you could give a clinic on these.
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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 Giuseppe Guadagno on 11/13/11 at 2:15 pm EST
Registered on 02/03/07, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments
A splendor Gary! Plenty of light from everywhere, back and front at least. Harold Davis would be jealous.
Can you tell us some words about the technique?
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 Gary Yeoh on 11/13/11 at 11:38 pm EST
Registered on 09/01/09, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment last edited by Gary Yeoh on 11/14/11 at 02:48 am EST
Thanks everyone for you kind comments.
Sandy, Catherine, Ken and Bob:
Thanks for pointing out the little bud. Have cloned it out from archival copy.
Gigi:
This is a straight forward single shot image. The flower is placed against the west facing window with a piece of tracing paper over part of the window. Taken early morning. Silver reflector for fill. Actually I was doing a series of exposures from normal to white out at 2/3 exposure interval with a view of doing some blending (ala Harold Davis) but ended only processing one image which looked the best when I open them up on the computer. PP on ACR, CS5 with shadow/highlights adjustments, levels, some desaturation.
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on 11/16/11 at 11:33 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/03, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Congrats on another beautiful WP!
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 Fabio Giarrizzo on 11/17/11 at 12:13 pm EST
Registered on 12/03/10, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
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Congrats on WP, Gary, well deserved- Ciao, Fabio
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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on 11/18/11 at 09:47 am EST
Registered on 05/18/07, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments
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Many congrats on the EP, Gary !! This is a masterly piece of work.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on 06/25/12 at 08:12 am EST
Registered on 07/24/08, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
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Congrats on your WP, top shelf Gary
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Howard Cheek
Kempner, TX
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"Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better" ~ Albert Einstein |
HowardCheekPhotography.com
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