Easter Lily


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Title     Easter Lily
Photographer     bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     Flowers
Category     Still Life
Camera     Nikon Coolpix 4500
Submitted     April 25, 2003 11:08:58 PM CDT
Views     248
Rating     51 Thumb-up

This was shot for Easter after the holiday as I wasn't able to do it sooner. I used a purple velvet backdrop with a light coming from the left. I wanted to give a hint of color traditional with Easter. Thus, the purple smudged going into black for the background. I wanted the lily pure white to portray the mood of the holiday season. The only thing done in PS was the smudge tool and the framework.
Please take a moment to 'smell the lily' and leave your comments. Thanks very much for your time.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from judyelaine/Judy (12,164) Send mail to this user on May 19, 2003 3:10:18 PM CDT (1)

Wonderful work and detail. Great balace of color and light. Such a wonderful joy to see. Well done kind lady.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from imaginor/Alex (1,581) Send mail to this user on April 27, 2003 6:08:11 PM CDT (1)

I like this shot. details are good and colors pleasing. If I made it, Iwould try to find some other position (if possible), to eliminate parting lower part in half. However, this is very good shot.
Happy Easter to you :) Xpuctoc bockrese! *in cyrilic :)

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from holyspirit/Diana (1,785) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 11:11:37 PM CDT (1)

I leally like this work. But to be perfectly honest with you Bizzie, I'll prefer the other racurs of the flower. Becouse ether the main flower not in the center of picture. So we losing the main component. But it's just IMHO. I like background colour. The picture is clear.Very good, well done. I really like it.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from dms/David (3,599) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 11:02:51 PM CDT (1)

I was just looking at the Easter lily I bought my girlfriend and thought, I need to shoot this thing. My imagination was envisioning something just like this. Simple, natural, and very pleasant. You did well with the 4500.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from windeldickerson/Windel (1,054) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 9:12:55 PM CDT (2)

Hi Bizze one. The new guidelines say leave off the me too critiques but this one is just so darned good I'll gladly take an empty thumbs critique if thats what the AI super chrome moly draglining critique evaluator does. I have looked at a great deal of your work and this is clearly among your best and the best flower shots I have seen on this site. That is very strong company. Congratulations on a job which is, IMO, impeccable in every aspect. Just bought myself a CP 4500 last week. Took some flower pics to see what it would do. This is proof that it isn't the camera-- its the photographer.

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From bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 9:50:42 PM CDT

Thanks, Windel, I think I am falling in love with you. You have such a nice way with words...something not seen enough around here a lot of the time:) Thanks for your comments..always nice to hear the positive with the not so positive. You will love your camera...I am new with mine, too, but the more I use it the more I like it. Keep in touch and we can compare notes:)

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From windeldickerson/Windel (1,054) Send mail to this user on May 2, 2003 6:38:03 PM CDT

Awwwww -- Bizzee, you make me blush.

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Thumb-up    from vlad/Vlad (4,400) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 8:33:22 PM CDT (1)

I was about to start saying that I thought this was one of your best submitions, but before I could start the critique I had to log on to PS and behold, your photo is one of the 3 featured photos at the moment.. WOW.. congratulations... I'm feel so honored to know you... :-)

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From bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 9:02:21 PM CDT

Thank you, Vlad, I feel so humbled. I appreciate your remarks. As soon as I get my energy up I will do critiques for everyone who took time for this image. A Happy Ukrainian Easter to you and yours:) I wonder if other nationalities celebrate this weekend, too.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from grandpafrank/Frank (1,252) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 8:26:16 PM CDT (1)

Biz - this is absoluty beautiful! Composiion, colors, background. Good work! Happy Easter!!

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From bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 8:58:05 PM CDT

Thanks Grandpa. It is actually Ukrainian Easter this weekend. So a Happy Easter to the Ukrainian people:)

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from allenaisenstein/Allen (3,848) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 5:36:57 PM CDT (1)

A super macro artistically presented. The exposure and color are perfect. Excellent work! Regards, Allen

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from abracadabra/Lee (59) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 12:28:22 PM CDT

Very good lighting, contrasting color, and detail.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from estevaojose/Estevao (10,375) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 12:08:01 PM CDT (1)

This is very beautiful and it deserves to be in the first page of the site!!! I like colors in this superb composition, a work worthy of the great masters of the picture, my best regards!!!

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from howardrosenberg/Howard (14,416) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 11:12:25 AM CDT (2)

A difficult flower to do well and this is done quite well. The white of the flowers is just perfect. The flowers show a nice modeled effect and the overall composition works well. You've filled the frame with beauty. Well done.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from leff/Harold (239) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 11:00:37 AM CDT (3)

This is an absolutely perfect work. The composition, lighting and makeup of the picture is spot on. A pleasure to view. A 3TU here, a -5- at that other place.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from maximusdof/Maximus (2,931) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 10:12:29 AM CDT (2)

What a beautiful composition. The background color fits just perfectly. The composition is not to close and not to far---just perfect! Very nice detail as well. I see no distractions at all. (ok 32 words).
best regards; ECS

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from chess7/Charles (31,851) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 7:44:40 AM CDT (3)

One of the better-composed flower bunches that I've seen here, this is extremely well lit, with detail even in the darker areas of the leaves. I'm glad you added comments, as I did notice the purple glow around the flowers...knowing that was intentional has added impact to the image. Very well done.

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From bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user on April 27, 2003 1:28:41 PM CDT

Thank you, Charles. It's a pleasure having you comment on my work. Yes, I thought the purple added 'mood' to my Easter image. Love your emails:)

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from psych/Mike (1,500) Send mail to this user on April 26, 2003 12:37:10 AM CDT

Huzzah for Coolpix 4500's! Takes one to know one. ;-) I really like how the background both blends in with certain parts of the flower (well, the leaves), and in other areas it makes the flower jump out. Good choice in colors! Good composition as well, a very eye pleasing image.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from davo80/David (2,583) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:36:28 PM CDT (1)

Great light, great background, very good DOF and sharp... overall a very nice flower shot..

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from texascruiser/Laura Spell Aka (14,091) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:35:27 PM CDT (3)

You have produced one very attractive image. The colors are vivid, the details are sharp. Love the lighting, the darker portion on the foremost bloom adds to the depth. The light shining through the petals creates an awesome sight. You have really out done yourself Bizzie! hehe

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Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up Non-conforming thumb-up    from mandkcons/Ura (8,787) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:25:41 PM CDT

very good work, nice soft light & holiday mood...regs.,ura

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from josefigueiredo/Jose (1,193) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:21:44 PM CDT (1) Early critique

Hi Bizzie:
Wonderful picture. Great tonal range and lighting. I think your choice for the background was a wised one. I love the fine detail seen in the petals. I also can sense the perfume…
Regards José

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from dwightj/Dwight (11,101) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:15:57 PM CDT (2) Early critique

All around, I think you achieved your goal. The color, composition are good. The sharpness is acceptable.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from engloy/Eng Loy (3,691) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:13:46 PM CDT (3) Early critique

Very nicely set up and well-lit lilies. I like the way the stem of the plant is side-lit, giving it some dimension and depth. Was wondering whether if you could PS-lighten up the central portion of the middle lily -- the shadows provide good contrast but find them just a little wee bit overpowering. Good effort otherwise.

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From bizzielady/Patricia (6,731) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:21:50 PM CDT

Thanks for your comments. I appreciate them. No, I didn't wish to lighten it up...guess it is a personal taste:)

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From engloy/Eng Loy (3,691) Send mail to this user on April 25, 2003 11:26:15 PM CDT

I respect that choice :)

Regards.

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