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by Retroesque

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They tell me this is a sweetgum tree. Or maybe a sycamore tree. The spikey seed pods take gold spray paint very well & look kind of interesting on a Christmas wreath. I love the way they stay on the tree & how they look against a stormy sky. No photo can quite capture that feeling as I look up at them, or down at them amongst the leaves, but this is a very close second! Love that stormy sky!

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by Maggye

Comment:
This is an interesting combinatio of texture & color, unusual.

Chapters in Life....which one are you?
by Judi

Comment:
Holy cow, you ROCK girl! That's the most 10's I have ever seen. WTG!

Too late!
by drydoc

Comment:
This one is charmingly funny & very well done.

Wilting
by Kelli

Comment:
We had a hailstorm last night, so if I was out in this heat/humidity/poor air quality shooting flowers, they would look even more desperate than these...I'm pulling shots from the archives that I just never had time for. Maybe if it's too hot to shoot, you would enjoy doing the same? I like the weatherbeaten flowers, also the ones gone to seed, or blackened by frost--they have character.

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by JerseyGenie

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One thing I learned about borders is to leave them off for display online, but it is a good & useful skill when preparing for print on a notecard. My flowers look 'matted & framed' if I create a border before they are printed on notecards. I can use the border to create a feeling of a 'set' of notecards, which I like. But a pre-printed border can restrict your options if you should want to mat & frame it later. I like the style of your border, it doesn't look intrusive to me here. This comp is full of sunlight & fresh air, which I like. It'd be fun to try different camera angles. Do they stay open all day & close up at night? They look very pretty, like they would smell good. "D

Wake Up
by Yomi

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Lilies almost always include one insect of some kind. I think I spy a tiny insectiod shape on one petal of this lily. I always look. I can't help it. The dark anthers show up well against the lemon yellow petals. I like the hints of the garden in the BG. Keep on clickin'! You wrote an interesting bio.

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by Retroesque

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What would the trees be without their sky, the air? The color of the sky looks so metallic, so unreal, that I can only assume this is exactly what you saw. The vignette -- or spotlight -- effect (something I don't usually care for) serves the tree very well in this comp. Well done!

Orange Cosmos at Night
by MaryO

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I think your friend would be pleased w/this shot. Love the rich color & the lighting you created. It's unusual to get a shot of a flower without a 'volunteer,' but they are not always as cute as that little spider. Well done!

Orchid
by FrostyPaws

Comment:
Waugh! very exotic & quite challenging to get a nice shot like this. Well done! I'm thinking Orchid Show, I think I see a bamboo stake, if so I'm cheering even more.