Consumerism
by gyaban

Comment by Lydia:
Yes! You're entering again!

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment by Alicia:
Wow - baffling and so good. I admire your creativity and tenacity. I would never have the patience. Congrats on top 5 in FS!

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment by SandyP:
Wow! I love your story of how difficult this shot was to get. It makes me appreciate its creativity and flawless execution even more. Congratulations on being rewarded for a job very well done!

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment by Jutilda:
So clever. Congrats.

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment by Bear_Music:
It's good to see you moving away from the featureless backgrounds, which I always thought were limiting your shots. This one is exceptionally nice. Apparently there are some voters who don't recognize the evolution and think this is the same ol' same ol', as evidenced by the 18 low votes, but in the end your distribution is heavily skewed towards the positive. Well done!

Message edited by author 2011-03-08 17:09:30.

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment by DrAchoo:
Wow! You have outdone yourself on this one. I'm working out the shot in my mind and I can't quite do it. Very well done.

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by gyaban

Comment by william88:
Magic! I just can't guess how. Congratulations!

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Comment by gyaban:

Originally posted by bassbone: I have sat and studied your shot and the one place in the photo that is interesting to me is near your arm and tie - as if a bit of minor cloning or cleaning up was done.

Thanks a lot for your kind comment :-)

In fact, the only processing that was done near my arm and tie was some hue adjustment (the tie was originally red). This is probably some poor masking that you detected: I spent much time on it, but the colors were so different that it really was challenging.

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Comment by lawrysimm:
This was my only 10 in the challenge. A wonderful example of creativity and photography as art. I was certain this would be the blue but it's nice to see another great image of yours as a comeback after the recent DQ's. You are truly an inspiration. Keep it up!

ETA: My profile view shows 9 images wide.. I see you have 8 blues and 1 red on your profile as I see it... you'd better try harder next time and reach for that full spread of blue across the page!

Message edited by author 2011-03-08 11:49:56.

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by gyaban

Comment by Tiny:
Another great image, you are certainly one of the talented photographers.Congrats to you.