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Fractilia Floral


 

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BP DDR FEATURE
BP DDR FEATURE

Featured In The BP DDR NEWSLETTER


Fractalia Floral

YES!
These Are The Famous Wild
FRACTALIA FLOWERS
Of The Canadian Rockies.

They Grow In Icy Areas
THAT LOOK JUST LIKE STAINED GLASS.

I know, I know. Amazing, Right?

(HA!)

Here. Have A Mushroom.

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TV 1/200 AV 7.1
Frac Filter, Macro Hand Held
CANADIAN ROCKY WILD FLOWERS

These Images Were Featured On BP
As Examples of Before and After
Images For DDR DEC 17th, 2009.

Laura E. Swan

 
  Another Rendition
Another Rendition

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  The Original...Cropped only.
The Original...Cropped only.

Just in case you like
B4 and After Shots

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- Laura E. Swan

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November 24, 2009

 

Tiia Vissak
  cool colors & effects!


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November 25, 2009

 
- Evy Johansen

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  LOL..... Beautiful image, Laura!! :) All three!!


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November 25, 2009

 

Renee Doyle
  Wonderful colours and use of effects Laura!! Very pretty floral!!


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November 25, 2009

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  I hope those are not MY mushrooms that you're handing out, SSSLala!! HA!
Amazing job on these beautiful flowers! I love it!
And I think I love the original even more. The colors, the clarity, the details are outstanding. Composition too. And on the beauty-scale: 10 out of 10!!!
I really hope you will submit the original to the contest, Sis!! It's a winner!!!!!!!!! Please believe me.


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November 25, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  Okay, SSSKiki. I will!!! Maybe tomorrow. Are we allowed to do that? Same flower, different treatment in the same month? I think so. :)

"Your" mushrooms you say? Why, NO SISTER! I dont have any (left) from the gazillions we found in your pockets all during OCTOBER! HAHAHAHA!!!

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Thank you Renee! This was super fun to make! Glad you like it!!!

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Hi Evy! Glad to make you smile! Thanks!

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Thank you, Tiia! :)


-Laura


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November 25, 2009

 
dmd-photo-art.com - Dominick M. Dimacale

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  Lovely florals and effects placement, Laura.

Dominick


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November 25, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  Thank you Dominic and good night to all!

I have been to visit you and many more.

Time for sleep!

Thank you in advance to any more who might visit before my return!!!

I appreciate you stopping in!

-Laura


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November 25, 2009

 
- Stefania Barbier

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  truly beautiful, Lala!


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November 25, 2009

 

Jyri Vissak
  Beautiful floral image here! Great job.


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November 25, 2009

 

Douglas Pignet
  Very kewl work here, love the colors and filter work.


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November 25, 2009

 
- Maria Warren

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  wow sis this is so pretty I love the effects on this great work!!! (((hugs)))♥♥♥


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November 25, 2009

 

Gord MacEachern
  Lovely effects here Laura, great job!


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November 25, 2009

 

Stephen Zacker
  Pretty and Creative


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November 25, 2009

 

Michelle Alton
  Frac really brings out colors! Great little Fracky floral, Laura!


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November 25, 2009

 

Renata Gusciora
  Beauty!Awesome effects and fantastic colors!Outstanding work,Laura!


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November 25, 2009

 
robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson

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  Excellent treatment Laura - Very nice work! Jef


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November 25, 2009

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  Yes, SSSLala! Every day if you want to!! I'm sure of it.
Are you telling me that you eat ALL my pocket mushrooms?? No wonder you're seeing these flowers everywhere!! HAHA!


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November 25, 2009

 

Monnie Ryan
  Really cool effects, Laura -- someday I'll have to learn how to use this filter. Gorgeous, eye-catching image!


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November 25, 2009

 
- Ann Coates

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  Wow Laura, beautiful work. The results of the frac filter have really turned this image into a piece of art work. The colours are gorgeous and striking. Can you tell I like it.


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November 25, 2009

 

AEK
  as usual, always a chuckle here in laura's house. laughing as I type.

thanks, laura, for the adorable thanksgiving gift. i'm also amazed that you've figured out how to embed a music file on your great photo of the chains. I changed all the colors on my classic gallery - I broke the entire page - and betterphoto had to go in, do a repair job, and send me a css coach letter. I insisted on being gray! HA!


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November 25, 2009

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Wonderful capture - cool effect, Laura...


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November 25, 2009

 

ROLAN NARMAN
  Wonderful colors and effects Laura! Very pretty image!


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November 25, 2009

 

Ellen Hodges
  Totally awesome image, Laura! Soooooo beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving!! (R u clebrating tomorrow)?


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November 25, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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HAPPPY THANKSGIVING TOMORROW, Stef, Juri, Doug (Not Jeff), Maria, Gord, Steve, Michelle Renata, Jeff (Not Doug), SSSKiki, Monnie, Mr. Tree, Ann, Arlene, Karen, Bro-lan and Ellen!

I know some of you are in countries that don't celebrate Thanksgiving but we can still all be thankful for each other and for what we have, right???

Canada had Thanksgiving in early October....so we celebrated it then.

I surely am Thankful for each one of you and really have enjoyed your feedback on this one.

Arlene, sorry to hear of your gallery troubles!! Yikes! Glad it's all fixed now!

Yes, the frac filter is so worth having and learning. It really CAN make colorful, creative, pretty things. It's been really great having it. (It was a birthday gift!!! HA! Best one, too!)

Mr Tree...I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS as a stained glass front door! WOWZA!

Do you know how to make them? YOU'RE HIRED! :D

Thanks very much, all!!!

-Laura


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November 25, 2009

 

Carol Sawyer
  Beautiful work, colors and effects, Laura!!


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November 25, 2009

 

Margaret R. Barry
  Beautiful comp., colors and effects, Laura!


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November 25, 2009

 

Ron McEwan
  Another beautiful creation Laura, you have the talent I only dream of having.


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November 25, 2009

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  WOW, this is gorgeous, and the frac tool really works well with this image... fantastic look of stained glass... this is a special image worth much recognition!!! 8o)


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November 25, 2009

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  Hey Swanee, would you please send me some seeds?
INCREDIBLE colors, detail, clarity, lighting & trreatment on this super captivating image! WTG! Your work improves by the minute,my friend!


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November 25, 2009

 

Graham Robards
  LOve it and love the title Swanneeeeeee! ~Pat


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November 25, 2009

 
- Robert K. Bemus

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  I really like what you've done with the frac here, Laura!! I'll pass on the mushroom...


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November 25, 2009

 

Brett Dolsen
  Love your filter work and great artistry Laura!!Brett


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November 26, 2009

 

Joanne E. Bohenstengel
  Beautiful colors and use of fractalius.


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November 26, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  Hi Carol, Margaret, Ron, Mumj, Paddy, Sister Pat, Surfer Robert, Brett and Joanne!

Thank you all so much for each kind word here and ......

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!

:D

-Laura


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November 26, 2009

 
- Christine Lobsinger

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  HEY SISTER LAURA... I THINK THESE ARE GORGEOUS.. THE ORIG. ONE IS VERY PRETTY TOO..
LOVE YOUR FRAC WORK.. YOU ARE THE MASTER.. (MISSES) OF DDR ART!!

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!

CHRISTINE
SMILING


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November 26, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  YOU are WAY too kind to me, Sister Chrissy! Thanks so MUCH for saying so, however!!!

Hey...I owe you an E-mail! I am falling asleep here at the wheel but I will write you tomorrow!

Thanks so much for the visit!

-Sister Laura


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November 27, 2009

 

Sam Britt
  More lovely work, Laura. You'll really enjoy Fractalius. I've had it for more than a year now.


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November 27, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  Thank you Samantha!!! :) It really is a blast so far!

-Laura


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November 27, 2009

 

Joseph N. DiGilio
  Very nice work Laura. I think your image as the look of stained glass.


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November 29, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  Thank you Joseph! I'm having TONS of fun with my new frac filter that I was given for my birthday!

I'm glad you like it! :-)

Appreciate the nice gallery visit tonight!

-Laura


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November 29, 2009

 

Cassie L. Woodlee
  Fantastic Laura!!


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November 30, 2009

 

Z. Banu
  WOW LAURA YOU ARE VERY TALENTED VERY LOVELY IMAGE AWESOME WORK!!KEEP IT UP!:)


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December 14, 2009

 

Michelle Alton
  Hey Laura--

Congratulations on this making the "Before and After" feature in the DD newsletter!


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December 17, 2009

 

Robert Jensen
  Glad this was in the newsletter as I missed it - wonderful effects.


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December 17, 2009

 

Dianna Murphy
  Congratulations on your feature photo this week.


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December 17, 2009

 

Sharon Sawyer
  WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WTG, Laura!!! Huge congratulations on being featured in Digital Darkroom today...beautifully done.


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December 17, 2009

 

Cary Rogers
  Very cool effects in your image, Laura!! We have wild fractalia flowers growing in the stained glass areas of Colorado, too! ;-) Congrats on your DD feature!


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December 17, 2009

 

Datha Y. Thompson
  LOL!! all the "mushroom" talk!! You always crack me up Laura, I love it!!
And I love this Beautiful work and Congratulations for being featured!!! WTG :0)


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December 17, 2009

 

John Connolly
  Huge congratulations on your DD feature Laura! This is one special image! Did you eat the mushrooms before or after the darkroom session?


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December 17, 2009

 

Karen Kessler
  Hey Sis, you're famous! Can I get your autograph? :)

Congrats on being featured in the DDR Newsletter today!


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December 17, 2009

 
- Nancyj E. Hovey

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  C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on your wonderful feature.... (so glad I have your 'autograph'!!!) 8o)


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December 17, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR! I have been away most of the day. To come home to see that BetterPhoto has chosen these images to be an example in their newsletter is so rewarding to me!

(HA!)

I love showing you guys where my work starts and where it ends. If you know me well, you know this to be true.

So at this moment I'd like to thank BP FIRST for noticing this part of my professional side. I'd also like to TOTALLY thank all of you, who have always been such a wonderful support system to me here. -YOU- are the reason that I share what I do.

Thank you all for reading your BP Newsletters!!! HA! YOU FOUND ME!

NOTE: ~NOW~ YOU ~KNOW~ that BP is really wanting us -all- to participate in sharing more and more with one another. It's so positive and it sets us free to share what we know and to see others grow because of it.

Did you notice???? They left instructions on how to share your B4 and after shots! So step up folks! It will be fun.

(Be PROUD of where you started and where you finished in DDR!!! BRING IT ON!)

I'm on top of the world right now and I see all of you there with me...

Thank you ALL again!

-Laura


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December 17, 2009

 
- Laura E. Swan

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  ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Sister Karen and Nancyj...
Here, my dear ones!

HA!

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND!


Hope this works for you, too, Ladies!!!

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HAND HELD MACRO
CURVES for COLOR ALTERATION
PAINT PROGRAM for Handwriting.


Laura E. Swan

 
 
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December 17, 2009

 
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