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Red and Green


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FinalistBetterPhoto.com Photo of the Day   Red and Green (POTD 12/24/05)
Red and Green (POTD 12/24/05)
Ornaments on a black cloth with only window light and silver reflector. Tamron 28-75mm 1:2.8 lens fully extended. Polarizer. Aperture priority f11, 30 sec., ISO 200. Increased contrast and shadows in RAW conversions.

DiAnna F. Paulk

 
 
 
- Gerda Grice

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Wow, DiAnna, this is absolutely stunning! Not only is it perfectly composed (and it certainly is!), it's also perfectly focused and lit--and, of course, the complementary colours + the gold look absolutely gorgeous together. Wondferful contrast and shadows, too! This is a real winner in my books!


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November 30, 2005

 

Wendy Stevenson
  Beautiful job DiAnna - I'd say your experiment was a HUGE success!! The lighting is gorgeous, the comp is superb and the mood and colour combo are so warm! You should be proud of this image - like Gerda says a winner in my books:-)


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November 30, 2005

 
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  DiAnna, excellent selective focus with great colors and composition.


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November 30, 2005

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Amazing image, DiAnna!! Fantastic lighting, colors and composition!! Excellent!


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November 30, 2005

 

Linda Proctor
  Amazing DiAnna!! Surely a winner!!


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November 30, 2005

 

Cyn Valentine
  Love the sheen on the balls..wonderful color and composition! Great job!


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November 30, 2005

 

Brian Wallace
  Wonderful! Love the contrast and the DOF!


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November 30, 2005

 

Laura Clay-Ballard
  beautiful shot, Dianna! I'll be entering my first holiday shot tomorrow!


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November 30, 2005

 
- Shelly A. Van Camp

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  Wow..I truly love this....I love Green and red together. I am decorating my house today....so, I hope to get some pics too...Great job on this..love the BG and lighting.


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December 01, 2005

 
- Donna K. Kilcher

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  This is very beautiful! Great job on the composition and colors


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December 02, 2005

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Beautiful shot, Dianna! Congratulations!


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December 20, 2005

 

Eleanor Caputo
  Congratulations on being a finalist DiAnna. Wonderful deep colors and nice use of DOF to isolate that gold top!


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December 20, 2005

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, DiAnna!!


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December 20, 2005

 

Marie Fields
  Congralations, DiAnna! This is gorgeous!!!


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December 20, 2005

 

Jill Flynn
  Congratulations DiAnna on your beautiful and artistic finalist!!


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December 20, 2005

 

Wendy Stevenson
  Congrats on this most beautiful finalist DiAnna!! You did a GREAT job! Best of luck to you in the next round!!


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December 20, 2005

 

Linda L. Ruiz
  just beautiful. I love this shot. Well deserved!!!


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December 20, 2005

 
- Terry L. Ellis

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  Congratulations, DiAnna, on this beautiful finalist! Good luck in the next round!


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December 20, 2005

 

Kerby Pfrangle
  Congratulations Dianna on this beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round.

Kerby


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December 20, 2005

 

Katherine Kuhn
  Gorgeous shot & congratulations on making finalist! Good luck on the next round!


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December 20, 2005

 

Colleen Farrell
  Appreciate all the details on how you made this excellent image. I was interested to see that you used a polarizer. All this info is great for beginners like me. And ... to repeat what others have said, this is a terrific photograph! It's an unusual Christmas image, which I also really like.


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December 20, 2005

 

Linda Proctor
  Congrats DiAnnA !!! Knew this would be back!!!


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December 20, 2005

 

Laura Clay-Ballard
  It does NOT surprise me one bit to see this one with a medallion under it!
incredibly gorgeous! CONGRATS!


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December 20, 2005

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Congratulations on your Finalist! The red in this looks absolutely electrified!


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December 20, 2005

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!


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December 20, 2005

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Fabulous finalist, congratulations!


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December 20, 2005

 
- Sherry Stricklin Boles

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  Congratulations...beautiful finalist...absolutely wonderful use of lighting!


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December 20, 2005

 

Janet L. Skinner
  Congrats, DiAnna!! Absolutely gorgeous lighting and work!!


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December 21, 2005

 

Kristian L. Stricklin
  Congrats on this wonderful finalist, DiAnna!


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December 22, 2005

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Gorgeous image, DiAnna! Congratulations on your finalist!!


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December 22, 2005

 

Susan L. Vasquez
  Lovely image DiAnne. Congrats on your finalist.


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December 22, 2005

 

Rhonda Smith
  Wow..DiAnne..this is gorgeous!! Big congrats and good luck in the final round.


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December 22, 2005

 

Susana Ms Heide
  Congratulations DiAnna on this wonderful POTD!! You've captured the mood for Christmas so well!


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December 24, 2005

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Big congrats on your POTD, DiAnna!


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December 24, 2005

 

Ken Cole
  This is outstanding, DiAnna! I can't add anything more than has already been said except to express my congratulations and to thank you for the clear explanation of what was done to make this masterpiece...!


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December 24, 2005

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Beautiful image, DiAnna! Congrats on the finalist and POTD!


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December 24, 2005

 

Luhut Napitupulu
  This is cool, DiAnna! Congratulations on your winner and POTD!


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December 24, 2005

 

Jenny Bosmans
  Congratulations on this beautiful POTD, DiAnna!!


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December 24, 2005

 

Darryl Wilkinson
  Excellent camera control with beautiful results, DiAnna! Congratulations on this fantastic POTD!!!


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December 24, 2005

 

Robyn L. Mayne
  DiAnna, doesn't surprise me. Everything I have seen of yours is stunning. Congratulations on this (and also a very well deserved best in class for the transfer class!)
Hope to share some more BP times with you..Robyn


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December 24, 2005

 

Bill Houghton
  DiAnna, this is just beautiful. I love it. You did a great job on this one, as usual. Have a great Christmas.
Bill


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December 24, 2005

 

Joline Frazier
  This is beautiful. Congratulations on this lovely POTD, and Merry Christmas, DiAnna.


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December 24, 2005

 

Vicki Hunt
  I am so happy for this Wonderful POTD! congrats!!!! And Merry Christmas!


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December 24, 2005

 

Laura Clay-Ballard
  AND a POTD as well! SUPER! Congrats! Merry christmas!


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December 24, 2005

 

Michelle R. Kovach
  Congratulations DiAnna! Very nicely done! Merry Christmas!


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December 24, 2005

 

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  GREAT JOB, I LOVE IT. SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, AND EVERYTHING NICE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.


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December 24, 2005

 

Cathy Gregor
  This is gorgeous, DiAnna!
Congrats on your finalist and POTD.


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December 24, 2005

 

Donna Dunbar
  Amazing color and composition, congrats on POTD !!!


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December 24, 2005

 

Tammy Scott
  Congratulations on this beautiful POTD!


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December 24, 2005

 

Kathleen Clemons
  Excellent, DiAnna! I love this, congrats!


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December 24, 2005

 

David Phalen
  Just beautiful!!


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December 24, 2005

 

Scott Pedersen
  This looks great


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December 24, 2005

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Congratulations on the POTD! Beautiful shot! Merry Christmas to you and your family!


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December 24, 2005

 
- William C. Raco

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  This is so beautiful, DiAnna!
A very fitting image for today's POTD
Congratulations!

Bill


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December 24, 2005

 

Wendy Stevenson
  So great to see this first thing in the morning DiAnna!! Big Congrats on this GREAT macro shot!! You're on a roll girly!!


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December 24, 2005

 
- Terry L. Ellis

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  Congratulations, DiAnna, on this fabulous POTD!


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December 24, 2005

 

Mary N C. Taitt
  Utterly gorgeous! COngratulations on your finalist and POTD! Mary :-)

And Merry Christmas, too! :-)


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December 24, 2005

 

Tori A. Woods
  DiAna.....congrats on this winner and POTD!! I love the one red ornament with all the green......this photo is elegantly festive......love your gallery as well...you have lots of winners there too...Merry CHRISTmas to you and yours........Tori


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December 24, 2005

 

Laura E. OConnor
  Congrats on your finalist AND your POTD! This is a GORGEOUS shot!!! Mary Christmas to you!


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December 24, 2005

 

Nicole Kessel
  Beautiful shot, DiAnna! Congratulations on POTD and finalist! The composition, colors, and lighting are superb! Nicely done!


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December 24, 2005

 

Linda Proctor
  Congratulations on this POTD DiAnna !!!Merry Christmas !!


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December 24, 2005

 

Theresa M. VanderStaay
  Great shot. The colors are just beautiful. I love how you focused on the red ornaments gold top and then the rest of it softens. Great presentation of the Christmas bulbs. The red color of the ornament is just amazing. Very, very nice shot!...Tessa


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December 24, 2005

 

Ed Heaton
  Great image DiAnna, Love the colors and selective focus! Congrats on POTD!!!
Happy Holidays to you :-)


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December 24, 2005

 

Lori Carlson
  This is mesmerizing DiAnna! Wonderful vision and work!! Congratulations and Merry Christmas!! Thanks for sharing the spirit of the season!! :0)


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December 24, 2005

 

Kay Beausoleil
  Congratulations on your POTD, DiAnna! Your image goes so far beyond the Pretty Picture and way into interpretation. The concept and the technique you used to realise it are superb!


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December 24, 2005

 

Mary Clarke
  Many congratulations on POTD DiAnna, this is beautiful!


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December 24, 2005

 

Jill Flynn
  A big congratulations on your POTD DiAnna1! This is beautiful and artistic!


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December 24, 2005

 

Anita Taylor
  Truly amazing, DiAnna! Lovely colors and an awesome idea! Congratulations!


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December 24, 2005

 

Joy Rector
  Congrats on POTD


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December 25, 2005

 

Kathleen R. Struckle
  Congrats on youyr finalist and stunning POTD!!


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December 25, 2005

 

Jane P. Anderson
  Stunning is the correct adjuctive! This is really beautiful in it's simplicity! Congrats and well deserved!


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December 25, 2005

 

Corinne M. Thompson
  Superb image...congrats on both!


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December 25, 2005

 
- Adilson F. Ferreira

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  Congratulations on your Finalist and on well deserved POTD.


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December 26, 2005

 

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  congrats and happy holidays!


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December 26, 2005

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Super choice for potd, congratulations!


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December 26, 2005

 

Judy S. Fung
  Congrats on your POTD, DiAnna!


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December 27, 2005

 

Marsha S. Smith
  Congratulations on this absolutely gorgeous POTD!


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December 27, 2005

 

Elsa Gary
  gorgeous DiAnna,
the colors, highlighted with the gold, and the creative focus make this a fabulous holiday image. sorry I was late seeing it!


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December 28, 2005

 

Lani Allen
  Di-this is quite an image. Simply beautiful-well done!


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December 29, 2005

 

Claudette Foote
  Fantastic lighting, colors and composition!! Excellent!
Congrats on your POTD, DiAnna!


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January 03, 2006

 

Tammy Scott
  This is just so lovely! Congratulations!


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January 21, 2006

 

RC Fritz
  Excellent lighting. A Wonderful work, DiAnna!! Congratulations!


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December 26, 2006

 
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