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A Novel Past


	A Novel Past Base picture one I took a long time ago. There was too much light on the front corner of the desk, I went back to retake picture and the scene no longer existed so this is a combination of many pictures made into tubes and put together to make 1. The funky flowers were lifted from my Printmaster program and though I could have used something else I felt they somehow belonged. Then I did a Depth script on the whole picture. Any and all critiques welcomed. Thanks Charlene Taylor

Lynne R

This is awesome, Charlene! What a creative and artistic idea. Great title, too.

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March 02, 2006

Charlene Taylor

Thanks you so much Lynne!

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March 02, 2006

- Shelly A. Van Camp

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Beautiful and well done...great colors and looks very artistic as said above.

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March 02, 2006

Gary Lange

No matter how you did it, this is just awesome, Charlene! Do you give PS lessons, lol. Great work in reconstruction.

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March 02, 2006

Charlene Taylor

Thanks so much Shelly and Gary.

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March 02, 2006

Wendy Stevenson

Char you did an amazing job on this!! If I remember right I think I saw that typewriter on desk image many moons ago:-) I love the effects and all your additions are just perfect!!

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March 02, 2006

Charlene Taylor

Thanks so much Wendy!

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March 02, 2006

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Charlene, very nice composition, details and effects.

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March 02, 2006

Tamera S. Phillips

Your hard work paid off - what a great shot. I really like the depth.

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March 03, 2006

Charlene Taylor

Thanks so much Janine and Tamera.

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March 03, 2006

Nadya Johnson

Charlene, this is stupendous! Love this photo! A perfect combination here - the subject matter, the treatment, the light, everything "Works" with a capital W. Once again, terms I'm not familiar with (Depth script??) but whatever avenue you took, you achieved a wonderful result!

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March 06, 2006

Wendy Stevenson

WTG Char - love this finalist!!! Congratulations!!

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April 25, 2006

Karen Chappell

Congratulations on another excellent finalist!

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April 25, 2006

Bill Merlavage

Very cool Charlene, good luck with this one.

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April 25, 2006

eileen bedford

Very nice job, you do great work.

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June 10, 2006

Steve M. Harrington

Hi Charlene. I really like this image. In particular, I like the texture and the way the image "loads up" on the right. I think the flower is vital: it holds the composition together. Steve

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June 28, 2006

Diana L. Ralph

I love the way you created a wonderful piece of art from this photograph. It's absolutely wonderful!

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June 28, 2006

Charlene Taylor

Thanks so much Nadya, Wendy, Karen, Bill, Eileen, Steve and Diana. I'm terrible sorry I'm so behind here. I think I'll use this when I have my novel published. ;))))

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June 28, 2006

Kathy L. Clark

Wow Char this is really cool. Great old timey look and fablous light. It reminds me of my writing desk.

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November 15, 2007

Charlene Taylor

Hi Kathy,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!

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November 16, 2007

- Bonnie C. Lackey

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I just enjoyed a stroll thru your gallery and fell in love with this. From all the crumpled sheets of paper, the flowers, and the fan to that full ashtray, this is so rich in believable details. Wonderful treatment, too!

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December 13, 2007

Charlene Taylor

Hi Bonnie,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment on this picture! I spent a very long time putting this one together.

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December 13, 2007

Jennie A. Dillman

THIS IS JUST GREAT.. THIS IS THE WORK I REALLY LIKE..J

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February 02, 2008

Charlene Taylor

Hi Jennie,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!

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February 03, 2008

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