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A New Beginning

© Patricia (Pat) C. Exum

A New Beginning

Uploaded: March 19, 2005 20:18:38

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A New Beginning
An abstract I created from an original photo I shot of a yellow rose at Brookside Gardens in MD. Use the polar coordinates filter several times just kept rotating the photo.
Loved the effect when printed on Museum Classic paper.

aperture F/8, shutter 1/640 sec, location Brookside Gardens, time of day 12:24 pm

Comments

Olivia Navarro March 19, 2005

WOW!!!! This is soooo beautiful, Patricia! #226913

Patricia (Pat) C. Exum March 19, 2005

Thanks for the comment Olivia.
I saw you photo "Doll" What a beautiful baby!

Pat #1191925

Jim Kinnunen level-classic March 20, 2005

Awesome image, Patricia!!! #1193190

Susie Peek-Swint May 03, 2005

Beautiful work Patricia ~ very creative! #1313716

Carla Broekhuizen May 03, 2005

Beautiful and warm picture Patricia. Congrads.

Greetz, Carla #1313769

Dan Holm May 03, 2005

BEAUTIFUL abstract, Patricia!! CONGRATULATIONS on your POTD!! #1313782

Patricia (Pat) C. Exum May 03, 2005

Thank You all for your kind comments. I really appreciate the feedback.

Pat #1313827

Patty Razonable May 03, 2005

Very creative! Congratulations on your POTD!!! #1313838

Joline Frazier May 03, 2005

Congratulations on POtd. Such a happy image. Well done. #1313881

Judy S. Fung May 03, 2005

Congrats on your POTD, Patricia! #1314015

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict May 03, 2005

Congratulations on your POTD, Pat, for this very beautiful and creative work!
-Debby #1314035

Wendy Stevenson May 03, 2005

A wonderfully creative image!! Congrats on your POTD Patricia!! #1314095

Donna W. Neal May 03, 2005

Beautiful abstract and POTD with a perfect title Pat #1314199

Kathleen Clemons May 03, 2005

Love what you've done here, Patricia, it's beautiful. Congrats! #1314388

Diane L. Thomas May 03, 2005

Patricia, this is an awesome effect. Flows with colors, and take you all over the photo. Just love it. Diane Thomas #1314395

Charlene Bayerle May 03, 2005

Awesome Pat....Congratulations!!!!! #1314400

Debra Booth May 03, 2005

Gorgeous image, Patricia! Congrats on POTD! #1314403

Dennis C. Hirning May 03, 2005

Very nice effect. I love the abstract feeling. #1314656

Linda Guidroz May 03, 2005

What a wonderful effect on a shot. Makes you feel all happy inside when you look at it. Congrats on POTD!! #1314860

Laura Clay-Ballard May 03, 2005

Gorgeous Effects. congrats on potd. #1314924

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic May 03, 2005

An extraordinary image - a very unique and beautiful POTD... #1314928

Michelle R. Kovach May 03, 2005

Beautiful Patricia! Congrats on POTD! Well Deserved! #1315058

Denise Dodson May 03, 2005

This is one of the finest flower photos I have ever seen. Reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe's opaintings.Very beautiful. #1315096

Kay Beausoleil May 03, 2005

Wonderful effect, Patricia -- congratulations on your POTD! #1315117

Lise Butler May 03, 2005

Amazing! Very deserving of POTD! #1315129

Sandy Driscoll level-classic May 03, 2005

Absolutely stunning, Patricia! #1315220

May 03, 2005

Patricia, this is lovely! Are you familiar with the painter, Georgia O'Keefe? She was American and famous for abstract, sensual flowers. For me, your photo evokes the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe. #1315340

Janet Kinney May 03, 2005

You have done a terrific job. I can see this on a living room wall as a beautiful abstract! #1315465

May 03, 2005

I really liked the picture. I liked the creative touch. #1316009

May 03, 2005

I really loved this picture. It is so romantic. It awakened old passions in me. It is hard to understand how an abstract can raise such feelings in my libido. #1316493

Mary L. Lemley May 03, 2005

My first initial look at this image was that it was a human ova or(ovum) which had split into twins. I would love to see the actual flower, though it must have been nice. Interesting effects. Congrats #1316712

Carolyn J. Connolly May 06, 2005

Excellent abstract POTD image, Pat - it's SO original!! Congratulations!! :-) #1325764

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 06, 2005

Very unique, congratulations! #1326753

May 06, 2005

very beautiful #1327130

Patricia (Pat) C. Exum May 07, 2005

Thank You all for the congratulations. I was so surprised when I received so many e-mails and comments. It is such an honor to be selected for POTD and in the company of so many of you outstanding photographers.
Photography has become a passion for me and especially flowers! Thank You all again for being so kind!
Pat Exum
P.S. For those of you who mentioned Georgia O'Keefe. Yes I have had others tell me that my work reminds them of her work. That also is a great encouragement to be compared to someone so great! #1327404

Mary-Ella Bowles May 08, 2005

A belated congrats on this unusual and evocative POTD. I agree with the others in that it reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe's work. Very nice, Patricia. #1331815

Joyce Wycoff May 09, 2005

What a wonderful photo! ... isn't it fun when something surprises and delights you like this? Sometimes my rejects turn into amazing delights when I spend time manipulating them. Somehow, the "perfect" ones never call to me for that extra creative sparkle.

This photo really motivates me ... thanks! #1334772


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