Pink Hydrangeas [Contest Finalists August 2010]
Uploaded: July 20, 2010 04:12:48
Finalist
I shot this in one of my studios -- on a small table I took out to the front porch :) I taped a burgundy Snuggie to the house siding behind the table, draped it over the table, and then laid a piece of glass from a picture frame on top for the reflections.
I wanted blue flowers but didn't get around to adding aluminum sulfate to the soil this spring so I got mostly pink. I did get around to adding a few textures and an extra pale pink color layer to this shot though.
Originally submitted in Digital Darkroom for the PG101 Pink Theme. Resubmitted August 29, 2010.
Category: Flowers
Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 66711/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 100.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Agnes Fegan
July 20, 2010
Karen Celella July 20, 2010
Beautiful composition, details and range of pinks! Well done, Nikki! #8774957Joy Rector July 20, 2010
gorgeous #8774970
Leslie McLain
July 20, 2010
Marcie A. Fowler July 20, 2010
Love how you set this all up. Excellent work. #8774985Douglas Pignet July 20, 2010
Lovely capture with wonderful colors and comp, well done #8775004
Dr Silly
July 20, 2010
Monnie Ryan July 20, 2010
Gorgeous, Nikki! #8775222
Melinda F. Schneider
July 20, 2010
Amanda D. Austwick
July 20, 2010
Cyn Valentine July 20, 2010
Beautiful comp and color!!! #8775268Graham Robards July 20, 2010
Beautiful Nikki. Wonderful pink flowers and the background is superb. HTD ~Pat #8775363
Bob Cournoyer
July 20, 2010
Happy Theme Day #8775433
Patrick Rouzes
July 20, 2010
Daniella Puente July 20, 2010
SOOOOO beautiful Nikki! love your theme entry :))) #8775611
Mitch Spence
July 20, 2010
Susie Peek-Swint July 20, 2010
Lovely floral still-life Nikki ... great set-up and treatment ~ HTD :) #8775841Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 20, 2010
Absolutely still life image, Nikki! This is a WONDERFUL image! :-) k #8776515Jeana Clark July 20, 2010
~J~ #8776570
Claudine Grove
July 20, 2010
Patti Coblentz July 20, 2010
This is a very beautiful still life...i love all the variation of pink colors and perfect composition. HTD! #8776731Naomi Weiser July 20, 2010
great composition, and editing. htd! #8777000Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 21, 2010
Artistic and beautiful! #8777223
Stefania Barbier
July 21, 2010
Terry Cervi
July 21, 2010
Karen E. Baumann July 21, 2010
Beautiful still life, Nikki! I am very taken by the color tones, the textures and the elegant bouquet. Love the flowers on the table surface too... wanting to be included, they do! Very nicely presented with the effects, just right! #8777870Susana Ms Heide July 21, 2010
I didn't know about the aluminum sulfate tip.... cool! You did a really, really great job in the digital darkroom here!! The glass and reflection are beautiful and the textures give this a greeting card feel! Well done Nikki! #8778047Datha Y. Thompson July 21, 2010
GORGEOUS!!!!! :) #8778777Dianna Murphy July 21, 2010
Its a winner. Great job. #8778890Rona L. Schwarz July 21, 2010
Superb floral composition, Nikki! A typical "Nikki" capture with superb attention to all the little things that make an image great - color, tones, textures, placement, and detail. Terrific still life! #8779395Datha Y. Thompson July 22, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS Nikki!! :) #8780114
Bob Cournoyer
July 22, 2010
Jane Holestine July 22, 2010
Nikki, this is gorgeous! I think it is sellable either framed or as a canvas wrap. Congrats on your theme win! #8780162Naomi Weiser July 22, 2010
congrats! #8780185Jean E. Hildebrant July 22, 2010
Beautiful image, Nikki!! Just gorgeous, congrat's!!
Dr Silly
July 22, 2010
Karen E. Baumann July 22, 2010
Nikki, congratulations on this wonderful image!!!! I do agree with Jane... and I would love to hear how you like it as a canvas wrap, if you choose to do so. I am hoping this goes a long way in the contest... terrific! #8780221Susana Ms Heide July 22, 2010
I think you could easily market this because it is TOP NOTCH!!! Many CONGRATS Nikki on your theme win :o))) #8780293Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 22, 2010
Congratulations Nikki, GREAT IMAGE!!! #8780297
Judy V. Kennamer
July 22, 2010
Daniella Puente July 22, 2010
Congrats Nikki, so happy to see this as the winner :))))) #8780501
Amanda D. Austwick
July 22, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
July 22, 2010
UB. #8780848
Debra R. Harder July 22, 2010
I can't imagine anything better than this for your theme, Nikki! Truly brilliant work of art. I just love the treatment, set-up and color. Soooooooo BEAUTIFUL!! Deb #8780860Susan K. Snow July 22, 2010
I think pink or lavender is prettier than blue. That's the color mine are as well. This is beautiful, Nikki.Bunny #8781246
Susie Peek-Swint July 23, 2010
Many congrats on your 101 win Nikki ~ I love this shot .. it got my vote :) #8781387Graham Robards July 23, 2010
Many congrats on your 101 win Nikki, it got my vote too as well as Susana's, so pleased you both tied! ~Pat #8781408Teri Klinger July 24, 2010
congrats on your beautiful 101 win!!!!! #8783951Sharon Day July 25, 2010
Beautiful still life and treatment, Nikki!! #8785872Susan M. Hembree July 30, 2010
This is just wonderful, Nikki! Congrats on the 101 win and think this will do well on the BP circuit, too. #8796538Stephanie Frey August 29, 2010
Gorgeous, Nikki! A favorite. Thanks for sharing! #8868760Jessica Jenney August 29, 2010
Beautiful still life, setup and treatment, Nikki! I love the soft tones! #8868805Jeana Clark August 29, 2010
~J~ #8868856
Tammy M. Anderson
August 29, 2010
MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 29, 2010
You Own a Snuggie??? #8869722Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 29, 2010
Very beautiful composition, Nikki! :-) k #8869723Valentin M. Armianu August 29, 2010
Beautiful colors and composition! love it #8869782
Amanda D. Austwick
August 30, 2010
Phyllis H. Burchett August 30, 2010
Nikki, this is absolutely gorgeous! #8871037
Christine Czernin
August 30, 2010
Gina Cormier September 03, 2010
So gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! #8879565Renata Gusciora September 03, 2010
So very beautiful,Nikki!Wonderful,unique presentation and lovely color!I can almost smell the flowers!:-) #8880891Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 15, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist Nikki! Awesome work! #8903127Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010
This is one of my favorites of yours, Nikki! So glad to see it again! Many Congratulations on your Finalist, and Good Luck in the next round! #8903556
Claudia Kuhn
September 15, 2010
Leslie McLain
September 15, 2010
Lana Arcemont September 15, 2010
Congratulations! This is stunning! #8904572Dawn M. Schneider September 15, 2010
Amanda D. Austwick
September 15, 2010
Sam Britt September 15, 2010
This is gorgeous! Congratulations on this & all your finalists in the floral category, Nikki. #8905940Renee Doyle September 15, 2010
Gorgeous work Nikki!! Congratulations!! #8906178
Sherran Andersen
September 15, 2010
Usman M. Bajwa
September 16, 2010
UB. #8907280
Stefania Barbier
September 16, 2010
Chris Budny
September 16, 2010
Kara L. Hendricks September 16, 2010
EVERY SINGLE ONE... so very well deserved Nikki!!! Congrats on a STELLAR month!!! #8908681
Nancyj E. Hovey
September 16, 2010
Jeana Clark September 16, 2010
~J~ #8910589
Daniella Puente September 16, 2010
Nikki this month is amazing for you!!!! I'm so happy to see all those wonderful finalist from you :) BIG CONGRATS! you so deserved this and much more winners for the wonderful work on your images...good luck next!Hugs, Daniella
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Naomi Weiser September 16, 2010
I love this one, the background is so nice! congrats on all your finalists! #8911633
Lydia Williams
September 18, 2010
Carol Eade
September 25, 2010
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