The Original...Cropped only.
Uploaded: November 24, 2009
Just in case you like
B4 and After Shots
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Laura E. Swan November 24, 2009
* * * #1209133Tiia Vissak November 25, 2009
cool colors & effects! #8165339Evy Johansen November 25, 2009
LOL..... Beautiful image, Laura!! :) All three!! #8165341Renee Doyle November 25, 2009
Wonderful colours and use of effects Laura!! Very pretty floral!! #8165369Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 25, 2009
I hope those are not MY mushrooms that you're handing out, SSSLala!! HA!Laura E. Swan November 25, 2009
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 #8165455
Dominick M. Dimacale November 25, 2009
Lovely florals and effects placement, Laura.Dominick #8165477
Laura E. Swan November 25, 2009
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 #8165554
Stefania Barbier November 25, 2009
truly beautiful, Lala! #8165558Jyri Vissak November 25, 2009
Beautiful floral image here! Great job. #8165569Douglas Pignet November 25, 2009
Very kewl work here, love the colors and filter work. #8165630Maria Warren November 25, 2009
wow sis this is so pretty I love the effects on this great work!!! (((hugs)))♥♥♥ #8165660Gord MacEachern November 25, 2009
Lovely effects here Laura, great job! #8165708Stephen Zacker November 25, 2009
Pretty and Creative #8165741Michelle Alton November 25, 2009
Frac really brings out colors! Great little Fracky floral, Laura! #8165808Renata Gusciora November 25, 2009
Beauty!Awesome effects and fantastic colors!Outstanding work,Laura! #8165911Jeff Robinson November 25, 2009
Excellent treatment Laura - Very nice work! JefKirsten Kiki Kjaer November 25, 2009
Yes, SSSLala! Every day if you want to!! I'm sure of it.Monnie Ryan November 25, 2009
Really cool effects, Laura -- someday I'll have to learn how to use this filter. Gorgeous, eye-catching image! #8166480Ann Coates November 25, 2009
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. #8167036AEK November 25, 2009
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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Karen Engelbreth November 25, 2009
Wonderful capture - cool effect, Laura... #8167242ROLAN NARMAN November 25, 2009
Wonderful colors and effects Laura! Very pretty image! #8167384Ellen Hodges November 25, 2009
Totally awesome image, Laura! Soooooo beautiful! Happy Thanksgiving!! (R u clebrating tomorrow)? #8167405Laura E. Swan November 25, 2009
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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Carol Sawyer November 25, 2009
Beautiful work, colors and effects, Laura!! #8167975Margaret R. Barry November 25, 2009
Beautiful comp., colors and effects, Laura! #8168219Ron McEwan November 25, 2009
Another beautiful creation Laura, you have the talent I only dream of having. #8168646Nancyj E. Hovey November 25, 2009
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) #8168772Patrick Rouzes November 25, 2009
Hey Swanee, would you please send me some seeds?Graham Robards November 25, 2009
LOve it and love the title Swanneeeeeee! ~Pat #8169233Robert K. Bemus November 25, 2009
I really like what you've done with the frac here, Laura!! I'll pass on the mushroom... #8169395Brett Dolsen November 26, 2009
Love your filter work and great artistry Laura!!Brett #8169506Joanne E. Bohenstengel November 26, 2009
Beautiful colors and use of fractalius. #8170544Laura E. Swan November 26, 2009
Hi Carol, Margaret, Ron, Mumj, Paddy, Sister Pat, Surfer Robert, Brett and Joanne!Thank you all so much for each kind word here and ......
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE!
:D
-Laura #8170668
Christine Lobsinger November 26, 2009
HEY SISTER LAURA... I THINK THESE ARE GORGEOUS.. THE ORIG. ONE IS VERY PRETTY TOO..HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!
CHRISTINE
SMILING #8171410
Laura E. Swan November 27, 2009
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 #8171708
Sam Britt November 27, 2009
More lovely work, Laura. You'll really enjoy Fractalius. I've had it for more than a year now. #8171753Laura E. Swan November 27, 2009
Thank you Samantha!!! :) It really is a blast so far!-Laura #8171841
Joseph N. DiGilio November 29, 2009
Very nice work Laura. I think your image as the look of stained glass. #8177719Laura E. Swan November 29, 2009
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 #8177821
Cassie L. Woodlee November 30, 2009
Fantastic Laura!! #8180106Z. Banu December 14, 2009
WOW LAURA YOU ARE VERY TALENTED VERY LOVELY IMAGE AWESOME WORK!!KEEP IT UP!:) #8214267Michelle Alton December 17, 2009
Hey Laura--Congratulations on this making the "Before and After" feature in the DD newsletter! #8225741
Robert Jensen December 17, 2009
Glad this was in the newsletter as I missed it - wonderful effects. #8226194Dianna Murphy December 17, 2009
Congratulations on your feature photo this week. #8226431Sharon Sawyer December 17, 2009
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! WTG, Laura!!! Huge congratulations on being featured in Digital Darkroom today...beautifully done. #8226821Cary Rogers December 17, 2009
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! #8226851Datha Y. Thompson December 17, 2009
LOL!! all the "mushroom" talk!! You always crack me up Laura, I love it!!John Connolly December 17, 2009
Huge congratulations on your DD feature Laura! This is one special image! Did you eat the mushrooms before or after the darkroom session? #8227198Karen Kessler December 17, 2009
Hey Sis, you're famous! Can I get your autograph? :)Congrats on being featured in the DDR Newsletter today! #8227822
Nancyj E. Hovey December 17, 2009
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) #8227963Laura E. Swan December 17, 2009
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 #8228375
Laura E. Swan December 17, 2009
* * * #8228382Nancyj E. Hovey December 17, 2009
8o) #8228686Christine Lobsinger December 18, 2009
C O N G R A T S DEAR LAURA, BEING FEATURED IN BP'S DDR NEWSLETTER..THIS IS FANTASTIC MY FRIEND!!!
RIGHT ON!! I'M THRILLED FOR YOU.
SMILING CHRIS #8229413
Laura E. Swan December 19, 2009
Thank you Sister Chrissy!!! HA! This is such an honor for me. I really do love showing B4 and after shots because I know others appreciate it, so I'm just just glad more BPers got to see it.Thank you for sharing in my joy and excitement for this recognition!!!
All of you!
-Laura #8232356
Theresa Marie Jones December 19, 2009
Way to go, AMAZING WORK! #8233777Tammy Espino April 19, 2010
Congrats!! You are on a roll. Goooooo Laura!! (handstand & doing the splits, rah rah rah) #8551384Lori Carlson April 19, 2010
Hi-fives, miss Laura!!! Way to go!!!Carol L. Fowler April 20, 2010
I have seen these flowers in Glacier! Beautiful! #8554778Laura E. Swan April 20, 2010
Hi Theresa! Tam-Tam! Lori! and Carol!The Rockies are so beautiful in the Spring time and summer. These were shot in July...nearing August. Can't wait to see them in person again.
Tickled that you liked this one. :D Thanks so much for the visit, Ladies!
-Laura #8554864
Shelly A. Van Camp April 21, 2010
Beautiful!! #8558457Patrick Rouzes April 21, 2010
I can see why they used this in their Newsletter ,Laura! Well- deserved honor & a phenomenal image!CONGRATULATIONS on your success, my friend! There will be more! The original is spectacular also! #8560087
Stefania Barbier April 21, 2010
beautiful! #8560456Ellen Hodges April 22, 2010
Congrats, Laura, on this awesome image and really awesome recognition!!!!! Wow~ So well deserved!!!! #8560813Laura E. Swan April 22, 2010
Hi Shelly and Paddy, Stef and Ellen!!! :)Thank you for coming to view this one. I enjoyed making it and even more so enjoyed BP using it! :) !!!
You guys are a great support system. Thank you so much! See you at your galleries soon. So to be so busy lately!
-Laura #8561269
JO ANN CLEVELAND May 29, 2010
Fannnnntasticcccc Laura!jo ann c. #8652167
Laura E. Swan May 29, 2010
Thanks so MUCH Jo Ann! :) I like the way you say that!Sure appreciate the visit! :D
-Laura #8652223
Karen Celella July 18, 2010
Fabulous work Laura! Congrats on your feature! #8771516Laura E. Swan July 18, 2010
Thank you Karen! :) #8771524Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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