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02-20-08 Lydia too

4th - The Edge of Beauty
by Lydia too


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Canon DSLR Challenge27-Feb-2008 14:58
OH LYDIA! Keep eating those Wheaties!!! I ADORE this! I will say that I do find the black lines too stark for the delicacy of the image, but still, stunning none-the-less. KUDOS!!!! Massive round of applause! ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge25-Feb-2008 22:06
delicately beautiful. the pp that gives pencil-drawing feel to the edges suits the photo well too. -Abstract
Guest 25-Feb-2008 06:14
Very nice! I guess the paint look adds to the appeal. /Oved
ctfchallenge25-Feb-2008 02:27
well done Lydia.
theFly
ctfchallenge24-Feb-2008 23:53
It does look like a painting and the background nicely sets this off. Really wonderful. jano
ctfchallenge24-Feb-2008 18:51
Very definitely "Lydia". Love the use of the background colour to set this off...claire
James Ross24-Feb-2008 16:35
A real nice "painterly" effect. Good one Lydia. :-)
Canon DSLR Challenge24-Feb-2008 14:03
aam, the flower is 4-5 inches across... so it's pretty big. It was at 130mm.
Debi, you can vote on the egg in Exhibition. *grin* ~Lydia
aam1234 24-Feb-2008 09:03
Lydia, how did you get this much "close up"
ctfchallenge24-Feb-2008 04:42
I think this was probably an excellent capture even without the manipulation, which I don't think adds much except to change the delicacy of the flower into something hard like porcelain. -tv
aam1234 23-Feb-2008 15:38
This is beautiful, Lydia.
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2008 15:30
this is nice but I think I preferred the egg - Just IMO- Debi
sue anne23-Feb-2008 15:28
Beautiful and effects are like a painting.
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2008 14:12
Thanks, all. Mary Anne, it's a tad of posterizing (1.0.0 -- possibly twice, I don't remember). Rod, I'm a girl. *grin* ~Lydia
Rod 23-Feb-2008 07:40
This is Lydias flower version of her egg picy & very nice it is too, in a girly sort of way:-)
Julie Bird23-Feb-2008 07:29
I guessed this was yours Lydia. Wonderful. Julie
Guest 23-Feb-2008 06:55
I like the coloration and the 'grain' effect in the background, but not so crazy about the dark edges. Maybe lighten that a tad?
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2008 02:23
Wow Lydia. Your making it tough on us. -COAmature
ctfchallenge23-Feb-2008 01:58
Very nice, Lydia. What processing did you use?
--Mary Anne
Guest 23-Feb-2008 01:55
Absolutely Beautiful!