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Walter,

this is the most fantastic photograph I think I've ever seen.  Colors, detail, subject, dof, lighting, etc, etc are perfect!  I like to shoot hummers as well, but nothing close to this.  This is inspiring.  Unfortunately, we have few hummers around.  Thanks for sharing this!

Taken at Flower World, Snohomish WA. Comments welcome. View

LARGE. Thanks.

Thanks Sagnik.  I appreciate your time and comments.  Take care.

Patsy, Roger, Alf,

thanks for the comments.  I appreciate you stopping by and letting me know your thoughts.

I like this.  Old doors and windows always make me wonder about the history that has gone on behind them.  The b&w treatment is effective.  Not crazy about the frame as it detracts from the shadowy contrasts of the photo.  I would try to crop out or remove the numbers at the bottom as they don't seem to fit with the rest of the photo and are cut in half as well.  Aside from my nits, this is a very nice photo that caught my eye.

This is another process with Pixel Bender. Please view large.

Comments welcome. If you are wonderring about the high ISO and

shutter, I was actuaally trying to catch some hummingbird shots with

their wings as still as possible. However, no hummers came by so I

started shooting other things without changing settings.

Chuck,

very nice shot.  The double set of double doors invites you to walk in and see more.   Well done.

Maria,

the lines, lights and shadows here are fantastic.  Very eye catching.  I do have the urge to straighten it or crop so the part of the beam at the top right corner is gone.  Just my personal preference, but the shot is wonderful as is.

Emil,

Very nice.  Love the coloring and focus.

Sadanand,

this really jumped out at me for some reason.  Very pleasing shot.  Great color and lighting.

Thanks Patsy.  Much appreciated!

Thanks Gail.  I appreciate the kind comments.

Alf, Roger, Patsy,

thanks for the kind words and advice.  I got a bit fascinated with the Pixel Bender filter and the artistic look and feel it can bring to a photograph.  I'm going to keep it in the tool box, but it can draw one away from the art of photography itself.  But it is lots of fun!! ;-) 

No problem Alberta.  I enjoy seeing other ideas and renditions.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Charles,

great shot of a beautiful flower. 

Sagnik,

beautiful colors and lighting.  Well done, the bg adds a wonderful contrast.

Comments welcome. Processed with Pixel Bender. View large.

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Comments welcome. Processed with Pixel Bender. View large.

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Processed with Pixel Bender. Comments welcome.

Roger,

if you are looking, I decided to enter in flowers category with the note

about pixel benders as opposed to digtal alteration category. Selfish

reason is I believe people go to digital alterations to see higher tech

types of alteration than this. I don't know that many would go there

looking for flowers.

Tony,

I think the lighting is just right, I would not mess with it.  Beautiful work with great composition and dof.

Roger,

thank you for the advice.  It's very much appreciated.  I will be checking into it and let you know how it goes.  Thanks again and keep on shootin'.

Katarzyna,

this is an awesome shot. Great lines and contrasts.  Works fantastic in black and white.  Well done !!

Wayne,

Great detail, lighting and presentation.

Kersti,

lovely lupine.  Such beautiful flowers and you have captured it so well.  The soft pastel coloring is beautiful!