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My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams
My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams
tinky2


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
Date: Jun 15, 2006
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2006

Taken at the botanical gardens in San Luis Obispo.
Title quoted from:
In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

Crop, adjusted sat slightly, sharpened, usm, resized, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 432
Avg (all users): 6.0153
Avg (commenters): 8.2000
Avg (participants): 6.1260
Avg (non-participants): 5.9104
Views since voting: 1428
Views during voting: 410
Votes: 261
Comments: 30
Favorites: 6 (view)


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02/18/2010 10:25:52 PM
Thats really, a lovely photo.
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07/26/2009 03:30:02 PM
Beautiful colors!
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09/14/2006 07:43:30 PM
wow! I somehow missed this lovely image! Nice work!
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06/28/2006 11:16:36 PM
With all the crap that went on in the forums about ''how there were so many flowers in this challenge'' I had to remark numerous times that I had a flower pegged for first place!! I defended you! I wanted to describe your photo, but of course, I couldn't...
But you DO have a winner here. I even requested it to be a fav during the voting!
Thanks so much for sharing this photo.
It is truly amazing!
Your new fan,
Becky
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06/28/2006 03:17:51 PM
I absolutely loved this in the challenge! Very striking image and it really stood out amongst the crowd for me. Love the shapes of the flowers and leaves, the colors and the extremely fine Bokeh. It should definitely finished a lot higher and it is a real shame that it did not.
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06/28/2006 09:38:54 AM
Beautiful painterly colour work. fyi 9.
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06/28/2006 12:47:08 AM
Oh Dawn! This is beautiful! The bokeh effect makes this look like a painting! Awesome photo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 09:22:08 AM
The pastel colors and the nicely blurred background and foreground give this a very artistic feel. Fits the challenge very well.
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06/25/2006 09:43:04 PM
Bold yet delicate and soft. Very nicely done!
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06/25/2006 01:01:03 PM
Magnificence...
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06/25/2006 02:10:05 AM
Lovely, lovely, lovely!!
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06/25/2006 01:14:01 AM
Very painterly feel....I like it.
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06/24/2006 05:28:29 PM
Wow...almost looks like a painting.
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06/24/2006 01:45:22 PM
Indeed a superior artistic study with seductive forms and colors along with the almost imploed bokeh which works very well with this arrangement. 8
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06/24/2006 01:01:43 PM
One of the most original flower shots in this challenge and a very good use of bokeh to advantage (Mine has a somewhat similar approach but of course quite a different style). Bumping this up for artistic appeal! Good luck!
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06/24/2006 11:11:23 AM
Maybe a little soft on the flowers, but the background is very pretty. It looks like a painting, in a good way.
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06/24/2006 10:18:25 AM
The soft colours in the background complement the foreground FLOWERS beautifully.
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06/23/2006 03:52:18 PM
Nice shot.
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06/23/2006 02:39:36 PM
You're right. It's very dreamy and I love the colours
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06/23/2006 02:12:36 PM
Incredibly pleasing photo and very well done. This one definately looks more like a painting. Very nice!
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06/23/2006 09:19:24 AM
Nice title. The image is a little soft for my liking. The color is good and you have some nice bokeh going on in the bg. The main subject seems a bit underexposed. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
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06/22/2006 10:02:11 AM
Nice impressionistic bokeh. You did well with the composition but, perhaps the focus on the flowers might have been a bit less soft. Not sure. 7.
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06/21/2006 10:51:00 PM
I love the feeling you created in this photo. Awesome color and composition. This truly feels like art.
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06/21/2006 07:02:58 PM
this is a beautiful shot, almost looks like a painting, I love the colors, the composition, the softness, everything, 10
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06/21/2006 10:31:53 AM
Gorgeous!
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06/21/2006 09:55:11 AM
I just love this shot. Many here obviously don't know what good bokeh is. You, my friend, know bokeh. 10
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06/21/2006 09:07:35 AM
Beautiful
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06/21/2006 01:16:53 AM
Exquisite coloration. Maybe a bit busy, compositionally. I'd have preferred a single pansy with the curly que at the bottom. The background is lovely and certainly suits the challenge. 7
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06/21/2006 12:31:32 AM
Very nice - love the contrasting hues - pastel vs. bold.
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06/21/2006 12:18:24 AM
This is by far the very best example of "Bokeh" on page on for this challenge. I really love the composition and also the colors.....
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