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le petit fleur mon coeur
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Challenge: Heart (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: challenge entries
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Home Studio
Date: Feb 14, 2006
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 250
Galleries: Digital Art, Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2006

 Devoted to my lovely wife Nastya on Valentines Day.

Out of the box a little I am sure, cos the hearts you can see are only between the lines, but I was inspired by a song from Edith Piaf:

Mon ami m'a donné

Mon ami m'a donné une fleur,
Une fleur que j'ai mise à mon cœur,
Sur mon cœur plein de lui.
Que la rose était belle.
Dans mon cœur plein de lui,
Le bonheur a fleuri.

Mon ami m'a donné un baiser,
Près du cœur, doucement l'a posé.
A mon cœur plein d'amour,
Que sa lèvre était douce.
Ce baiser plein d'amour,
L'ai donné à mon tour.

Mon ami m'a donné un serment,
Le serment de m'aimer si longtemps,
Si longtemps que les fleurs
Pousseront sur la terre,
Si longtemps que la fleur
Restera sur mon cœur.

Mon ami m'a donné du pleurer,
Du pleurer que n'ai pas mérité.
Pour essuyer mes pleurs,
J'ai pris la rose blanche,
J'ai pris la rose fleur
Qui était sur mon cœur.

Mon ami viendra me voir demain.
Plus de fleurs et beaucoup de chagrin.
J'irai voler des fleurs
Dans les jardins du monde.
J'irai voler des fleurs
La plus belle à mon cœur.

En prison, si l'on veut me jeter,
Je dirai à qui va me juger :
"Faites battre tambours
Et dressez la potence.
Plutôt que perdre amour,
Je volerai la France
Et le roi dans sa cour
Plutôt que perdre amour..."

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 140
Avg (all users): 6.1429
Avg (commenters): 8.0417
Avg (participants): 6.0811
Avg (non-participants): 6.1765
Views since voting: 3103
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 210
Comments: 29
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 02/24/2006 10:21:19 AM
Originally posted by Alain_cdn:
This is a great picture, I'm giving it a 8. But your title.... well, to tell you exactly, this is a very bad translation. It should be "La petite fleur", but don't worry, I did not remove any points because of that.


Yeah my French sux I know, thanks for the correction :)

I know I went out of the box on this one, but the description said "Choose your interpretation of this lovely topic" so depicting a heart wasn't really necessary. I guess many people didn't know the French word "coeur" means heart. And my little hearts in between the words are far too soft as well. Oh well, I'm still very happy with this image. Thanx for your votes and comments.
 02/22/2006 03:00:22 AM
Hi Gary, I really like these recent works with poetry and the 'oldness' look. So introspective and lovely. What are you using to make the grungey look?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2006 09:06:33 PM
Great composition and color. 7
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 02/21/2006 12:12:26 PM
nice complementary colors and the unusual back view makes this a great image.
But where is the heart?
Are they the things inbetween thewords?
if so, it's very subtle and a nice touch.
if not, then I can't find them/it!!!!!
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 02/21/2006 11:52:56 AM
Interesting. I want to see the front of one of them. Are the reading?
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 02/19/2006 06:53:19 PM
very classic shot. love the textures.
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 02/19/2006 03:24:43 PM
Beautifully restrained post processing. Gorgeous resticted colour pallette.
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 02/19/2006 12:26:12 PM
This is a great picture, I'm giving it a 8. But your title.... well, to tell you exactly, this is a very bad translation. It should be "La petite fleur", but don't worry, I did not remove any points because of that.
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 02/18/2006 10:15:21 PM
Different, nice shot
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 02/18/2006 10:08:35 PM
C'est presque un pe/cher!
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 02/18/2006 03:31:35 PM
Beautiful shot, very artfully done. 10
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 02/18/2006 11:01:21 AM
? Heart
 02/18/2006 10:26:52 AM
I really like your image, especially the color tones/values. Good composition too. Good luck in the challenge - adding it to my favorites.
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 02/17/2006 02:26:57 PM
Pretty - I like how the background echoes the flowers so well. Nice composition - a bit different but works. Nice detail and interesting collage effect with the text and the texture of the background.
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 02/17/2006 01:33:05 PM
Very well lit. Background color works well with the color of the flowers. Gives photo a nice, warm feel. Black specks are a bit of a distraction but because the photo has an "old" feeling, they don't really bother me too much.
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 02/16/2006 10:02:18 PM
I love this photo - the tones, the textures... your interpretation of this challenge is very interesting
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 02/16/2006 06:58:16 PM
Beautiful post-processing.
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 02/16/2006 05:49:59 PM
Great..!! 10
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 02/16/2006 01:18:03 AM
Seems like a painting to me. Very nice.
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 02/16/2006 12:57:22 AM
The old parchment text really makes this shot for me. Aussi, j'aime la langue francaise mais beaucoup ne comprends pas - coeur est "heart" en anglais.
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 02/15/2006 07:24:00 PM
Wow! Stunningly beautiful shot - This is a ribbon in my books. 10 and good luck.
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 02/15/2006 03:28:06 PM
Very unusual perspective, but it gives a nice atmosphere.
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 02/15/2006 02:16:08 PM
c'est tres joli&grungie mon ami
love it
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 02/15/2006 01:34:15 PM
This is a really warm photo. Very, very nice.
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 02/15/2006 01:19:33 PM
very nice
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 02/15/2006 01:07:29 PM
Beautiful processing work here. Very tastefully done.
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 02/15/2006 12:11:38 PM
Great shot, I only figured out now that coeur must mean heart. Lots of phrases now make sense to me. :) 8
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 02/15/2006 11:23:17 AM
Well I don't really see the relation of the flowers with the heart but this is just a perfect picture, highest scored
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 02/15/2006 07:10:43 AM
i really like the imagery here.
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