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Red and White Christmas
3rd PlaceRed and White Christmas
KarenNfld


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Holiday Decorations (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 6s
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Date: Dec 23, 2011
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2011

 I have a big bowl full of red and white ornaments, I have too many for my tree so I display them that way. Taken outside for natural light.

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Thanks so much for the wonderful comments and ribbon, Merry Christmas!!

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 78
Avg (all users): 6.8991
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 6.4595
Avg (non-participants): 7.1250
Views since voting: 3854
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 109
Comments: 32
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 12/24/2013 03:44:57 PM
Made of frosted sugar and bourbon
Merry Christmas!
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 12/24/2013 03:10:05 PM
And a Merry Christmas to you too!
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 01/07/2012 02:12:55 AM
The contrasting colors and shapes, along with the great lighting make for an outstanding image! Congrats on the ribbon!
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 01/04/2012 02:53:23 PM
I love Christmas, and the colors and shapes are fantastic :)
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 01/04/2012 10:28:54 AM
Like satin and pearls ! Gorgeous , Karen- congrats :D
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 01/02/2012 06:38:28 PM
You know how to make a bowl of bulbs look beautiful Karen. Exceptional colours and lighting. Congratulations on another ribbon.
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 01/02/2012 05:27:43 PM
Congratulations, Karen. The colour and arrangement is lovely and I love the soft glowiness.
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 01/02/2012 04:21:53 PM
Fine contrast between soft filtered colour and sharp edges, good technique.
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 01/02/2012 12:48:42 PM
Congrats Karen, wonderful composition!
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 01/02/2012 12:07:17 PM
Love the glow- congrats Karen!
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 01/02/2012 11:32:54 AM
nice job Karen...love the colors and softness that you produced!!!
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 01/02/2012 11:06:12 AM
Beautiful Karen, love the lighting. Congratulations!
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 01/02/2012 10:22:52 AM
Had to be near here somewhere,Congratulations.
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 01/02/2012 09:29:52 AM
How pretty, Karen! The lighting is so beautiful on those soft reds and whites.
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 01/02/2012 07:15:42 AM
Congrats Karen! So very festive.
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 01/02/2012 01:50:04 AM
Congrats. This was my favorite of the challenge.
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 01/02/2012 01:23:43 AM
Well done on the ribbon Karen...
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 01/02/2012 12:55:33 AM
Great shot. I like the softness of the picture. congrats!
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 01/02/2012 12:52:42 AM
Great work Karen, so glad to see it on the front page. Just beautiful! Congrats on your ribbon!
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 01/02/2012 12:39:50 AM
It's both creamy AND sharp. Fabulous. Congrats on the ribbon.
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 01/02/2012 12:11:00 AM
I wondered how you got the fabulous lighting. I knew this would do well. Congrats!
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 01/02/2012 12:10:13 AM
Oh! Fabulous, good friend! I'm so glad this ribboned.
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 01/02/2012 12:05:53 AM
Karen - congratulations on yet another well deserved ribbon - is there something you can't photograph well? (grin)
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 01/02/2012 12:01:55 AM
Congrats on the ribbon!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/01/2012 08:06:34 PM
Beautiful handling of the highlights in this simple, yet elegant red and white composition.
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 12/30/2011 11:09:11 PM
beautiful!!!! love this.
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 12/30/2011 10:49:14 AM
Very nicely done. 8
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 12/29/2011 12:36:02 PM
Lovely look you have here,soft/sharp.
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 12/27/2011 01:40:55 AM
This is a very simple photo, but very well done. I actually like it very much.
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 12/26/2011 08:05:24 AM
I like the soft glow of it all. You can't beat red and white. ;)
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 12/26/2011 03:00:01 AM
lovely clear pp gotta love this and top 10 me thinks
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 12/26/2011 01:41:53 AM
Oh. So lovely!!
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