Country Beauty
Uploaded: November 01, 2007 01:18:40
November 2007 Finalist
Re-worked and resubmitted
These Petunia's were sitting out in the front a friend's house and thought they were neat how she planted them in the stump.
Comment's welcome and have a GREAT DAY!
6/26/07 7:48:31, 1/45 sec, 13.40 aperature, 33.00mm, ISO 80, Daylight.
Applied image, multiplied, masked two photo's together, the sky and flowers.
Added a light red layer, overlay 50% opacity, adjusted brightness and saturation. Burn tool shadows 25%, cloned out a couple small dead blooms.
History brush was used through out the editing.
EFP 11/2/07
Wanda-Lynn Searles
November 01, 2007
Jennifer L. Alder November 01, 2007
Hi Nancy!Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 01, 2007
Thank you so very much Wanda and Jennifer, I really appriciate it! Have a SUPER day!!! #5013055
Dominick M. Dimacale
November 01, 2007
Dominick #5013338
Jeff Robinson
November 01, 2007
Bob D. Hall
November 01, 2007
Sam Britt November 01, 2007
Beautiful, Peaches. Terrific color & effects. #5014180Tammy Espino November 01, 2007
Great effects. Very creative of your friend to plant those in a stump :) It works! Excellent composition girl ~ #5014404Colleen Farrell November 01, 2007
Wow--how beautiful, Peaches! #5014657Kimi A. Phillips November 01, 2007
SUPER PEACHES!!!!!!! #5014974Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 01, 2007
Thanks so very much Dominick, Jeff, Bob, Sam, Tammy, Colleen and Kimi, I really appriciate all your kind words and encouragement!Roger Bernabo November 01, 2007
BEAUTIFUL images Nancy!! great work! #5015468Roxanne M. Bubar November 01, 2007
Outstanding work. Gorgeous colors and presentation #5015812frank w. degenhardt November 01, 2007
Peaches- Well I loved the first one, and this one is no different. Love the colors and the whole setting. Another great job with this.Mary K. Robison November 01, 2007
Wow!Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 01, 2007
Thank you Roger, Roxanne, Frank and Mary, I really appriciate all the encouragemnt and support.Mary I do too LOL, The first one I did was POTD at photographyvoice.com in July, so was proud of that.
I think the flowers are petunia's, course what do I know, I don't know my flowers very well LOL! I always have to ask Sam. #5016123
Yulianto Soeroso November 01, 2007
unbelivable color , I can't speak for this view ...great shot #5016177Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 01, 2007
Evening Yulianto, Thank you so very much, very nice to meet you! Hope you have a super night! #5016242Jeana Clark November 01, 2007
~J~ #5016415
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 01, 2007
Thanks you Jeana and Sandra so VERY much, really appriciate it!Have a FRIDAY!!
#5016930
Evy Johansen
November 01, 2007
Susan Weisensel November 01, 2007
Stunning Peachy, very bright and colorful. #5017057Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 02, 2007
Thank you very much Susan and Evy, really appriciate it!Z. Banu November 02, 2007
Wow!!!!!I am speechless its so beautiful WINNER!!!!I LOVE IT ..very well done Nancy! #5017763Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 02, 2007
Zaanat, thank you so very much, I really appriciate you spendng so much time in my gallery this morning, have a super day! #5017962Lynn Haack November 02, 2007
Love the dimension in this image. Beautiful foreground, middle and background! Beautiful effects...very inspiring photo, Peaches! Lynn #5018823Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 02, 2007
Thank you so very much Lynn, hope it can do somthing this time around, one of my favorite! #5020150
Janine Russell
November 02, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 02, 2007
Thank you so much Janine, really appriciate it! #5020318
Bob D. Hall
November 03, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 03, 2007
Thanks so very much Bob! #5023534Hurk (Steve) Hurkett November 06, 2007
Beautiful colors and effects here, Nancy .................... steve #5034673
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 06, 2007
Thank you so very much Steve, really appriciate your kind words! #5035723Lynn Haack November 10, 2007
I have always loved this beautiful floral...excellent lighting, colors and overall comp. Looks like a winner in my book! Congrats on EFP! Lynn #5055885Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 11, 2007
Thank you Lynn so very much! Have a SUPER DAY! #5057645
James E. Coleman
November 20, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 20, 2007
LOL, I just read it and think I am dizzy too.....I will have to bring the orginal up and follow what I wrote and see if it turns out the same LMAOTamera S. Phillips November 30, 2007
Great colors and pov in this image! #5153737Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 30, 2007
Thank you very much Tamera. Have a nice night! #5153773Mary K. Robison December 19, 2007
Yippee! Oh, what fun! I get to be the first to say the words:
Bob D. Hall
December 19, 2007
Peggy J. Maguire December 19, 2007
Congrats On your fantastic finalist Nancy and Goooooood Luck....Peggy #5229123Steven E. Ray December 19, 2007
I really liked this one Peaches. Reminds me of the graphics used in older British literary works. Congrats on your well deserved finalist and best of luck on winners round :) #5229237Jessica Jenney December 19, 2007
Congratulations, Peaches on this beautiful finalist! #5229301Heather L. Haderly December 19, 2007
Congrats Peaches on the finalist, Awesome work!!! #5229713Jennifer L. Alder December 19, 2007
YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tammy Espino December 19, 2007
WAY TO GO GIRL~ IF ANYONE DESERVES THESE YOU DO WITH ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND PERSISTANTS! :) #5229985Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 19, 2007
Mary, Bob, Peggy, Steven, Jessica, Heather, Jennifer and Tammy, thank you all so VERY much!!! I do so appreciate all the encouragemnt and support you all have given me!Colleen Farrell December 19, 2007
WTG, Peaches! Congrats on another terrific finalist! #5230266Nadya Johnson December 19, 2007
Fantastic image, Peaches! Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #5230433
Su Sana E. P
December 19, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 19, 2007
Colleen, Nadya and SuSana, thanks so very much! Best of luck to you all also in the next round!Joan Powell December 19, 2007
Congrats on your beautiful bouguet ! #5231188Sam Britt December 19, 2007
Congratulations, wonderful finalist, Peaches! #5231377Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 19, 2007
Thank you very much Joan and Sam, have a super night! #5231431
Leslie McLain
December 19, 2007
Teresa Burnett
December 19, 2007
Cindy Bendush
December 19, 2007
Howard B. Cheek December 20, 2007
Beautiful image Nancy, frame filling color & very pleasing to the eye..Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 20, 2007
Leslie, Teresa, Cindy and Howard, thank you all so very much, it is so appreciated!!!Howard, anytime you want to learn anything, feel free to ask! #5233176
Carol Sawyer December 20, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Nancy! #5233224Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 20, 2007
Thank you so very much Carol, I hope you have a super day! #5233606Kathleen Rinker December 20, 2007
Congrats on this beautiful finalist Nancy!!!!! #5234610Philippe Vieux-Jeanton December 20, 2007
Gorgeous image.. Congratulations Nancy!! #5235060Susan Fox December 20, 2007
Congratulations on another great finalist Peaches! #5236783Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 20, 2007
Thank you very much Kathleen and Philippe, have a super night! #5236792Lorraine A. Cook December 20, 2007
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Nancy!<:)) #5237251Jeana Clark December 20, 2007
Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 21, 2007
Thank you so much Lorraine and Jeana, really appreciate it!Linda Blair December 22, 2007
Beautiful....congratulations!!!!!! ☺ #5242844Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 22, 2007
Thanks so very much Linda, really appreciate it. Have a super night! #5244846Lynn Haack December 23, 2007
A BIG CONGRATS on this b-ea-u-ti-ful floral! I knew this would be a winner....I sure hope this is framed and hanging on a wall! Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season....Lynn #5245978Nancy (Peaches) Harker December 23, 2007
Thank you very much Lynn, have a super day! #5246894Donna La Mattino Pagakis February 06, 2008
Creative and beautiful finalist Peaches, congratulations! #5455303Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 06, 2008
Hey Donna, thanks so very much, I really appreciate it!
James E. Coleman
February 06, 2008
Jim #5456143
Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 06, 2008
Hey Jim, thanks so very much!!! Really appreciate it!!!Philippe Vieux-Jeanton February 07, 2008
Congratulations Nancy, for this beautiful colorful finalist!! #5458427Nancy (Peaches) Harker February 07, 2008
Thank you so very much Philippe, really appreciate you stopping in and leaving your wonderful comment.Peggy J. Maguire March 02, 2008
Awesome,Congratulations Nancy,..... #5583577Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 02, 2008
Thanks very much Peggy, have a super night! #5583653
Lisa J. Boulden
March 06, 2008
Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 06, 2008
Thanks so very much Lisa, appriciate it!!!
Irene Colling
July 29, 2008
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