Flickering Flame

Gallery: EPA 2009Posted November 29, 20092,908 views41 comments

2009 EPA - First Place Winner - Photo Art Gallery

This picture began its life as a dahlia closeup. Its colors were white and pink. Taken with Canon 40D, using 100-400 IS lens.

Used several NIK filters.

Comments always welcomed.

Comments

41 comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 29, 2009 at 2:59 PM

Wow, Patricia! High drama with this fine creation! Love the range of reds emanating from the neon yellow. Splendid work.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on November 29, 2009 at 3:07 PM

Nice work Patricia!
Great color scheme in a very interesting composition.
Well Done!
Neil

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on November 29, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Outstanding, Patricia!!! This one goes no the Hot Tamale Train!!!!!

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on November 29, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Wow! This is tremendous! Very well done!

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on November 29, 2009 at 10:55 PM

Wow Patricia, what a graphic presentation. Your creative juices were flowing!

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Comment posted by mark cillo on November 29, 2009 at 10:58 PM

Really cool! This one would be great to print big. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on November 30, 2009 at 6:47 PM

Very cool effect Patricia! Would look great printed and hung on a wall.

Registered on November 29, 2009, 48 Posts, 249 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 1, 2009 at 7:46 PM

This is totally awesome Patricia.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 1, 2009 at 8:36 PM

Incendiary! Gorgeous work, Patricia!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 2, 2009 at 12:14 PM

Extraordinary piece of work, Patricia - it feels like this is how the universe began ! Great vision to derive this image from a dahlia close-up.

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Comment posted by Laura Stafford on December 4, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Wow, what a cool look. I love it.

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 4, 2009 at 12:23 PM

man, this is sweet, Patricia!

I need to visit this side of NPN more often

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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 7, 2009 at 5:20 PM

Beautiful work Patricia, it warms me up on this chilly day!

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 7, 2009 at 8:18 PM

Gorgeous work Pat. Congrats on the EP. This is exceptional.

Pat

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on December 8, 2009 at 12:33 AM

Amazing. Well deserved EP, Patricia.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 8, 2009 at 3:57 AM

Gorgeous and very dramatic!
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM

VERY COOL love it. Congratulations

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 8, 2009 at 10:01 PM

Very cool

Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM

Patricia: Broke my

-meter

! What a fabulous creation. Many congrats on the EP. >=))>

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on December 19, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Beautiful work. I love the inner glow. Very dramatic.Nicely done.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Patricia, Congratulations on the 2009 EPA with First Place in the Photo Art Section

. Outstanding accomplishment.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on January 1, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Rich and strikingly beautiful Pat. I thought that the first time I saw it too. Congratulations on the first place selection for the year.

Pat

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 2, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Patricia,

Congratulations on a being the First Place Winner for the Editor's Pick Award 2009 in the Photo Art Gallery!

I love how the flower in this image seems to glow from within. Exceptionally beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 2, 2010 at 7:33 PM

Congrats on the EPA. Awesome image. I need to visit this gallery more often. I really like the intensity and balance of color you achieved here.

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 2, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Congratulations Patricia. Such a beautiful fire you lit here.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 3, 2010 at 4:38 AM

Extraordinarily dramatic, Pat.

Nice job. Congratulations on your award.

Carol

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 3, 2010 at 4:39 AM

Congratulations on your award, Pat.

Extraordinarily dramatic. Feels like dancers and flames.

Carol

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 3, 2010 at 8:51 AM

Patricia : many congratulations on the EPA !! I have always enjoyed looking at your work and this was an especially amazing image.

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 3, 2010 at 10:20 AM

An amazing use of filters. Really looks like the flower is lit from inside. Congratulations on your EPA. I've loved all your images that I have seen.

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Comment posted by Guy Rogers on January 3, 2010 at 2:12 PM

Hello Patricia.

Congrats on the award and a very striking and beautiful image well done.

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Comment posted by David Bostock on January 3, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Absolutely incredible image and wonderful application of the NIK filters. Congratulations, Patricia.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on January 3, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Congratulations Patricia. Well deserved.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 3, 2010 at 7:57 PM

Congratulations Patricia on the 2009 EPA Award! Well deserved.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 4, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Well deserved winner Patricia.
May

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 5, 2010 at 4:26 AM

One of my favorites of the year, Pat, and am very pleased to see you get the honors for it.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 5, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Patricia, Congratulations on the EPA win! Your transformation from a white and pink image to this "Hot" work of art is amazing.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 6, 2010 at 9:24 AM

Beautiful Patricia ... a big Congratulations to you!

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Comment posted by Paulo A.Lopes on January 6, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Congrats!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 27, 2010 at 2:43 AM

Congrats again, now that this is the 2009 EPA!!
Stunning!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Debashis Bandyopad on January 27, 2010 at 8:33 AM

Congrats on this terrific creation and the EPA.

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Comment posted by Ay Ling HAN on May 14, 2010 at 11:49 PM

This is gorgeous! Breath-taking. Reminds me of a Georgia O'Keefe painting! How long did it take you to set it up?

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