1st Place In The Beginning Was a Steel Flower By Traveller by Canon DSLR Challenge

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In The Beginning Was a Steel Flower
By Traveller


24-MAR-2007	Traveller

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pr_rajan		10-Apr-2007 00:24
...great!

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Apr-2007 23:14
There is an imposter posting here again. Just for the record: I LOVE artichokes and I also love this shot. Congrats, Trav, on one that's been catching my attention from the moment it was posted! Jim H.

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Apr-2007 02:44
well done. theFly

Guest		01-Apr-2007 19:02
OK, not until now I see my name in the comments of this... What can I say? I'm busy to say the least, but I actually left the second comment on this photo, albeit anonymously as cslr challenge by mistake - sorry... Some call this lamp "the artichoke", but in Danish (and the designer is Danish: Poul Henningsen) it is called "koglen", which means "the cone" as in cone from a coniferous tree.

Canon DSLR Challenge		01-Apr-2007 02:20
Beautiful image, and what a cool object. --Melanie

Canon DSLR Challenge		31-Mar-2007 00:32
Smooth is very, very Cool, Cat...excellent image. Thanks for the link. Best Wishes, Traveller

alexeig		30-Mar-2007 23:33
Very nice and clean image. Lamp, of course

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Mar-2007 21:52
Well done Trav! Something I had done ealier with the same object...:http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/71520247 Didn't want to show this earlier because it would have been a direct clue :) -Cat

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Mar-2007 09:06
Thanks to everyone for the kind words...the image worked out better than expected in being both a distinct thing and yet...almost other-worldly with the intense light making it seem alien and, at least to me, alive. Thanks again. Traveller

Guest		30-Mar-2007 06:56
Excellent image Trav... I keep coming back to it, I can't help myself, it's so nice looking.

Guest		30-Mar-2007 04:54
Jim H!!!!!!!!!!! Artichokes are one of life's greatest pleasures! However, I will admit it's tough to find a good wine to accompany artichokes. Oh, btw, Traveller, this is wonderful. -Michael

roberta		30-Mar-2007 03:28
Very cool!!!

Canon DSLR Challenge		29-Mar-2007 09:58
A small check, I would hope, Mel....a very small check...lol....hardly worth cashing at all, seeing as I ain't got food to eat, `n hardly no roof over my head at all...lol Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		28-Mar-2007 13:58
Very nice Traveller... now you can send me the cheque you promised me cos' I didn't tell....... LOL ..... Melbob :-) :-)... (only kidding)

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Mar-2007 19:36
I keep coming back to this. Even though I hate artichokes I think I'll vote for it anyway. Jim H

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Mar-2007 04:08
I love this one, Traveller!! Excellent capture & the PP is perfect!! -- Jeannie

jnconradie		26-Mar-2007 19:03
Congratulations, Traveller. It is really very good. Regards jnconradie

Shu		26-Mar-2007 16:58
It's fantastic! Lighting, color and composition are great! (Another one with exceptional eye appeal.) A sure bet! shu

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Mar-2007 07:06
Traveller, I've got a smile on my face, because I have a sneaking suspicion that you'll be setting our next challenge. Start thinking of a good one! -- Victor

elips		26-Mar-2007 07:02
This is fabulous, Trav! You have every right to be proud of it! ~Sharon

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2007 20:00
Howdy, CJ...Your amazing powers of being correct continue...but the design of this hanging lamp is Danish...it is a lovely thing, but, the two largest petals seemed to have seams down them and getting them removed and propery blended again was a bear. Thanks for Commenting...Best wishes, Traveller (I like this image so I guess I want it to be known as mine....lol)

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2007 19:52
OK - Maybe Traveller??? CJ

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2007 19:36
Alas, not in my home...but I would note that the image is better if it is thought of as an, "Olaf."....lol...Anything thought to be done by Olaf just automatically seems better...(grin)...Be Good.

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2007 18:07
This is fabulous. I'll be amazed if it's a found object, though. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Mar-2007 18:01
Beautiful image with great tones! Is this in your home and is this Olaf? CJ

jnconradie		24-Mar-2007 21:29
Compliments on an amazing photograph. The post-processing suits the image wonderfully and the gradients from light to shadow are just so cool. Regards jnconradie

Guest		24-Mar-2007 20:17
This looks to me like it should be hanging over a dining room table, ummm, after it's turned right side up.

Guest		24-Mar-2007 20:16
This looks like pieces of venitian blinds...it is really beautiful! Debbi

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Mar-2007 19:46
I will add this, however, I was thinking of having a rocket jet sort of effect coming out of the very center...but it is so lovely in and of itself, the design compelled me to not mess with it, in effect to respect its integrity.

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Mar-2007 19:11
And so it is....lol...the image was ok in its correct orientation, but seemed to work better this way. Thanks for the reference though....I didn't know how well known or prominent this designer was.

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Mar-2007 17:01
Poul Henningsen didn't live in vain... Nice shot, but it is upside down...

Guest		24-Mar-2007 13:52
WoW! The bright glow in the heart of the flower is very unique. The B to W gradients are great! Is it really steel? It looks so delicately arranged, just like petals. Great anology! -Cat