Babushka Checkerboard Orchid (for Emile)

© Mary N C. Taitt

Babushka Checkerboard Orchid (for Emile)

Uploaded: January 29, 2006

Description

f/4.8, 1/60s, Belle Isle Conservatory, Detroit.

This is for Emile. The nearly complete explanation of how I made it is located under the Frogbit tapestry picture a few days back. I will enter it under transformation and include the original photo.

Comments

Kate Jackson January 30, 2006

I love this at first glance Mary but then you go back and you see the repetition of the coloured orchid getting bigger and bigger or smaller and smaller. Then you have to keep going back to check it out again like I just did and you realise that it is beautiful! #383125

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic January 30, 2006

Very cool and colorful...Great job, mary! #2355837

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Thank you Kate and Shelly. I appreciate your kind comments. I had fun working on this. I wonder if Emaile will try it.

Oops, I said I was going to post the original, but I forgot to, here it is. #2355894

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Oops, I mean Emile. Sorry Emile. #2355907

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 30, 2006

Definitely unique and creative! LOVELY! #2355923

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Thank you, Gail! Mary :-) #2355946

Kate Jackson January 30, 2006

Reckon that beauty deserves and entry all of its own Mary! You should email Emile to apologise LOL!! #2355985

Jenny Bosmans January 30, 2006

Very creative and very beautiful image, Mary!! Splendid job!! #2356005

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Thank you again, Kate, and thank you Jenny! I apprecaite your kind comments. Do you really think I should enter the orchid original, Kate? I thought it was a little "off," maybe. #2356018

Goshka G. January 30, 2006

Very cool work on transforming this, Mary! #2356059

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Thanks, Goshka, I really appreciate your comment! Mary :-) #2356200

Kate Jackson January 30, 2006

Are you off your mind! Maybe it could have a touch more space at the top. Maybe the background colour doesn't exactly compliment it. What do you think is wrong with it? #2356238

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Well, yes, the background color doesn't complement it. The reason for the close framing was to exclude some intruding distracting stuff. It just seems rather ordinarly and lacking in pzzazz. (How do your spell pzzazz?) I don't know. I can't put my finger on it exactly. Obviously I liked it enough to mess with it. Maybe I should play with it a little less drastically. (?) #2356273

Laura Clay-Ballard January 30, 2006

i am loving this! very creative and artistic #2357715

Mary N C. Taitt January 30, 2006

Thank you, Laura! :-D #2358057

Ermanno Radice January 31, 2006

Wonderful composition!
Thank you, Mary!!!!!! #2360868

Susie Peek-Swint January 31, 2006

This is wonderful Mary ~ very creative! I also love the original and feel it is worthy as a stand-alone entry! #2361679

Mary N C. Taitt February 01, 2006

Thank you so much Ermanno and Susie!! I really appreciate your kind comments.

Ermanno I am praying for your wife and you!

Susie, that's the second vote for that--I will definitely take it under consdieration! THANKS Mary :-) #2364886

Judy S. Fung February 02, 2006

Terrific image, Mary! Great work. #2369903

Mary N C. Taitt February 03, 2006

Thank you, Judy, I appreciate that! Mary :-D #2371816

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