Inspiring Photo: Floral Composition 4 #7242662

Floral Composition 4

Uploaded: October 24, 2008 06:58:42

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This is a shot of the same flowers as yesterday with a different white balance setting. Yesterday I set the white balance at "auto." For today's picture it is set at "cloudy."

This image was taken with the newly released Fuji S2000 HD.

Entered into Details and Macros.

Exif: F Number: 4.4, Exposure Bias Value: -1.67, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 14.30 mm, Model: FinePix S2000HD

Comments

Melissa Olsen October 24, 2008

Beautiful Melissa...I do find that "cloudy" does provide a certain amount of warmth. Wonderful full floral Melissa :-) #1022300

Mary Beth Aiello October 24, 2008

I agree. I love the warm colors and comp. #6651973

Sherran Andersen October 24, 2008

Great capture Melissa. Sherran #6651978

Jeanine M. Bailey October 24, 2008

Those tones are beautiful!!! Great shot Melissa!!! #6651989

Janet Daniel October 24, 2008

This is such a lovely floral, Melissa! #6652036

Cyn Valentine October 24, 2008

Beautiful..love the full frame of stripes..a wow Melissa! Great image! #6652048

Melissa G. Meiselman October 24, 2008

Thanks so much Melissa, Mary Beth, sherran, Jeanine, Janet and Cyn for your outstanding comments!! #6652066

Kathy L. Clark October 24, 2008

Amazing the difference that white balance makes Melissa. I love both shots. Lovely forals. #6652117

Nadine A. Lewis October 24, 2008

GREAT color, lighting, detail, & image, Melissa! <>< #6652253

A P October 24, 2008

Gorgeous light and colors, Melissa. I find ANYTHING works better then 'auto' WB. #6652359

Dominick M. Dimacale October 24, 2008

Great florals here, Melissa.

Dominick #6652563

Melissa G. Meiselman October 24, 2008

Thanks so much Kathy, Nadine, Ann and Dominick for looking and commenting!! #6652579

Gary Lange October 24, 2008

I do enjoy the cloudy WB setting, Melissa. Both images are wonderful, this seems to make the blooms stand out more. Thanks for sharing! #6652592

Tammy M. Anderson October 24, 2008

This ia a beauty too, Melissa. I love the details and colors in both these images. Super! #6652607

Margaret R. Barry October 24, 2008

Gorgeous, Melissa. Fantastic colors, details and composition! #6652735

Jennifer L. Taranto October 24, 2008

i love the orange & yellow - so cheerful & pretty!! #6652737

Debbra Bailey October 24, 2008

Beautiful full frame of color Melissa! #6652904

Sirsendu Gayen October 24, 2008

Wonderful floral image. #6652987

Nadya Johnson October 24, 2008

Oh, how pretty! This one's tinged in gold! Beautiful, Melissa! (Don't ask me to pick a favorite of the two. LOL!) These are both so beautiful! #6653035

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 24, 2008

I agree with Nadya, Melissa!!!!! They are both stunning!!!!! ♫ k #6653444

Melissa G. Meiselman October 24, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #6653523

Lorna Shutter October 24, 2008

Very beautiful, Melissa! I love both images! The colours are stunning and the clarity is superb! Wonderful work! :) #6653732

Judy A. Lawhon October 24, 2008

Both images are lovely with beautiful color and detail, Melissa!! #6653754

Karen Engelbreth October 24, 2008

Another wonderful floral, Melissa! #6653809

Melissa G. Meiselman October 24, 2008

Thanks so much Lorna, Judy and Karen for your terrific comments!!! #6653996

Carol Sawyer October 24, 2008

Another beautiful floral image, colors and details, Melissa!! #6654172

Sam Britt October 24, 2008

Another beautiful capture of these flowers, Melissa. AWB doesn't work well on my camera, especially indoors. What type of lighting was actually available? #6655307

Bill Knaps October 24, 2008

Wow Melissa, What a beautiful floral. Bill #6656362

Eivor Kuchta October 24, 2008

Both the floral images are wonderful! Amazing what a big difference the setting made. #6656471

frank w. degenhardt October 24, 2008

Melissa- Well its impossible for me to pick which one I like the best. So its a tie, their both the best. Same fasinating look and full frame of gorgous colors, fasinating shapes and designs of the petals. Lighting excellent. Think you have two winners on your hands.
Gorgeous work #6656546

Ray Thoms October 25, 2008

Great colour Melissa...I often change the White Balance to achieve different results....especially in the fall with all the trees changing..it makes things sometimes really POP!!! #6657616

Melissa G. Meiselman October 25, 2008

Thank you all so much for all of your wonderful comments!!! #6658210

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. October 25, 2008

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE MELISSA.

KARU. #6660585

Melissa G. Meiselman October 25, 2008

Thanks Karu for looking and leaving this great comment!! #6660631

Susan M. Campbell October 26, 2008

Changing the balance gave these flowers a whole new look. Nice job of experimentation. #6662575

Melissa G. Meiselman October 26, 2008

Thanks so much, Susan for looking and leaving this wonderful comment!! #6662665

isabel C. Zepeda October 27, 2008

Melissa

Both are very good, you did a wonderful job with this pictures.

Ysa...
#6666611

Melissa G. Meiselman October 27, 2008

Thanks so much, Isabel for your wonderful comment!! #6670165

Jeanine M. Bailey November 25, 2008

Melissa ~ WTG on your finalist!! Best of luck in the next round!!! :) #6805145

Kay E. Mahoney November 25, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #6805215

Janet Daniel November 25, 2008

Congratulations, Melissa! Wishing you the best! #6805305

A P November 25, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS on all your wonderful Finalist, Melissa!! #6805399

Nadya Johnson November 25, 2008

I loved this from the start! So glad to see it in the finals! Congrats again, Melissa! #6805653

Eivor Kuchta November 25, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #6805743

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 25, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalists!!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!!!! :-) k #6805750

frank w. degenhardt November 25, 2008

Melissa- Beautiful eye popping colors and work with this fantastic floral. Congratulations on the finalist, good luck in the next round. #6805893

Terry L. Ellis November 25, 2008

A lovely finalist, Melissa! Congratulations, again! #6805914

Deb Koskovich November 25, 2008

Big congrats, Melissa! #6806347

Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your kind and congratulatory comments!! They are very much appreciated!! #6806362

Larry L. Redmon November 25, 2008

Great job, Melissa! Congratulations! #6806446

Stefania Barbier November 25, 2008

CONGRATS on your spectacular finalist Melissa!!!! #6806536

Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2008

Thanks Larry and Stefania!!! #6806550

Graham Robards November 25, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist Melissa, best of luck in the next round! ~Pat #6806601

Teresa Burnett November 25, 2008

Huge congratulations on this gorgeous finalist Melissa!! Best of luck in the next round!! #6806679

Susan M. Campbell November 25, 2008

Way to go. Beautiful finalist! #6806692

Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2008

Thanks so much Pat, Teresa and Susan for your wonderful remarks and best wishes!!! #6806704

Erica Murphy November 25, 2008

Congrats on your beautiful finalist Melissa! #6806842

Usman M. Bajwa November 25, 2008

WTG...Congrats. and good luck in the next round.

UB. #6807451

Margaret R. Barry November 26, 2008

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Melissa! #6807848

Tiia Vissak November 26, 2008

Congratulations! #6807948

Terri L. Scribner November 26, 2008

Big congrats on this beautiful finalist!! #6808160

Sam Britt November 26, 2008

Congratulations again, Melissa! #6808664

Bill Wyatt November 26, 2008

Beautiful work Congratulations! #6808776

Vladan D. Djordjevic November 26, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Melissa! #6808899

Robert R. Goodman November 26, 2008

Congratulations Melissa!!!!! #6809045

Datha Y. Thompson November 26, 2008

Congratulations Melissa!!!! WTG :0) #6809753

Bojan Bencic November 26, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa. #6810025

Debra R. Harder November 26, 2008

WTG, Melissa! CONGRATULATIONS again on another SUPERB finalist! Deb #6810233

Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your great congratulations!! I appreciate each and every comment!! #6810571

Eugenio Diaz November 26, 2008

Fantastic Finalist...Congratulations Melissa one more time, Good luck in the next round! #6810656

Jennifer L. Taranto November 26, 2008

HUGE congrats!! #6810709

Reynaldo D. Reyes November 26, 2008

Stunning finalist Melissa, Congrats! #6811117

Mary Beth Aiello November 26, 2008

Huge congrats on your well deserved finalist, Melissa. #6811145

Mitch Spence November 26, 2008

Congratulations, Melissa! #6811515

Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008

Thanks so much Eugenio, Jennifer, Reynaldo, Mary Beth and Mitch for congratulating me on this photo!!! #6811667

Dorann Weber November 26, 2008

Congratulations Melissa.. This is stunning! #6811824

Patricia Ronan November 26, 2008

Gorgeous Melissa! congrats again:) #6812192

Michael Umbreit November 26, 2008

Melissa - Congratulations!! - Mike #6812355

Lorna Shutter November 26, 2008

Congratulation on your Finalist Award for this fabulous image, Melissa!!!!! :) #6812469

Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2008

Thanks so much Dorann, Patricia, Mike and Lorna for your best wishes!!! #6812710

Barbara Waldoch November 26, 2008

Congratulations on making Finalists, Melissa! #6812747

Marijana Fajgl November 26, 2008

Big congratulations for your fantastic finalist, Melissa! #6812852

Colleen Farrell November 26, 2008

Gorgeous floral, Melissa!! Big congrats on your finalist! #6813465

Naomi Weiser November 27, 2008

great colors. congrats! #6814776

Denny E. Barnes November 27, 2008

Congratulation on your excellent finalist, Melissa!! It's well deserved!!....Denny

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING #6816115

Hendrik Storme November 27, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Melissa! #6816139

Melissa G. Meiselman November 27, 2008

Thanks so much for all of your wonderful best wishes!! I appreciate each and every one!!! #6816293

Derek D. Dafoe November 27, 2008

Congrats on a great floral Finalist Melissa!! #6816517

Melissa G. Meiselman November 27, 2008

Thanks so much, Derek!!! #6816705

Christine Czernin November 27, 2008

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Melissa. #6816814

Jeff Robinson November 28, 2008

Congrats Melissa on your terrific Finalist! Jeff #6819198

Nikki McDonald November 28, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist on this beautiful full frame floral, Melissa, and good luck in the next round. #6819336

ALLEN O. HOWARD November 28, 2008

A beautiful finalist, Melissa! Congratulations as well! #6821175

isabel C. Zepeda November 28, 2008

Melissa

Congratulations

Ysa... #6823188

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 29, 2008

Big congratulations on this beautifully composed finalist Melissa

jo ann c. #6825153

Melissa G. Meiselman November 29, 2008

Thanks so much Christine, Jeff, Nikki, Allen, Isabel and Jo Ann for looking and leaving these great comments!! #6825275

Guy D. Biechele November 29, 2008

Brilliant color! Congratulations on this finalist, Melissa. #6827952

Courtenay Vanderbilt November 30, 2008

Congratulations on this beautiful image, Melissa! #6828915

Melissa G. Meiselman November 30, 2008

Thanks so much Guy and Courtenay for looking and leaving these great comments!! #6830063

Graeme yew Chow November 30, 2008

Congratulations ! super detail and color, Melissa. #6832195

Linda Blair December 01, 2008

Congratulations!!!!!!! #6835575

Rachelle D. Carriere December 02, 2008

Congratulation on making finalist Melissa! #6841286

Nadya Johnson December 21, 2008

Congratulations Melissa, on another fantastic finalist! #6921768

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