Comment from Bluesavanagh
Splendid work on this Image, you present it so well,Poppies make a fabulous subject. wether art or photography.~

With a fabulous degree of creativity & technical skill, thus producing a detailed & focused capture with 5* plus clarity

A pleasing overall subject to view & then the pleasure of reviewing.~
Jinni

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you for the super review, Jinni!!

Comment from Gteneyckhunt
This is a nice composition. You have done a terrific job capturing the light in this one. The background adds an interesting texture to the piece. ARTSEY

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you for the excellent review, Gretchen!! :)

Comment from RaineC
This is very nice. I like the softness of the entire image. The color scheme is very soothing. Best wishes in the contest.

~Raine

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you so much, Raine!! :)

Comment from MoonShine
this is an excellent and beautiful image and digital painting of poppies, love the textural quality of the giraffe like background and the vibrant color tones of red to shimmering mustard, great patterns and lighting here, i like the way the scene comes from the darkness and illuminates the flowers, good depth and perspective, very creative and great work.

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you so much for the beautiful review, MS!! I really appreciate it.
PS: Are you Sophie? Has anyone ever called you Shawn by mistake? Our screen names both start with "Moon," and I get called Sophie a lot. LOL!! If so, nice to meet you Sophie, if not, my bad. :)) Again, thank you for the super review.

reply by MoonShine on 10-Jul-2009

lol :) yes i get that too, so hi shawn glad to meet you :) i got called julie the other day? whose that? :) great work.

reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

"jgrace" :))

reply by MoonShine on 10-Jul-2009

cool, :))

Comment from casabian
Lovely and interesting piece.
Good use of colours

well executed.

Story ****
Technique *****
creativity ****
Technical Skill *****
Interest ****
harmony *****
lighting *****
colour *****

Thanks for sharing this piece with us.

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you for taking the time to review this, Casabian. I really appreciate it.

Comment from Rockdoc
And the leopard can not change its spots. Very nice work Shawn and very interesting background to add to the interest and presentation. Well done

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you so much, Rocky! :)

Comment from ccinchico
This is a very well textured compulation of the California Poppy. Love the animal print as their background. Wonderful colors and contrast! Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
CC

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you, CC!! :)

Comment from cmyers
I love poppies, so this caught my eye right away. And I like the leopard background. The colors, composition, clearness, and details are all good here...I especially like the buds at the bottom..nice work.

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you so much for the excellent review, CM! :)

Comment from anniepage
I like the way you dipicted the flowers and the buds with their heads hanging over.

I also think the creativity is good, but don't feel the leoprd spots meld well with the poppies. They seem so opposite.
I feel they are distracting to the flowers and the POV.

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you for taking the time to review this, Annie. Just thought I'd do something a little different. Maybe they are "wild" poppies, or poppies in the "wild" so to speak...lol. Again, thank you.

reply by anniepage on 10-Jul-2009

Lepord Poppies...lol

Comment from Smurphgirl
This is beautiful. The poppy holds a special place in my heart from my childhood. You have captured the fussy stem superbly and the lovely pods are excellent. I specially like your mosaic background that fades off into black. This deserves a 6, but I only have a 5. Very, very good work, as always.

 Comment Written 10-Jul-2009

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reply by the author on 10-Jul-2009

Thank you so much for the great review and the thought on the 6, SG. Very, very much appreciated :)