Broken Dream

: Broken Dream; Here is my staged flower entry. I used a 1200 year old Native American pot and wild flowers from the field by my house. The pot is on a beaver pelt. I used a combination of candle light and I LED flash light painted during the expousure. I used a black backdrop in a dark room. Thanks for looking. Don; Created by: Donwrob.; Tools Used: 30d; Created on: August 2007; Image Views: 466; Average Views per Day: 1.7; Image Number: 41466

Comments:

Orchidea blue from Eastern Canada on Oct 14, 2007 at 2:07 PM said:

What a sensational shot, just wish my bouquet would look that gorgeous ... sigh sigh .

donwrob from Ohio on Sep 20, 2007 at 8:42 PM said:

Thanks so much for the very nice comments Lorraine, Vicki and mary!

lorraine from NZ on Sep 20, 2007 at 12:59 AM said:

Congrat's on winning, its an Ex image, when I jam my flowers into a vase the dont look that good, ever. fantastic image.

TravlynWomyn from Last week in Bushkill, Pennsylvania on Sep 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM said:

This is stunning, Don. Excellent use of lighting and subject matter. The overall effect is definitely why you took the top honors here. Vicki

Mary Sham from Pgh, PA on Sep 8, 2007 at 9:33 PM said:

Congratulations on the win Don. Broken Dream is an outstanding photo with delicate detail and vibrant colors that pop right out of the ancient pot.

donwrob from Ohio on Sep 8, 2007 at 9:25 PM said:

I'm honored and very happy that so many of you liked this crazy 'Broken Dream' photo. I love this site, and the members. Everyone is so kind and giving. I have to say that all the photos entered are beautiful and it really is a thrill to have recieved the most votes. They were all winners in my opinion. Thanks again everyone. I know I'm a lucky man, plain and simple. Don

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Sep 8, 2007 at 9:11 AM said:

My Congratulations also Don on your Winning Photo! That is a beautiful and very colorful photo..

Whittler from Maine on Sep 8, 2007 at 9:06 AM said:

Congratulations on your winning shot Don,great work.

Shutterbug from Maine on Sep 8, 2007 at 8:04 AM said:

Congratulations Don on your Win,Great Photo!

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Sep 8, 2007 at 3:35 AM said:

Congratulations Don. great work. very pleasing image. gosh, is this the 4th win now?

Ikka Capellan from Germany/Europe on Sep 8, 2007 at 3:24 AM said:

Congratulations Don! Indeed a fantastic image - enjoy to be the greatest!

Gav (Vivienne) from Hastings. N.Z. on Sep 8, 2007 at 2:11 AM said:

Congratulations Don, on your win. I love all the different elements in the setting.

Tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on Sep 8, 2007 at 12:47 AM said:

Don a very big congrats on a fantastic image and win :-)

Alfresco from Western NY State on Sep 8, 2007 at 12:28 AM said:

All elements of the image- content, color, lighting, textures, and composition all came together very well. Nice work, congratulations!

Bruce

Talsi from WNC -USA on Sep 6, 2007 at 8:43 AM said:

Beautiful - Well done.

A.Lovely from Maine USA on Aug 26, 2007 at 2:20 PM said:

A texurally exciting picture.

Wonderful photo Don.

Vivienne (Gav) from Hastings, N.Z. on Aug 24, 2007 at 2:17 AM said:

Nicely arranged, with love, and beautiful bright colours. Well done Don

donwrob from Ohio on Aug 19, 2007 at 6:47 PM said:

Thanks Alan, Ikka, sandrak, and Brian. I had fun doing this one. I'm going to have to experiment more with staged shots this winter when the weather turns sour. There is always something to take a photo of, that is the great thing about this hobby. Don

Brian from Utah on Aug 18, 2007 at 8:56 PM said:

This one is really unique. I like the ancient pot and the beaver fur along the bottom of the frame.

sandrak from Canada on Aug 16, 2007 at 11:48 PM said:

Beautiful staging and composition. I love the colours of the flowers as well. Very nicely done :)

Ikka Capellan from Germany/Europe on Aug 16, 2007 at 6:17 PM said:

Don, I like this composition and thank you for the description. With title it works well, that the flowers are not perfect arranged. I think it is a great work.

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Aug 16, 2007 at 1:37 PM said:

Beautiful photo Don!! All I can say is you sure have raised the bar way up there in the staged flower contest. LOL.... Great Job!!

donwrob from Ohio on Aug 16, 2007 at 9:28 AM said:

Thanks Lorraine, Tania, Alandra, Carol, Karen and Alex! I really appreciate the kind words.

Lorraine :-). I know flower arranging isn't my best skill. I kind of just jammed them in the pot. LOL

Alandra. I have a small artifact collection with several of these Native American pots. I bought them as a bag of pieces and put them together, none of them are whole but I still like them for the history that is behind them.

Thanks again everyone. Don

Whittler from Maine on Aug 15, 2007 at 6:53 PM said:

WOW!! what a great shot.

km from TX on Aug 15, 2007 at 3:50 PM said:

Beautiful color, lighting and composition.

Shutterbug from Maine on Aug 15, 2007 at 6:21 AM said:

Beautiful Photo!!!

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Aug 15, 2007 at 4:06 AM said:

that's wonderful, Don, and even the title is so fitting. Lovely colouring,and where did you get the ancient pot?

Tania (TMR8) from Taranaki New Zealand on Aug 15, 2007 at 2:15 AM said:

Don I love the photo and then you for telling us how you did it. Beautiful