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~24 Days 'till Christmas~
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Taken at Missouri Botanical Gardens. Critique welcomed here :=)

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toetsie
12/01/09 7:42 AM GMT
Just beautiful..Mimi.
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Carpe Diem.....Joost..
::casechaser
12/01/09 12:05 AM GMT
Hi Mimi, I like the tilt of the leaves. They create a very nice diagonal lines across the center. The detail and clarity is excellent too.
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.alexis518
12/01/09 12:43 AM GMT
Beautiful composition and wonderful variation in shades of white. I find the deeply contrasted shadows a bit of a distraction. Maybe a softer light would have given more definition to the uppermost bracts. This flower has certainly come to mean Christmas and you've started us out nicely.
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Much of the beauty in life is found in people who care.
Logun7
12/01/09 1:35 PM GMT
*¨¨* -:¦:- •:*¨¨* Absolutely Beautiful *¨¨* -:¦:- •:*¨¨*

Oh goodness I just got though "Black Friday" and now it won't be long till Christmas:))
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::0930_23
12/01/09 1:57 PM GMT
Is that a poinsettia? It really looks good. I normally only see them in red. Great shot and I like the shadows Mimi.

TicK

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::Roseman_Stan
12/01/09 2:27 PM GMT
Such a pretty shot. Love it!

Stan
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“Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you” - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
::PatAndre
12/01/09 3:16 PM GMT
I like the composition you have here but since you ask for critique. The first thing that caught my eye was that white petals should be white and these are not white enough. I placed it in PS and checked the levels on it and the far right slider to lighten needed to be moved over to the left where it just meets the histogram. I did that and it made a lot of difference.Lovely image.
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::jswgpb
12/01/09 5:00 PM GMT
That still gives you plenty of time to find me a great big expensive present Mimi. :) If not..........friendship always works for me too. :) lol ((Hugs))
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.gizmo1
12/02/09 5:46 PM GMT
What a lovely photo love the suckle colours and the layout is spot on well done.
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.icedancer
12/02/09 7:42 PM GMT
Just gave this a 10 in VB and came back to let you know, I just love poinsettias, we now have a white one.

Beautiful
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Happy Thanksgiving USA
.sansoni7
12/11/09 11:37 PM GMT
Marvelous light that will turn to red this plant.
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Look around and catch it ; the Art is there !
::tealeaves
12/20/09 10:47 PM GMT
So very beautiful, Mimi! I have always favored the white poinsettias over the red ones... and I love the lighting on these, as well as the composition! Wonderful work! Saved.
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