Apricot glow

clarkey

Apricot glow

Featured in Nirvana Group on 19.06.2009!
Featured in the Redfield Plugins Group on 23.06.2009
Featured in Feminine Intent Group on 07.09.2009.
Featured in Extraordinary Fractalius week beginning 13.09.2009.
Featured in Fabulous Flowers Group 24.09.2009

I bought a bunch of gorgeous apricot roses and decided to use one of them for a pic – I usually take my pics with the rose still on the bush. I am so very pleased with how this has come up – it glows! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Thank you for looking – all comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated.

Apricot glow by clarkey
Apricot glow by clarkey
  • krafty

    krafty

    Perfectly formed and gorgeos colour clarkey..very pretty fractal work..Bravo Hun.xxxxxxxxxxx

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you very much for your beautiful compliment, cnthia. It’s appreciated as always. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Is this the replacement? Jannie, this is stunning. I am SO thristy for a fresh squeezed OJ now…
    Beautiful take!

  • clarkey replied

    Yes, Bill, the instant I saw how beautifully it had come up, it became the replacement. (I’ll replace it in just a mo!) As always, I apprececiate your beautiful compliment so very much. I hope you can find a freshly squeezed OJ that suits your taste! Thank you for enjoying this one.

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    oooooooooooooothat color is amazing! I love the treatment too.

  • clarkey replied

    I always appreciate your gorgeous compliment, robin, and this one is no exception. I’m very glad you enjoyed it.

  • nedesigns

    nedesigns

    Love the color and the beautiful fractal treatment. It just glows.

  • clarkey replied

    Thanks you very much for your lovely compliment, Nan, I appreciate it very much. I’m glad you love it.

  • Kazzoom  IPA

    Kazzoom IPA

    wow stunning Clarkey

  • clarkey replied

    Your beautiful compliment is much appreciated, Kazzoom. Thank you for enjoying it.

  • Vickie Emms

    Vickie Emms

    it does glow, it’s beautiful

  • clarkey replied

    I apprecaite your lovely compliment, Vickie. I’m glad you enjoyed it, like I did when I saw how it had come up. Have a beautiful Christmas and New year.

  • Bootiewootsy

    Bootiewootsy

    Beautiful colors with a wonderous glow.. Well done

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you enjoying this beauty, Bootiewootsy. I appreciate your lovely compliment.

  • David ( Cheech ) Atkinson

    David ( Cheech...

    Beautiful work and beautiful colour :) well done Jan xx

  • clarkey replied

    As always, Dave, I appreciate your visit and beautiful compliment. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Have a very merry Christmas and happy New Year. Thank you, too, for adding it to your Favourites.

  • Rose Moxon

    Rose Moxon

    just beautiful!

  • clarkey replied

    Hi Rose, I apprecaite your visit and lovely compliment very much. Thank you for enjoying it and for adding it to your Favourites.

  • missmoneypenny

    missmoneypenny

    Beautiful image and very well framed

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your lovely compliment, Chris, it’s appreciated. I’m happy you enjoyed it.

  • Kasey Cline

    Kasey Cline

    Congrats on the being featured in the Redfield Plug-ins Group!!!! Well done!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you very much for choosing this one as a Feature, Kasey, I appreciate it very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it, it’s become one of my personal favourites! (Shameless self promotion!)

  • MrMelacca

    MrMelacca

    You must be happy with this picture clarkey, a very professional shot. The glow looks electric giving the impression that it may even be dangerous to touch

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your beautiful compliment very much, Mr Melacca. Thank you for enjoying it enough to add it to your Favourites. I appreciate that priviledge, too.

    I am very happy with this one, it came up so much better than anything I had envisioned. I appreciate your high praise in considering it a professional shot, as I’m nowhere near being a pro. The glow is what really makes this shot – the rose is one of the ones I’ve posted in the last few days – all called Apricot something as, being a bunch, there is no way of knowing the name of the rose. Rather surprsingly for a bunch of roses, they have a lovely perfume, too. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • Kay  G Larsen

    Kay G Larsen

    Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your beautiful compliment, Kay, I appreciate it. I’m glad you enjoyed this one, and thank you for adding it to your Favourites. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family.

  • Ken Boxsell

    Ken Boxsell

    Absolutely beatiful

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you very much for your lovely compliment, Ken, I’m pleased you enjoyed it. I made a calendar out of some of the roses I used Fractalius on, I’d love it if you had a look!

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt

    Stunning image – really beautiful!

  • clarkey replied

    I always appreciate your beautiful compliments, Margot, and I’m very glad you enjoyed this one.

  • David Craker Photography

    David Craker P...

    excellent image and aren’t fractals and madelbrot sets great

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your lovely compliment, very much, David. This pic was made with Fractalius, which is magic, but that’s the only “fractal” in this pic. Although I love genuine fractals, my brain thinks numbers come from another dimension. LOL, sometimes, I can’t even make the computer add 2 + 2! I don’t have much luck with fractal programs, I just fiddle with the defaults and sometimes get lucky. I’m glad you enjoyed this.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    lovely work

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your lovely comment, Antanas. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Fire! Fire! My monitor is on fire! Wait a minute, it just picture of beauty bright glowing rose. Great work!

  • clarkey replied

    LMAO, it is bright, isn’t it, Stephen? I wonder if I can combine a dark red rose and this one, then use Fractalius, it might be a little closer to fire! Only problem is, I don’t have a red one similar in shape to this. I appreciate your very beautiful compliment, Stephen. I’m glad it gave you a big smile. Thank you for enjoying it.

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    It really does glow; beautiful work here!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your very lovely compliment, Joyce, it’s much appreciated. I am very pleased with how this one came up and I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for adding it to your Favourites, too, that’s an honour I appreciate.

  • linda858100

    linda858100

    Stunning

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for another lovely compliment, Linda. I’m very glad you enjoyed this one. thank you for adding me to your Watchlist, too.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    Now this would wake you up in the morning with a smile on your face.

  • clarkey replied

    It’s very bright, isn’t it? I’m pleased you like it, Cathleen. I appreciate your visit and lovely compliment very much.

  • Martice

    Martice

    Awesome

  • clarkey replied

    Thanks for such a cool compliment, Martin, it’s very much appreciated. I hope it brightened your day. Thank you for adding it to your Favourites, too.

  • Tracy Tammaro

    Tracy Tammaro

    This is about the best glow I have ever seen come off a rose in a pic. It is just angelic. Your work, I assume, is amazing to catch a striking pose like this! THanks for posting it.

  • Tracy Tammaro

    Tracy Tammaro

    PS…I really don’t know anything about photography but I enjoy the photos. I have a daughter in college right now with a photo major. She wants her own business. I have told her about this site and will show her around it when she comes home next. I think stuff like this pic will amaze her. Keep up the amazing work. I enjoy looking at it.

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your lovely compliment, Tracy, I appreciate it very much.

    This is the original photo from which I made this pic – as you can see it’s nowhere near as bright! The brightness is due to the plugin I used (Fractalius):

    Thank you for enjoying this one, I hope your enjoys the site and decides to join, too. It’s a wonderful place to spend time, looking, learning and passing info along.

  • Lover1969

    Lover1969

    I’m just blown away!!!! This is really beautiful!!! Great work here!!!!!!!!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your very lovely compliment, Lover, I appreciate it. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for adding it to your Favourites, too.

  • Martin Muir

    Martin Muir

    Needed something to brighten my day up.found it you never dissapoint Jan great art…........................................Martin

  • clarkey replied

    Then it’s served it’s purpose. I’m very pleased it brightened your day for you, Martin. As always, thank you for your beautiful compliment, I appreciate it very much. LOL, I appreciate your flattery, too!

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    What a stunner of a photograph! Very clever work – fave!

  • clarkey replied

    Hi Vicki, thank you for visiting my corner of RB, and leaving me such a beautiful compliment, it’s appreciated very much. Thank you, too, for anjoying it and adding it to your Favourites.

  • MissSunshine

    MissSunshine

    Absoluely fabulous for the eyes!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for lovely compliment, Miss Sunshine, I appreciate it. I’m glad you like it.

  • Heide Hoffmann

    Heide Hoffmann

    Wonderful colours. fractalius is such a great tool – but you still have to have a good picture in the first instance. I really like it how you treated this rose.

  • clarkey replied

    Hi Heide, thank you for visiting and leaving me such a wonderful compliment on this, one of my favourites. Fractalius is indeed a wonderful tool, and, yes, you still need a good photo to start off with. I was fortunate in this instance that my original pic was good enough to give Fractalius a good foundation to work with. LOL, unfortunately, I forgot to copy the setting on this one, so, I can’t repeat it! I’m very glad you enjoyed it. Have a great day.

  • Pamela B

    Pamela B

    Beautiful work and treatment Jan!! So splendid!

  • clarkey replied

    I’m glad you enjoyed this, Pamela, and thank you for your lovely compliment, I appreciate it very much.

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    stunning! absolutely beautiful xx

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your very lovely compliment, Ingz. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    Beautiful image so graceful.

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you for your lovely compliment, Tenee, I appreciate it. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • Sunflwrconcepts

    Sunflwrconcepts

    A breath-taking beauty!

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your lovely compliment very much, Sunflowerconcepts. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • biddumy

    biddumy

    A rose which glows, very imaginative and a fabulous image!!!

  • clarkey replied

    I’m glad you enjoyed this marriage of natural beauty and the computer’s wizardry. Thank you for your beautiful compliment, I appreciate it very much.

  • linaji

    linaji

    Gosh Clarkie.. Janni.. this looks so good in the features.. lovely work

  • clarkey replied

    So so many thanks for Featuring this one, Lina, it’s one of my own Favourites. I’m absolutely stoked by having it Featured in the Group. It’s a wonderful thrill to take to bed with me. I imagine I’ll sleep with a smile on my dial on my face tonight and the thrill will help to keep me warm, it’s freezing down here!

  • linaji

    linaji

    You are so precious… I hope the glow you gave us will come back to you warm and fuzzy like apricots in June!! yum.. thanks much!

  • clarkey replied

    Thank you Lina, for gifting me with the thrill. It’s such a high when something of mine is Featured. Have a great day!

  • Sunflwrconcepts

    Sunflwrconcepts

    KUDO’s on your feature.

  • clarkey replied

    Many thanks for your lovely compliment, Sunflower, I appreciate it.

  • Roka

    Roka

    Gorgeous treatment, Jan. Brilliant!

  • clarkey replied

    I appreciate your lovely compliment, Roka, and I’m glad you enjoyed this one. thanks for visiting my little corner of RB.

  • WendyJC

    WendyJC

    beautiful and bright … love the fractalius!
    and am a total sucker for roses :o)

  • clarkey replied

    Lol, you and me both, Wendy! Thank you for your gorgeous compliment and the Fave, I appreciate it.

  • nishagandhi

    nishagandhi

    very nice

  • clarkey replied

    Thanks for your comment, Nisha, I’m glad you enjoyed this one.

  • linaji

    linaji

    feels good your glow.. hi Jan!! xx

  • clarkey replied

    Hi Lina, and thank you soooo much for this, I’m really thrilled. Have a great evening.

  • flipteez

    flipteez

    You just DO IT’n’DO iT’nDO it again Girl
    ya flat out take my breath away !!!!!!!!! XXXXXX

  • clarkey replied

    Lol, this is an “old” one now, and I’m so pleased you like it, it’s one of my favourites. Speaking of which, thank you so much for adding it to your Favourites, Flip, I appreciate it. Now, don’t forget to breathe!

  • flipteez

    flipteez

    lmao l might need a paper bag!!!! XXXXX

  • clarkey replied

    LMAO, I’ll have to ring your other ½ and tell him to fix you up!

  • flipteez

    flipteez

    LOL The way heez snore’en away l might use the bag on him or a pillow :-P XXX

  • flipteez

    flipteez

    P.S l do luv him…..............mostofthetime “-P XXXXX

  • clarkey replied

    Lol, I sometimes think I should shove mine in the spare bedroom, he’s louder than a jet taking off at times. Likewise, most of the time!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    it certainly is glowing, this would certainly put some life into a room!!!
    congrats on your features

  • clarkey replied

    Many thanks for coming to my little corner of RB and leaving a gorgeous compliment and lovely Congrats, PP, I appreciate them very much. I’m glad you enjoyed this one.

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    Stunning color, congrats on your well deserved features. KUDOS

  • clarkey replied

    Many thanks for your lovely compliment and Congrats, Rhena, I appreciate them very much.

  • Vickie Emms
  • clarkey replied

    Thanks so much, Vickie, I’m really chuffed by this priviledge.

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