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Subject: [Leica] A not really Friday flower selection
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Fri Sep 29 19:35:27 2006
References: <007701c6e420$063faac0$6501a8c0@asus930> <451DC923.4040507@gmx.de>

Well done, Douglas... it was good to see them all together.

Jim

Douglas Sharp wrote:

> The wonderful flower shots this Friday made me think of some stuff I did 
> 18 months or so ago, working on a commissioned project for a high-end 
> audio concern over here in Germany. All rather formal and posed indoors 
> on my desk, some with rather a lot of PS work to try and match the ideas 
> that the company had great difficulty putting across - either that, or I 
> was just too dense to comprehend what  they wanted.
> 
> Here are some of the ideas that were left over - some of you may have 
> seen some of them before - some of you may not.
> 
> Blue Iris - one of this series was selected by Lindemann for their 
> website, flyers, brochures etc  see http://www.lindemann-audio.de/en/
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Iris_3.jpg.html
>  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Iris_1.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> The rejects, and the reasons for rejection
> Rejected straight away - they decided they wanted flowers
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/MG_1485_edited_3.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Muscari - the colour was right , the flower wasn't
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/MG_1307_Full_cropped_edited_3.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> A Pussy-willow bud - too wiry, or too airy
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Furry.jpg.html
>  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/MG_1261_edited_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> White Calla Lily - was in the running for a while, but the owner's wife 
> wanted blue
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Calla_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Calla_4.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> A  glass of flowers - this was something the webmaster liked but the 
> company didn't
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Regina_1.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Lisianthus - too pale, too rose-like
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Lisianthus_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Pieris -  too much detail, distracted from the product page, not blue
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/MG_1146_edited_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Lily - too extravagant
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/White_Lily_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Yello_Lily_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Strelitzia - too alien, too colourful
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Regina_1.jpg.html
>  
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/Regina_2.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Creeping Phlox - almost the right blue, but too simple and boring
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/album150/MG_1285_crop_rotate_edited_3.jpg.html
>  
> 
> 
> Thanks to all of you for showing yours, I hope you like some of these.
> Douglas
> 
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Friday Flowers 1 & 2)
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