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Lily of the valley

June 14, 2011 by Barb 34 Comments

enchanting, fragrant, exquisite

I went hunting in my favourite little junque store ‘One Man’s Treasure’ and I found these two tiny vases. They are bright green, a  pretty green – but kind of quite overpowering. So, Kim Klassen to the rescue! I used her texture ‘not too shabby’ on soft light and wow! what a difference. All of a sudden I had this dreamy vignette with my lily-of-the-valley.

On the second photo I applied a photo filter (cyan) to bring it closer to the same exposure as the first photo. Magical stuff don’t you think?

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  1. Gypsy Brocante says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:16 am

    Pure magic … i can almost smell the lilies ; )
    xo
    Jill

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  2. Bonnie says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

    Dreamy, romantic – and beautifully done!

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  3. Barbara says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:27 am

    I love your pictures! They are so romantic and soft. Its your name also Barbara?

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  4. Tamar SB says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 am

    I love lily of the valley! The texture here really makes them even more beautiful!

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  5. Anika says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:37 am

    What a score! Those vases are so perfect for these shots-great setup and editing! Lovely!

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  6. Ali says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:44 am

    So beautiful… love these!!! glad to have found you. :)

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  7. tinajo says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:46 am

    I think it´s beautiful – great texture! :-)

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  8. Pieces of Sunshine says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Wow, just love your first photo!

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  9. urban muser says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:49 am

    i love lily of the valley, one of my favorites. beautiful photos.

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  10. Anita Johnson says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Probably my favorite spring flower…the vases are perfect!

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  11. Susan says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    What a beautiful flower. Dreamy capture. Loved this one♥

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  12. Nancy @ A Rural Journal says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Lovely, Barb. Your flower creations are always so dreamy. :)

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  13. Dianne says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Simply beautiful!

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  14. Michelle says

    June 14, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    oh i love these flowers! they smell so pretty! you did a beautiful job with these shots!

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  15. photosto40 says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Love that first shot, such soft colors!

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  16. Ashley Sisk says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Really beautiful – I love the processing.

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  17. Gillian says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    So pretty! I just found your blog through sweet shot tues, so glad I did!

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  18. erin says

    June 14, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    “magical”…yes!

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  19. Lynn says

    June 14, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    Stunning!! So soft and dreamy too :)

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  20. Linda Makiej says

    June 14, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Beautiful texture work!! :)

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  21. Miriam says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Magical is a perfect description! I love this lilly, it is long since finished in my part of the world.

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  22. Ms. Becky says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    these are so delicious. when I look at them I want to bite into them. I come around and think “that’s not right, they aren’t for eating”. but imagine if they were, how they’d taste!!! there’s perfection in these images – the curve of the vases and the creaminess of the tones. I admire what you do with textures. My own results with them – not so good. it’s something I need to work on. you inspire me to do better. thanks for visiting my blog, it truly means a lot. I hope you have a beautiful day.

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  23. deb duty says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Oh wow! These are breathtaking! You are very talented!

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  24. Marissa ♥ says

    June 14, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    Very magical! Love it!

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  25. Kathleen says

    June 14, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    this is beyond magic… unbelievably beautiful!

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  26. i.ikeda says

    June 14, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    Beautiful! Amazing editing, and I love the composition and different perspectives as well.

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  27. Kristy says

    June 14, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    gorgeous, I must pick up some lily of valley!

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  28. leavesnbloom says

    June 14, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    These are beautiful – I cacn hardly get this plant to grow in my garden. I just had one stem of flowers this year.

    Rosie
    from leavesnbloom photography

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  29. AJ says

    June 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    Beautiful shots…love the smell of Lily of the valleys…

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  30. Nadege, says

    June 14, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    I really like your first composition, looks beautiful.

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  31. followingsplendor says

    June 14, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    Yes! Absolutely dreamy–I love this…very beautiful. I don’t usually get such a wonderful texture at softlight…maybe I am trying the wrong images.

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  32. Henrietta says

    June 15, 2011 at 5:40 am

    Pure magic…I love them. They really would be the so beautiful with green vases, good idea to changes that. Really beautiful work.

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  33. debsea says

    June 15, 2011 at 6:36 am

    beautiful photos! i think these are the most perfect of flowers – and your editing enhances them to a T.

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  34. Sara says

    June 15, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    These are beautiful! I love Lilly of the Valley. Great texture work!

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