Montana's Flowers

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• marmottelolo (14481)
• [2007-01-13 13:45]

bonjour niek
cette composition est remarquable,jaime beaucoup le fait que vous ayez utilisé une autre photo pour delimiter les vignettes toutes tres reussies.
felicitations.
laurent

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• pablominto (15576)
• [2007-01-13 14:20]
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Hello Niek,
Frankly... I have tried to do something like this but I gave up..! Maybe I don't have the accuracy or the patience for this kind of work...
But I admit it looks good done by someone who knows, like here!
Educational presentation of good quality!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• loot (9407)
• [2007-01-13 14:29]
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Hi Niek

Very interesting collage and original frame you presented here. Unfortunately I cannot help with any of the ID’s, but I do hope you get help along the way.

The composition is a pleasing burst of colours via the various flower and weeds displayed. Each little photo has great details, stunning BG’s that enhances and compliments each in its own unique way, and the lighting on all the shots was very well managed.

Well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• edal (1837)
• [2007-01-13 15:26]

Wow, Niek!
It's a nice display of USA floristic examples. All captures are beautiful, sharp and well colored.
TFS
Anton

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• Juyona (13589)
• [2007-01-13 15:26]

Preciosa composición de las flores de Montana...
bellos detalles, genial presentación... saludos Niek

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• lovenature (4576)
• [2007-01-13 15:36]
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Hi Neik
2 could be Ascending Purple Milk Vetch, or Alfalfa both are in Legume family
3 is Goat's Beard, Composite family, a taller flower with a milky sap
4 I think is Yellow Sweet Clover, Legume family, has a sweet scent.
7 is Red Indian Paint Brush or Scarlet paintbrush, figwort family... it also comes in a cream colour
8 is Toad flax as you mentioned but also known as Toad flax, Butter and Eggs, figwort family

I found the flowers in 2 of my books 1) Wildflowers of Alberta by Kathleen Wilkinson and Wildflowers Across the Prairies by Vance, Jowsey, Mclean

A nice college of these Montana wild flowers, they all grow here in Alberta too.
Thanks for sharing a bit of summer today...it's snowing again.
Janice

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• Isu (1663)
• [2007-01-13 16:35]

Hola Niek, bonita presentación de esta composición de estas flores... Saludos Sira

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• Adanac (15130)
• [2007-01-13 16:51]

Hi Niek,
Great collage of some of summers presents, the colors warm a cold winters day. Thanks for sharing.
Rick

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2007-01-13 19:08]

Hi Nick,
Greatly done! Very nice collage pictures of flowers in Montana.

Ben Lakitan

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• Evelynn (13521)
• [2007-01-13 19:18]
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Wow, you've been busy. This is a very nice presentation...and you even identified them all. The summer before your trip to Glacier we were there and I took dozens of shots of wonderful flowers. I thought I would name them all for my slideshow and even bought a Rocky Mountain flower book there. Well, not even half of them were in the book and I never finished the project. Did you find a good site for ID other than Janice? Is the frame also one of your photos? I'm impressed.

Evelynn : )

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2007-01-13 20:32]

Wow Niek I love this! The background is awesome and I love all the different glowers in this collage..great idea..and so well done! TFS
Donna :o)




thanks for your comments on my photo "Sunset on Lake Superior" :o)

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• glazzaro (4497)
• [2007-01-14 1:04]

Well crafted and presented montage collection, nice work.

Greg

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-01-14 2:16]
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Hoi Niek, gaaf zo'n collage met echte zomerkleuren. Het contrast van de bloemenfoto's is behoorlijk hard....komt dat door een bewerking of is het bewust. Ziet er wel heel kleurig uit.
De laatste jaren maak ik van mijn vakanties zo ook een fotoalbum (bij de hema) van mijn vakanties. Achtergrondfoto met verschillende mooie foto's ervoor afgewisseld met landschaps kiekjes.
Groeten, JAcob

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• horia (13143)
• [2007-01-14 4:18]

Hi Niek

This is really a charming idea!
Rather interesting to see you posting a flower-collage...but it's still great!
All these colors and tones, all the bright sunlights just scream summer here!
The details are great in all the shots and nice to see you have the ID for each and every one of them :)
A wonderful post!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• uleko (24879)
• [2007-01-14 4:39]

Hello Niek,
I like the individual captures of these wild flowers very much, but I must be honest and say that I think the framing is very distracting, a plain frame would be better here. If your individual photos had a plain background then this background would be very beautiful. I like your note and your presentation!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• anel (9388)
• [2007-01-14 4:54]

Hello Niek,
Beautiful assemblage of North American Flowers,
presented in a colourful and well balanced manner. The idea of the background is great.
Well done
Best regards
Anne

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• sAner (4742)
• [2007-01-14 4:58]

Een hele mooi collage Niek. Ik vind de fotos erg mooi en het frame/achtergrondje is ook erg leuk gedaan. Mijn favoriete foto is de tweede van linksonder of de derde van rechtsboven. Mooi gedaan!

Groet,
Pieter

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2007-01-14 7:36]

Hello Niek,
Very nice collage.Each frame is crisp clear and well detailed.I liked frame and presentation also a lot.Have a great sunday!
TFS...:-)

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• red45 (26975)
• [2007-01-14 12:44]

Hello Niek!

Excellent idea and realisation. Every photo is worth to be posted alone. Toad flax is probably my favourite. Thanks for this great post!

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• manyee (20016)
• [2007-01-14 15:21]

Wow, Niek.
What a beautiful and impressive collage.
A great variety of flowers that you have managed to identify.
Each one is well presented, and the whole montage is very interesting.
TFS. : )

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• claudine (10195)
• [2007-01-15 6:54]

Hello Niek,
What an interesting and beautiful post! These are flower that I heard about but that I never saw before or I saw them but I didn't know their names. This is very useful. Each picture is very well lightened and detailed. I also like this very original and botanical frame. A very nice post! Thanks,
Claudine

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• mbasil (3130)
• [2007-01-15 10:37]

Wonderful collection, Niek. I think each shout probably could have lived on its own. But you've done a good job of binging them all together. With the identification this has wondeful education value, too.
Mike

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2007-01-15 14:36]

Hello Niek,
lovely composition I love the framing you did on this collage. Very nice collaction of flowers.
TFS..Sky

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• zenitlady (751)
• [2007-01-17 16:40]

Hello Niek! What a wonderfully imaginative way to show us this group of wildflowers! Love the framing. Detail from each "window" is very good, and you have arranged the colours in a very pleasing fashion. Well done! Thank you, Linda

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2007-01-18 6:46]

Hello Niek !
A beautiful collection of beautiful flower ! It is socolorful, and so cheerful ! Exactly what I need to brighten my days, during these grey and windy days we have here in France. I like the fact that you used a picture as frame, it's original. Splendid composition. Very well done !
valerie.

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• NellyD (1783)
• [2007-01-21 11:02]

Hoi Niek,

Wat een mooie collage van verschillende bloemen heb je hier gemaakt. Het idee om 1 foto als achtergrond te gebruiken, waarop je de rest van de foto's plaatst vind ik erg goed, Dat is inderdaad veel werk, maar dan heb je ook wel een prachtig resultaat. Kleuren zijn erg mooi, scherp en helder.
Mooi gedaan!

Groetjes, Nel

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• hester (11122)
• [2007-01-21 12:40]

Hi Niek

This is a lovely collection and nicely arranged with the great BG. Excellent colours and POV on all of them. Nice to see in these dark winter days

TFS

Karan

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• AnimalExplorer (8870)
• [2007-03-06 4:25]

Wow! I remember this one a while back. I meant to comment on how nice the collage was, but I forgot to do it. I feel bad. On top of everything else I should of given more credit to you on a very similiar collage that I created using your idea. I thought it was wishnugaruda that inspired me, but it was really your. I'll have to go and change it. Anyway Fantastic collage Niek. :)

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• Silke (5398)
• [2007-10-18 4:45]

Now THIS is the kind of collage that really attracts attention! This would make a fabulous poster!
Outstanding colours and details!
TFS
silke