http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/ 5-Blend Oolong - Recent Comments Recent visitor comments from Howard F.'s daily photoblog. Howard F. en Copyright 2009 Howard F. http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459929 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459929 k@ (France) Like exhausted ladies resting in the sun ~ 

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:12:13 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459928 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459928 kerfendal (France) the light you choose suit very well to these nice flowers

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:54:04 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459927 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459927 Kim (Albania) Incredibly beautiful flower! WOW!

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:41:54 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459926 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459926 MARIANA (Canada) what a neat and sweet shot :)) does it smell nice ?

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:15:42 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459925 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459925 dj.tigersprout (United States) or maybe flamingos is a better choice... ;)

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:53:13 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1459924 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-10.html?comment=1#c1459924 dj.tigersprout (United States) very lovely -- i have never seen these flowers before. they remind me of storks... a bit...!

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:52:58 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1459923 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1#c1459923 dj.tigersprout (United States) love these colors!

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:52:25 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459922 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459922 dj.tigersprout (United States) faaabulous find and crop -- love this!

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:52:09 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1459921 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1#c1459921 Oly B (France) Nice strange objet. Very graphik.

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:34:54 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459920 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459920 Oly B (France) Like the grain of this picture, and the composition.

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:33:29 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459919 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459919 Oly B (France) Great eye, nice street picture. Cool shot !

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:32:48 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459918 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459918 Oly B (France) Nice picture , like your processing Howard !

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:31:14 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1459917 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1#c1459917 bluechameleon (Canada) Can you eat them is they are pickled? I do believe they come from the squash family but I have really only seen them used for decoration.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:13:32 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1459916 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1#c1459916 Michael (United Kingdom) It's an interesting object, but I've never heard of it... what does it do ?

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:45 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1459915 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-09.html?comment=1#c1459915 k@ (France) Means you washed it first ?
Everything's okay ? ;))))
Fun shot*

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:53:28 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459914 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459914 bluechameleon (Canada) Well spotted! I love stuff like this, cool finds in the city.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:54:33 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459913 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459913 bluechameleon (Canada) The quality of the film does it for me every time. This is such a great shot and I love the strong light and black and white tones.

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:49:52 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459912 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459912 Self-Indulgence (United States) The pigeons look posed! How wonderful!

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:56:43 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459911 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459911 MARIANA (Canada) Cool compo with unusual processing :)

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:29:24 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459910 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459910 Fusao (Japan) wonderful B&W!

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:05:16 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459909 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459909 Liang (United States) that does look like some creative artwork, but mind i say.... it looks more like an entrance to an adult film store. =]

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:07:30 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459908 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459908 Liang (United States) very nice lines here.

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:06:48 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1459907 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-08.html?comment=1#c1459907 GJC (Japan) A clever piece of juxtaposition between the face and the pigeons.

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:34:07 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459906 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459906 Stovepipe (United States) I feel 12 years old again.... :-)

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:18:59 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459905 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459905 MARIANA (Canada) What a cool capture :))

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:52:56 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459904 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459904 k@ (France) ;)) Nice silhouette in the sun !

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:08:11 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459903 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459903 dj.tigersprout (United States) lol -- faaabulously found! i have seen women in these shoes, and i wonder how their ankles aren't broken!!! ;)

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:36:12 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1459902 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-07.html?comment=1#c1459902 Curly (United Kingdom) Wow, what a find!

]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:19:13 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459901 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459901 Michael (United Kingdom) Excellent colour processing, it's really effective.

]]> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:59:46 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459900 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459900 Lee (Japan) This is one of the most effective uses of selective color I have seen. Well done!

]]> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:47:27 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459899 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459899 Self-Indulgence (United States) I like it!

]]> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:30:04 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-02.html?comment=1459898 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-02.html?comment=1#c1459898 GJC (Japan) It's the round, lamp (?) that makes this one for me.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:51:49 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1459897 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1#c1459897 GJC (Japan) Very cool composition.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:51:07 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459896 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459896 GJC (Japan) This is really effective use of the technique -- the contrast between the gritty tones and the flower -- is really nice and tells a story as well. Very well done.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:50:50 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459895 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459895 MARIANA (Canada) great detail but what i like the best is very smart processing

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:59:57 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1459894 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1#c1459894 Liang (United States) great diagonals and lines shown here.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:48:13 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459893 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459893 Liang (United States) i like this triple S theme. nice selective coloring!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:47:47 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459892 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459892 k@ (France) Superb B&W and I would have been more dubitative on the selective color... if you were not that clever with your title : terrific ;)

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:19:30 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1459891 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1#c1459891 k@ (France) You got a damn big fish bone in that bright light ;)

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:18:30 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459890 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459890 Ken (United States) One person's yard junk is another person's fabulous image treasure!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:25:17 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-10-04.html?comment=1459889 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-10-04.html?comment=1#c1459889 Ivy (Hong Kong) Good eye - Cool take on monotone!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:08:56 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-11-15.html?comment=1459888 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-11-15.html?comment=1#c1459888 Ivy (Hong Kong) Beautifully framed - Lovely!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:03:56 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-03.html?comment=1459887 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-03.html?comment=1#c1459887 Ivy (Hong Kong) Divisional & space well perceived - Good eye!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:59:17 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459886 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459886 Ivy (Hong Kong) Lovely depiction!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:56:36 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459885 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459885 Fusao (Japan) oh It's cool.
It has love to gardening and chinaware.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:51:20 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459884 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459884 bluechameleon (Canada) Your title is a tongue twister, even after 2 cups of coffee this early morning :)
Beautiful shot and processing Howard!

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:42:04 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1459883 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-05.html?comment=1#c1459883 Annie Viguié (France) I love !!!!!! When I was a little girl, I liked looking at the repainted photos. Your photography reminds me this work a lot there...
Very singular and beautiful work, Howard !

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:11:55 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1459882 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1#c1459882 Michael (United Kingdom) Powerful impact utilizing angles and rigid lines.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:41:26 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-03.html?comment=1459881 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-03.html?comment=1#c1459881 Brian Chen (United States) Nice work observing the shadows, its just one of those elements that we overlook at times. Good eye there Howard!

PS. I wish I could grow healthy persimmons up here in Seattle, the weather just gets too cold before they really get a chance to ripen. Sometime we get lucky though.

]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:01:10 EST http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1459880 http://5blendoolong.aminus3.com/image/2009-12-04.html?comment=1#c1459880 Brian Chen (United States) Nice shot, strong lines always draw attention! I can see it got your attention =P

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