Water Lilies ~ Montreal Botanical Gardens

© Jill Flynn

Water Lilies  ~  Montreal Botanical Gardens

Uploaded: July 03, 2005

Comments

Janet L. Skinner July 03, 2005

WOW, Jill!!! This image typifies your 'visual harmony'. It is PERFECT! #272750

Mary N C. Taitt July 03, 2005

A beautiful image. I like the S-like arrangement and painterly colors on the flowers. Mary #1548911

Terry R. Hatfield July 03, 2005

Excellent Lead In And Beautiful Colors Jill;-) #1548915

Andrea W. Hedgepeth July 03, 2005

Gorgeous image! #1548924

Kerby Pfrangle July 03, 2005

Jill

Wonderful pink and yellow centered water lillies.

LOVELY big time.

Kerby #1548935

Claudia Kuhn level-classic July 03, 2005

Wonderful line of waterlilies Jill, cuper comp and colors! #1548962

Dominique Declerck July 03, 2005

Wonderful, Jill!! bravo!! #1549013

William C. Raco level-classic July 03, 2005

Wow, this is gorgeous!
Lovely color and line.
Light and detail are excellent!
Enjoy the holiday, Jill

bill
#1549027

Joy Rector July 03, 2005

Gorgeous. love the lines #1549049

Brinn MacDougall July 03, 2005

Excellent lines and details, Jill..ever so pretty! #1549099

Jill A. Johnson July 03, 2005

Beautiful Work Jill!!!
WOW!!!

Jill :) #1549115

Susan T. Parady July 03, 2005

Gorgeous!! #1549249

S J July 03, 2005

Whoa!! What a find!!! Six equally beautiful water lilies!!! Excellent capture, Jill!! I expect to see this again!! #1549588

Marie Fields July 03, 2005

Beautiful image, Jill! Excellent! #1549615

Karen Bacon July 03, 2005

This is absolutely gorgeous Jill!I love how the line of the flowers lead you into the image!Great job! #1549627

Marsha S. Smith July 03, 2005

Wow! I love that there are so many of the flowers and it makes such a beautiful vertical shot. #1549790

Stephanie Lyons July 03, 2005

Exceptional! Truly beautiful ... #1549798

Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 03, 2005

Awesome comp, Jill, beautiful flowers, very well done! #1549800

Scott W. Pierson July 03, 2005

Nice composition and color depth. Well Done. #1549820

Susan T. Evans level-classic July 03, 2005

Gorgeous Jill, love the comp! #1549823

Mata Patan July 03, 2005

Water lilies are my favourite flowers, this shot is the top of beauty!
The composition is perfect!!!!! #1549824

Mary K. Robison July 03, 2005

The essence of elegance in composition, lighting, and color, Jill ... the graceful sweep starts with white, and leads the eye to:
WINNER! #1549973

Jenny Bosmans July 03, 2005

Excellent, Jill!! This is a beauty!! Fantastic composition, like the S-shape!! Certainly looks like a winner to me! #1550038

Linda D. Lester level-classic July 03, 2005

AWESOME composition! Beautiful colors, Jill! #1550178

Bobbie Davis July 03, 2005

LOVE this! They are so neatly lined up for you! Great shot Jill! #1550270

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic July 03, 2005

WOW..lovely..I love this and the super colors :) #1550503

KHAWLA Haddad July 03, 2005

Jill love this so much great capture, colors and the leaves all so nice and not damnge well don on captrue them so sharp love it well don!!!!!!!!!!
think we will see this again its such wonderful shot! #1550505

Claudette Foote July 03, 2005

It is SUCH A WONDERFUL IMAGE LOVE THE TRAIL OF THE FLOWERS AND COLORS JUST BEAUTIFUL.. #1550745

Nobu Nagase July 03, 2005

Most beautiful, Jill!!!
Awesome colors and display of beautiful water lilies!
#1550751

Cathy Stancil July 03, 2005

Beautiful Jill !! #1550836

Fax Sinclair level-deluxe July 03, 2005

Jill, I'm amazed by your gallery and will come back when I have more time. Davis Thinking~!!!! The cats!!!
But as someone who has taken four million and fifty five pictures of water lilys I'm here to say that this is a PERFECT image. #1550877

Laurence Saliba level-classic July 03, 2005

This is just awesome Jill!!!! Beautiful colours and detail!! Nice change :) #1551152

Donna Roberts July 03, 2005

WoW oh WoW.......it has been some time since I have caught up with your images Jill.
This one is OUTSTANDING!!!!! I love it a lot and like the placement of the blooms you've captured.
Very well done.
:-) from 'downunder' #1551165

Roger Bernabo July 03, 2005

great composition Jill! #1551184

Jim Kinnunen level-classic July 03, 2005

Very well done, Jill!!!! I love the colors and composition of this image!!!! #1551249

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic July 04, 2005

Beautiful image Jill!!!
Great colors and composition!!! #1551594

Laura Clay-Ballard July 04, 2005

beautiful line-up of these gorgeous water lilies! great job. #1551684

Kara L. Hendricks July 04, 2005

JIll, this is outstanding!! The color conbonation and detail make this image pop right off the monitor... Very well seen!! Have a wonderful 4th!! #1552711

Jill Flynn July 04, 2005

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I appreciate each and EVERY one of them! #1552777

S J July 04, 2005

I've never commented twice on image before!!! But as I entered your gallery, couldn't leave without saying "GORGEOUS", Jill!! I really am looking forward to see it next month!! One of my absolute favorite from you!!! #1552905

Jill Flynn July 04, 2005

Thank you SO MUCH Sanjay! I can't tell you how much this means coming from you! You are very kind and generous. You just made my day! #1552972

Margot Petrowski July 04, 2005

This is a stunningly beautiful image!!!! I hope that you frame it up and put it on your wall!!!! #1553412

Terry L. Ellis level-classic July 04, 2005

Gorgeous image, Jill! Stunning colors and comp. A wow! #1553796

Laura Berman July 04, 2005

This really is quite perfect in every respect--well done, Jill! #1553886

Jill Flynn July 04, 2005

Thank you Margot, Terry and Laura for your kind words. #1554599

July 05, 2005

Beautiful Jill! Great composition! #1556599

Susie Peek-Swint July 05, 2005

Wonderful colour, detail, and composition ~ beautiful work Jill! #1558063

Darren K. Fisher July 05, 2005

WOW awesome composition, I love how all the purple blooms lead us to the one white one. You composed and captured the colors so beautifully here. #1558318

Souha Dooly July 05, 2005

Wonderful colors,compostion,details!!love this jill!!Well done as always ; ) #1559729

Jill Flynn July 06, 2005

Thank you Her, Susan, Darren and Souha. #1561613

Beth Fishkind July 06, 2005

This is lovely, Jill. The gentle color and the way it leads the eye. Superb! #1562270

Dan Holm July 06, 2005

Wow!! GORGEOUS, Jill!! #1562875

Ken Grooms July 07, 2005

This is the shot I dream of taking!! #1567410

Jill Flynn July 08, 2005

Thank you Beth, Dan and Ken for the kind words. #1571459

Amanda Price July 11, 2005

BEAUTIFUL!!! #1582728

Cathy Barrows July 12, 2005

beautiful...unusual to see so many together and I love how the lined up for you #1584806

Joyce ONeil July 13, 2005

Fabulous colors. I like how the flowers are patterned.... lovely.. #1587525

Lori Carlson July 14, 2005

Nature really provided an awesome comp for you on this Jill!! So glad you were there to take advantage the way your wonderfully did! Beautiful! :0) #1592667

Skyy McKendry July 19, 2005

Heart breakingly beautiful! #1610324

Jill Flynn July 20, 2005

Thank you Amanda, Cathy, Joyce, Lori and Skyy. #1613978

Frederic David July 26, 2005

Beautiful capture, textures and colors!

fred #1640170

Tammy Scott July 27, 2005

I missed this one somehow! It is just GORGEOUS, Jill! #1645776

Ermanno Radice August 02, 2005

Wonderful composition, excellent lighting, beautiful colors and detail, Jill!! #1667392

KHAWLA Haddad August 04, 2005

WOW WOW WOW Jill this is winner for sure love everything about it wonderful capture !!!! #1677589

Anne D. Eigen August 08, 2005

Oh I love the composition and colors, Jill!! Exquisite capture, outstanding image!!! #1693722

Sergio La Spina September 25, 2005

Great composition and great color very beautiful shot Jill!!!PERFECT. I love it #1882844

Marie Fields December 09, 2005

Hi Jill, I just clicked to the last page of the flowers for Dec. since I was thinking of resubmitting a floral shot and I couldn't believe that this one never made finalist! I'm so glad you resubmitted this and best of luck this time! Such a gorgeous image! #2168213

Jill Odice level-classic December 27, 2005

Wow, this is gorgeous! How often do you see so many perfect flowers together like this! Stunning and should have gotten 1st place! #2226972

Sylvia Rossler January 21, 2006

I think this time this beauty will make it ! Big congrats Jill :O) #2313246

Linda D. Lester level-classic January 21, 2006

Congratulations on your wonderful finalists! Good luck in the next round! #2313810

Cliff & Patti Smith level-classic January 21, 2006

This is GORGEOUS! Congratulations Jill! #2315546

Tammy Scott January 21, 2006

YEAH!!! Congratulations! #2315741

January 21, 2006

Painterly, nice leading line. #2317418

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe January 21, 2006

Great work, Congrats on your Finalist! Jeff #2317554

Sergio La Spina January 21, 2006

Wowww an other fantastic finalist!!! #2317903

Michelle Lea Guinn January 21, 2006

Gorgeous image Jill!!! Congratulations and good luck in the next round!!! mlg~ #2319450

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 21, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Jill!!! #2319717

Susan T. Evans level-classic January 21, 2006

Congrats Jill, this should have made it on your first try, I am glad you resubmitted this. #2319725

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict January 21, 2006

Congrats again, Jill, and best wishes for the next round!
-Debby #2319762

Debra Booth January 21, 2006

Congrats on this beautiful finalist, Jill!! #2320025

Pat Gamwell January 21, 2006

WOW, Jill! Is your trophy case getting heavy? lol. CONGRATS, my friend! #2320395

Rakesh Syal level-classic January 22, 2006

Big CONGRATS, Jill!!! Will see this again!!! #2320969

Jenny Bosmans January 22, 2006

Congratulations again, Jill!! :) #2321358

Barbara Helgason January 22, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful photo Jill. Good luck in the next round! #2322304

Goshka G. January 22, 2006

Many congrats on ALL your terrific finalists this month, Jill!!! #2322389

Kristi A. Howson January 22, 2006

Beautiful the way they lead in Jill. Congratulations on your Finalist and Best of Luck in the next Round!!!! #2323116

Jill Odice level-classic January 22, 2006

Congrats Ms. Jill
OXOXO Jill #2323382

Anne D. Eigen January 22, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Jill, and best wishes with it!!! #2323578

Kathy Shogren January 22, 2006

Gorgeous floral Jill. You traded paw pads for lily pads. Congrats on finalist, good luck! #2323648

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe January 22, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful pad of lilies. #2323805

Jill Flynn January 22, 2006

Thank you everyone for your kind words and support! #2323878

Cesar J. La Rosa January 22, 2006

Another BEAUTIFUL Finalist!!!
Congratulations and all the best for the next round, Jill!!! #2323905

MARLON IGNACIO level-classic January 22, 2006

This is sooo beautiful, Jill! Congratulations! #2324071

Marie Fields January 23, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS, Jill! SO glad to see this one make it to finalist this time! Well deserved and best of luck!!! #2325829

Donna W. Neal January 23, 2006

A Gorgeous Finalist ~ Congratulations
Jill #2327551

Judy S. Fung January 23, 2006

Congrats, Jill! #2327905

Terry R. Hatfield January 23, 2006

Congratulations On Your Finalist!!
Very Well Done Jill!! #2328069

Sharon Day January 23, 2006

Soooo beautiful, Jill!!! Congratulations and good luck! #2328730

Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 23, 2006

Congrats again Jill, on another beautiful finalist! #2328767

Sylvia Rossler January 24, 2006

I hope I don't yell to fast ..as they are only posting first places for the moment (don't know what's going on) but I'm so happy to see this wins ....CONGRATS Jill !!!! A beautiful first place :O)

if they take that back..please don't bite me :O) #2330147

Nicole Kessel January 24, 2006

Congratulations, Jill! :) #2330401

Gail Vitikacs level-classic January 24, 2006

Soooo beautiful Jill...COngratulations! #2330443

Life Expressions January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win Jill!!!!! #2330476

Michelle Lea Guinn January 24, 2006

Congrats on your first place win!!! mlg~ #2330621

Alisha L. Ekstrom January 24, 2006

Congrats Jill on your 1st place winner...YAY!!! #2330736

Chris Macer January 24, 2006

Congrats on 1st place, Jill!! #2330782

Michael Garth January 24, 2006

Jill,

Congrats on this OUTSTANDING winner.

mike #2330846

Karen Bacon January 24, 2006

WAY TO GO JILL!!A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!! #2330871

Barbara Helgason January 24, 2006

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to you Jill! #2330912

Goshka G. January 24, 2006

BIG congrats on this very gorgeous winner, Jill!!! #2330971

Pat Gamwell January 24, 2006

CONGRATS, Jill! WOW...1st place is awesome! #2330979

Marie Fields January 24, 2006

YES!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this AWESOME WIN, Jill!!! So glad you resubmitted!!! #2330980

Kay Beausoleil January 24, 2006

Congratulations, Jill, on your First Prize win for this beautifully designes image! #2330990

Stan Kwasniowski January 24, 2006

Jill, Congratulations #2331019

Margot Petrowski January 24, 2006

AWESOME AND WELL DESERVED WIN!!!!! #2331060

Michelle R. Kovach January 24, 2006

Congratulations Jill! #2331122

Claudia Kuhn level-classic January 24, 2006

Congrats on your first place win Jill!!! Just beautiful!!! #2331218

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 24, 2006

I am soooo happy for you Jill, this is gorgeous!! Congratulations!!! #2331280

She-She Killough January 24, 2006

Big Congrats on your first place win Jill!!! This is awesome!! #2331307

Kerby Pfrangle January 24, 2006

Jill congratulations on your first place win. Beautiful entry. Kerby #2331337

Dan Holm January 24, 2006

Woo Hoo!!! Big CONGRATULATIONS on your First Place WIN, Jill!!!! Very, very well deserved! #2331396

Anita Hogue January 24, 2006

Gorgeous First Place, Jill! Congratulations! #2331462

Terry L. Ellis level-classic January 24, 2006

Awesome congratulations, Jill, on this magnificent FIRST PLACE WIN! It is such a well-deserved win, as is the other one, too! You go, girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #2331479

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 24, 2006

Congratulations on this Fantastic win Jill!!!
Very well deserved prize!!! #2331503

Chris Budny level-deluxe January 24, 2006

Beautiful colors, and composition! Congratulations! #2331505

Cliff & Patti Smith level-classic January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win Jill! Very well deserved! #2331514

Deb Holmes-Hatfield January 24, 2006

Way to go Jill, Congratulations on this beautiful first place win! #2331544

Janet L. Skinner January 24, 2006

Such a beautiful image in every way, Jill!! Congratulations!! #2331546

MARLON IGNACIO level-classic January 24, 2006

It's perfect in every way!! Congratulations on winning FIRST place, Jill!!! #2331677

Kristi A. Howson January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your First Place win Jill. I'm so glad to see this one make it. Fantastic! #2331723

Lori Carlson January 24, 2006

Whoohoo Jill!!! Congratulations!! :0) #2331877

Karen Engelbreth January 24, 2006

Congrats on your first place win, Jill! #2331962

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win Jill. #2331968

Kathleen Clemons January 24, 2006

Congrats, Jill! #2332394

Gail Sullivan level-classic January 24, 2006

Jill...congrats on your win with this gorgeous image! #2332453

Jonna Bergström January 24, 2006

Congratulations on this beautiful win, Jill!! #2332545

Marija Milovanovic Maksimovic January 24, 2006

Many congratulations on your first place, Jill! #2332659

Noel Baebler January 24, 2006

WOW, Jill! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! #2332755

Mary K. Robison January 24, 2006

Absolutely a First Place Winner!
Big CONGRATULATIONS to you, Jill! You've deserved this for such a gorgeous floral since you first entered it last summer! #2332761

Lorri Shane January 24, 2006

Congrats, Jill. This is stunning! #2332860

Sharon Day January 24, 2006

Gorgeous, Jill!!! Simply gorgeous! Big congratulations on 1st place!!! I've never seen a better lily photo! #2332893

Judith G. Secco January 24, 2006

Beautiful, Jill!! Congratulations to you. #2332901

William C. Raco level-classic January 24, 2006

Beautiful work, Jill
Congratulations!

Bill #2333119

Jenny Bosmans January 24, 2006

Congratulations on this superb 1st place, Jill!! #2333173

Terry R. Hatfield January 24, 2006

WTG Jill!!Congratulations On Your First Place Winner My Friend:-) #2333317

Stanley J. Contrades January 24, 2006

BRAVO!! CONGRATULATIONS on this extraordinary First Place winner, Jill!! Superbly done!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2333527

Darryl Wilkinson January 24, 2006

WOOHOO, Jill!!!!! What a beautiful piece of art, fascinating indeed!!! Congratulations on your FIRST place WINNER!!!!!!!!! #2333585

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict January 24, 2006

Hearty congrats, Jill, on this fabulous first place win!!!
-Debby #2333740

Anita Taylor January 24, 2006

Stunning contrasts in color and beautifully composed! Congratulations! #2333795

Debra Booth January 24, 2006

Congratulations on your first place win, Jill!! #2333888

Elisabeth A. Gay January 24, 2006

Gorgeous Jill!! congratulations!
Ann #2333894

Jeff Lovinger level-classic January 24, 2006

Congrats Jill on this fantastic image. #2333905

Tammy Scott January 24, 2006

YEAH! CONGRATULATIONS! #2333917

Piotr M. Organa January 24, 2006

Congrats, Jill!!! #2333985

Jill Flynn January 24, 2006

Thank you everyone for the kind words and support! I appreciate it so very much!!! #2334086

KHAWLA Haddad January 24, 2006

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BIG Congratulations on this Wonderful first place winner Jill !!!! #2334119

Corinne M. Thompson January 24, 2006

Congratualtions on your win for this stunning image! #2334156

Cesar J. La Rosa January 24, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS on this ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL First Place Winner, Jill!!! #2334451

Kara L. Hendricks January 24, 2006

Well look at you sporting a first placer this month... How special are you???...lol Congrats on this stunner Jill!!! WTG!! #2334463

Susan T. Evans level-classic January 24, 2006

WTG Jill, awesome First place winner!! #2334478

Danilo Piccioni January 24, 2006

Y E S ! Y E S ! Y E S ! and Y E S !
Now we are talking judges !!!!!

Jill this is not just any conventional pictures of flowers, here we got design, pattern, lines, colors, shapes.....
who can ask for anything more?

CONGRATULATIONS on this Way very well deserved win ! #2334556

Rakesh Syal level-classic January 24, 2006

WOW!!!! GREAT WINNER!!!! Congrats again, Jill!!!! #2334594

Pamela Shane January 24, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS JILL!!!! Well deserved beautiful 1st place!!!! :) :) :) #2334602

Cora Miller level-classic January 24, 2006

It's no surprise to find this spectacular image as a winner, Jill. Congratulations!! #2334603

Mary Clarke January 25, 2006

Many congratulations Jill - super image #2334947

Donna W. Neal January 25, 2006

Congratulations, on this winner Jill! #2335191

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe January 25, 2006

Congrats Jill on this wonderful winning image! Jeff #2335446

Laurence Saliba level-classic January 25, 2006

Congratulations on this outstanding Winner, Jill!! #2335916

Kelly Heaton January 25, 2006

Beautiful! Congratulations! #2336438

Mick Burkey January 25, 2006

Beautiful image, Jill. Congratulations on the WIN. #2337032

Nobu Nagase January 25, 2006

Fabulous win!!!
Congrats, Jill!!! #2337542

Susi Lawson January 25, 2006

Big Congrats on this Jill , it is stunnning!!!!!! #2338155

Cathy Stancil January 25, 2006

Absolute beauty !!! Congratulations Jill !!! #2338921

Monika Sapek January 25, 2006

Beautiful flowers in lovely composition, Jill! Big congratulations on your First Place Win!
Monika
#2339581

Susie Peek-Swint January 26, 2006

Many congrats on this awesome winner Jill! #2342875

Bill Houghton January 27, 2006

Congratulations Jill on your beautiful win. Bill #2345553

Stephanie Laird level-classic January 27, 2006

Congratulations Jill! This is awesome! #2346557

Jim Kinnunen level-classic January 29, 2006

A very big congratulations on this winner, Jill!!!!! #2354207

Stefan G February 05, 2006

Lovely composition and color! Congratulations Jill!
#2381077

Cathy M. Gromball February 13, 2006

Congratulations on your First Place win, Jill!

Cathy :) #2414520

John V. Roscich level-deluxe July 07, 2006

BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE
CONGRATS
JOHN #2998805

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett December 29, 2006

A very nice array of water lilys, Jill ... lovely colors ...

Steve Hurkett #3751641

September 13, 2007

Excellent lilies. Excelent Flowers Photos #4787302

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