The Awakening

Uploaded: February 03, 2012 | Entered: February 21, 2016 19:31:03

Description

~A piece of Springtime Heaven from Zilker Botanical Gardens here in Austin, TX~

Resub Flowers 02/16

Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 155.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Robert R. Goodman February 03, 2012

Hi Valarie,Happy to see spring is in the air my friend.Fantastic capture,our cactus are in bloom out here!!!! #1440967

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 03, 2012

Spring really is arriving early here in Texas Wonderful color and capture Val1 #9962714

Gord MacEachern February 03, 2012

Stunningly beautiful Val, gorgeous image! It will be another 10-12 weeks before we see much spring here. #9962719

Julie Burnett February 03, 2012

So soft and dreamy, LOVE the colors and composition, the perfect spring capture, Val!! (I'm so jealous!!) #9962768

Don Christiana February 03, 2012

Val, the pastel colors just pop and merge into a stunning image. A beautiful spring display. Have a wonderful day. #9962818

Val Feldman level-deluxe February 03, 2012

Thanks so much Bobby, Jeff, Gord, Julie and Don for your comments - much appreciated! #9962826

Karen Bacon February 03, 2012

This is gorgeous. love the soft colors Val! I certainly do envy your early spring! #9962849

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 03, 2012

Beautifully soft and dreamy, Ms. V!! I know, others have said it already but when I first looked at this beauty, that's what came to mind. A gorgeous piece of work! #9962887

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 03, 2012

Great expectations of Spring to come. Soft and feminine Val #9962973

Lynn M. Whitt February 03, 2012

Beautiful colors and light... #9963108

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 03, 2012

Outstanding colors and treatment, Val. Just perfect!!! #9963299

Carol L. Fowler February 03, 2012

Gorgeous capture! Fruit trees blooming already?? And I thought the daffodils were early alone! #9963635

Carol Flisak level-classic February 03, 2012

Beautiful image, Val... wonderful light and color! So delicate! #9963705

Tammy Espino February 03, 2012

What a gorgeous soft capture!! We have buds,but no blooms yet!Lucky you! :) #9963750

Kathy Salerni level-classic February 03, 2012

Can I possibly say gorgeous and soft and beautiful to describe this image, Val? Yup and more!! #9964064

Shirley A. Kinney February 03, 2012

Beautiful, Val. Does look like spring! #9964114

Debbie Bray February 04, 2012

So soft, so sweet, so delish-us, Val! Lovely work! #9965032

Rony Sagy February 05, 2012

So beautiful and so appropriately named. #9966981

Ellen Hodges February 05, 2012

A stunner in every way, Val!!!!! Absolutely gorgeous!! #9967044

Julianne Bradford February 06, 2012

What a beautiful heralding of spring Valarie! #9967963

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 07, 2012

Very inspirational Val, I love the very delicate colors and subtle details. Outstanding! #9969884

Lorna Shutter February 08, 2012

Spring already?! Lucky you!!! Wish it were here too! What a gorgeous capture, Ms. America! I love the subdued colours! Fabulous work ... and a definite Fave for me! :) #9971225

Stephen Zacker February 08, 2012

Pretty in Pink. Lovely. It is about 20 degrees here today :-) #9971708

Leslie McLain level-classic February 08, 2012

Amazing that spring is happening already, gives me hope. Love this capture, Val. The colors and composition are perfect. #9972073

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic February 08, 2012

Gorgeous angle and awesome presentation Val. #9972441

Chris Budny level-deluxe February 15, 2012

What a beauty! The b/g coloring is spectacular for those blossoms. #9984226

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