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Backyard Garden.

© John Connolly

Backyard Garden.

Uploaded: February 09, 2012 11:26:48

Description

Flies and Bees just love my garden! This is one of my late flowering Cape Daisies with a little visitor!
Captured at 1/200th, AP f18.0 and ISO-125.


Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Gord MacEachern February 09, 2012

Amazing foral Johnthe color and detail are fantastic!! Another 6-8 weeks and we should start to see some early spring flowers. #1442293

Tiia Vissak February 09, 2012

a beautiful close-up! #9973651

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 09, 2012

Looking forward to Spring like Gord. Love the color and light. Great shot, John. #9973664

David Phalen February 09, 2012

Spectacular light, colors and details in a beautiful floral!! #9973682

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe February 09, 2012

Outstanding color and detail John! #9973691

Mike Clime February 09, 2012

Beautiful capture, nice light and details, John! Can't wait for Spring to get here! #9973705

MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 09, 2012

Well look at You!!

This is Gorgeous Johnny!!
Terrific detail and color!! #9973707

Robert R. Goodman February 09, 2012

Hi John,I can see why my friend,Beautiful capture.We grow a lot of Cape Daisies out here for decor!!!! #9973719

Hendrik Storme February 09, 2012

Great floral capture!!!! #9973744

Monnie Ryan February 09, 2012

Beautiful bloom, John! #9973769

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic February 09, 2012

Very beautiful flower John!,
Amalia #9973816

Phillip R. Connolly February 09, 2012

These are great wildflowers John, they have been the subject for our camera's many times! They certainly are very colourful. Excellent capture!!

Phil #9973845

Marijana Fajgl February 09, 2012

Amazing colours and details, John! Fantastic capture! #9973887

Ann Coates level-classic February 09, 2012

That's a beautiful bloom. Can see why the wildlife is attracted to them. #9973905

Linda A. Braddock February 09, 2012

John, Beautiful Flower and Photo! #9973928

Carol L. Fowler February 09, 2012

Beautiful flower! Our Spring bulbs are just beginning to bloom- EARLY! #9973957

Barbara Waldoch February 09, 2012

Beautifully captured, John! #9974065

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic February 09, 2012

Wonderful colour, light and detail John. #9974109

Terry Cervi level-deluxe February 09, 2012

This is just beautiful, John! Lovely color!! #9974144

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 09, 2012

Spectacular colors, detail, clarity, pov, focus, dof & presentation! Superb macro work, John! #9974222

Stephen Zacker February 10, 2012

Beautiful! Like the full frame #9974573

Husain Akhtar February 10, 2012

Wonderful! We are sharing the similar shades of colour today! #9974720

Louisa Hancock February 10, 2012

John this image shows just how beautiful a simple flower can be the colours and detail are fantastic #9974807

Martha R. Mazon level-classic February 10, 2012

A beautiful composition, John, with wonderful color and detail, and the added interest of the little visitor and his tiny shadow. I love these flowers, which I know as Osteospermum or African Daisies. I prefer the sound of Cape Daisies! I think I'll call them that. #9975139

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 10, 2012

Awesome detail and color and the presence of the tiniest visitor. Excellent presentation, John. #9975148

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic February 10, 2012

John

Very nice close up,beautiful colors

Ysa... #9975165

Tamara K. Walker level-classic February 10, 2012

Bright and cheer, especially for us that are having cold grey weather. #9975322

Tammy Espino February 10, 2012

Lovely :) #9975407

Nancy L. Green level-classic February 10, 2012

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS John, I love this!! <>< #9975461

John Connolly February 10, 2012

Many thanks for all your wonderful comments, they are appreciated! #9975467

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 10, 2012

BEEEEEEEEEEAUUUUUUUUTIFUL, John! :-) k #9976116

Phyllis A. Houghton February 10, 2012

Beautiful John. Hope you are having a nice summer. #9976442

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer February 11, 2012

A lovely floral image with beautiful colors, John. #9977000

John Connolly February 11, 2012

Thanks so much Kitty, Phyllis, Douglas and Kiki for you encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #9977417

Mariann Kovats level-classic February 11, 2012

Gorgeous macro, John! Beautiful colors and lighting! #9977718

Katherine Kuhn February 11, 2012

Great color & light! Looks like summer!
#9977925

Ellen Hodges February 11, 2012

Super beautiful color and comp!! Can see why your garden is loved!! #9977966

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic February 11, 2012

Beautiful close-up. Excellant light, comp, color and detail. #9978131

John Connolly February 12, 2012

Thank you so much Mariann, Katherine, Ellen and Marilyn for your encouraging comments! #9979080

Stan Kwasniowski February 12, 2012

John, beautiful #9979783

John Connolly February 13, 2012

Thanks a lot Stan! #9980960

Wm Nosal February 13, 2012

Beautiful Shot, John! #9981058

Kaye Burazin February 15, 2012

simply delightful John #9983670

John Connolly February 15, 2012

Thanks a heap Wm and Kaye, I value your input here! #9984189

Bill Houghton February 22, 2012

John, this daisy is really pretty. Bill #9996550

Robert R. Goodman March 25, 2012

A big Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!!! #10054789

Tiia Vissak March 25, 2012

Congratulations! #10055044

Wm Nosal March 25, 2012

Congratulations, John! #10055140

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe March 25, 2012

Congrats on your finalist! #10055325

Stan Kwasniowski March 25, 2012

John, congratulations #10055434

Mariann Kovats level-classic March 25, 2012

Congratulations on your gorgeous Finalists, John! #10055765

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic March 25, 2012

John

A very big congratulations


Ysa... #10055822

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic March 26, 2012

Congrats on another lovely finalist John. Good luck in the next round. #10055906

Marijana Fajgl March 26, 2012

Another fantastic finalist, John! Big congratulations! #10055936

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe March 26, 2012

Congrats again, John. #10056343

Hendrik Storme March 26, 2012

Fantastic color and light!!!
Big congrats!!!! #10056364

Stefania Barbier level-classic March 26, 2012

congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!! #10056485

Inge Linden March 26, 2012

Congratulations! #10057280

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic March 26, 2012

A huge congrats on this finalist John. #10057364

Debbie Bray March 26, 2012

Congratulations John!! #10058000

Emile Abbott level-deluxe March 26, 2012

Congrats again on another fantastic finalist, John #10058081

Tammy Espino March 26, 2012

Congrats on your wonderful finalist!! :) #10058322

Lorraine A. Cook March 26, 2012

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on the BEAUTIFUL FINALIST, John!!! WOOOOOO HOOOO!!<:)) #10058693

Barbara Mason March 26, 2012

Way to Go John - adding my congratulations on this delightful finalist image !!! #10058999

Lydia Williams level-classic March 26, 2012

Yay, another gorgeous finalist, John..congratulations! #10059173

Renee Doyle March 26, 2012

WTG John!! Big congratulations on another beautiful finalist! #10059617

Ann Coates level-classic March 26, 2012

Congratulations on your gorgeous finalist John. Good luck in the next round. #10059643

Patrick Rouzes level-classic March 27, 2012

WTG,John! CONGRATZ & good luck, my friend! #10061152

Nancy L. Green level-classic March 27, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS John on this wonderful finalist, WTG!! <>< #10061550

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 27, 2012

Congrats on all your finalist John! Way to go..

jo ann c. #10061586

John Connolly March 27, 2012

Many thanks for all your kind comments, I do appreciate them! #10061786

ALLEN O. HOWARD March 28, 2012

X 2!!! Congratulations John! A beauty! #10063255

John Connolly March 28, 2012

Thanks a lot Allen! #10063559

Ellen Hodges March 29, 2012

Huge congrats and sorry for the delay in commenting, John!! Super beautiful finalist!! #10065364

John Connolly March 29, 2012

Thank you so much Ellen, I appreciate you kind comment! #10065917

Phyllis A. Houghton March 29, 2012

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, John. Great colors and detail. #10066489

John Connolly March 30, 2012

Thanks a lot Phyllis, it is good to hear from you again! #10067670

Merna L. Nobile March 30, 2012

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Congratulations! Merna #10067883

John Connolly March 31, 2012

Thanks a lot Merna! #10069106

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