Emily

Uploaded: January 15, 2015 11:18:49 | Entered: January 15, 2015 11:19:23

Description

After I retired from work, the first flower we bought for our new garden was a yellow hibiscus called Emily. Fourteen years later she still holds pride of place in our yard, and unlike me, she has improved with the passing of time..

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 2.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Jeff Sielski January 15, 2015

Great capture John!! #1603758

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic January 15, 2015

John
Is a gorgeous flower and you capture beautifully
Ysa #11225130

Candace M. Cleveland January 15, 2015

Gorgeous color John! #11225133

Tiia Vissak January 15, 2015

a beautiful close-up! #11225146

Lynn M. Whitt January 15, 2015

Beautiful color and details. #11225158

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe January 15, 2015

Beautiful flower and details. Love the yellow color. #11225191

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic January 15, 2015

Beautiful macro John!,
Amalia #11225194

John Benway January 15, 2015

Love the color, light and detail John. Excellent work. #11225197

Joy Rector January 15, 2015

beautiful, well done #11225232

Anita Hogue January 15, 2015

Well, she is gorgeous! I bet you have improved too! #11225238

Gord MacEachern January 15, 2015

Awesome floral John,the colors and detail are stunning! #11225254

Robert R. Goodman January 15, 2015

Hi John,She sure is beautiful my friend.Awesome color and clarity! #11225303

Katherine Kuhn January 15, 2015

Gorgeous capture of this beautiful hibiscus, John! Haven't ever seen one like it! #11225359

Terry Cervi level-deluxe January 15, 2015

A stunning eye-catching floral, John! #11225399

David Phalen January 15, 2015

Spectacular colors and clarity!! I suspect Emily has aged better than me.:) #11225405

Carol L. Fowler January 15, 2015

Beautiful flower! I have not seen a yellow one before. #11225432

Martha R. Mazon level-classic January 15, 2015

I just love hibiscus, John, and yours is a bright and sunny beauty! Excellent composition and detail! #11225485

Nadia Paul January 15, 2015

Gorgeous macro John - beautiful colour, detail and comp! #11225504

Avril Young January 16, 2015

terrific pov and detail John..a beauty! #11225574

Douglas Pignet January 16, 2015

beautiful capture and soooo very colorful... nicely done #11225668

Ed Lauderdale level-classic January 16, 2015

Beautiful John!! What else can I say?! #11225672

Bojan Bencic level-classic January 16, 2015

Great capture of this beauty, John. Nice story, too. #11225694

Nancy L. Green level-classic January 16, 2015

This is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS John, I bet we see this beauty again!!! <>< #11225735

John Connolly January 16, 2015

Thank you so much for all your kind comments! #11225825

Wm Nosal January 16, 2015

Hello Imily! Beautiful Capture, John! #11225959

Bill Whala January 17, 2015

Terrific capture, John!! Great color, detail, and DOF. #11226162

Ellen Hodges January 17, 2015

Absolutely beautiful capture of Emily! Very interesting story, too! #11226194

John Connolly January 17, 2015

Thanks a lot Wm, Bill and Ellen! #11226407

Emile Abbott level-deluxe January 19, 2015

Outstanding focus, DOF, color and detail. I wish I was retired. #11227831

John Connolly January 20, 2015

Thank you Emile! #11228531

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