Inspiring Photo: Zinnia and Bee #2676041

Zinnia and Bee

Uploaded: September 10, 2006 23:57:46

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Photo was taken on September 10, 2006 at 3:40pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Kenko 36mm extension tube @ F/4, 1/250 second, ISO 100
Cropped, levels, + saturation, cloned, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at BestFoto.com on January 31, 2007

Comments

Evy Johansen September 11, 2006

Wow... Beautiful clarity and detail, Janine! Lovely colors and great composition! #520044

Donna Roberts September 11, 2006

Oh my gosh - how wonderful are the details in this image Janine?
WOW, this is fantastic.
Great shot, very beautiful.
:-) ddu
#3293429

Dan Holm September 11, 2006

BEAUTIFUL, Janine! Outstanding color and detail in this! #3293433

Su Sana E. P September 11, 2006

Wow!! Janine, the clarity of this image is simply great!! Another unique macro!! #3293434

Julie Robinson September 11, 2006

Such a lovely capture Janine- very well done! #3293447

Richard D. Cox September 11, 2006

Extreme detail in this photo. Well done. #3293456

Nadya Johnson September 11, 2006

Extremely beautiful, Janine! The colors are fantastic and the clarity is nothing short of marvelous!! Wonderful shot! #3293485

Jill Odice September 11, 2006

You are a bee charmer has well as a bird woman! This is stunning! #3293496

Paul E. Earl September 11, 2006

Such a beautiful capture, Janine! Wonderful detail! #3293517

Barbara Waldoch September 11, 2006

Outstanding colours, Janine! #3293596

Stanley J. Contrades September 11, 2006

Absolutely stunning in clarity and beauty, Janine!! This is an outstanding macro!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #3293616

Paul Michko September 11, 2006

Wonderful capture, Janine. #3293688

Alan L. Borror September 11, 2006

Beautiful capture, Janine! great colors and comp. Wonderful work with that long lens! #3293723

Donald K. Cherry September 11, 2006

Lovely capture, Janine! #3293845

Wally Orlowsky September 11, 2006

Dramatic color and detail, Janine. #3293870

Bill Wyatt September 11, 2006

Fantastic details and beautiful colors. I just love the composition and dof,Janine! #3293905

Laurie Daily September 11, 2006

I love the sharp details of the bee, Janine. Great job with this macro shot! #3293942

Karen Bacon September 11, 2006

Excellent in every way Janine!Extremely well done! #3294016

Sherri Gorman September 11, 2006

Awesome colors and details Janine. Wonderful capture. #3294599

Marijana Fajgl September 11, 2006

Wonderful capture Janine! Beautiful colors, contrast and clarity! #3294701

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 11, 2006

Wonderful shot Janine! It is so sharp and clear!
Kitty #3294912

Revonda L. Gentry September 11, 2006

Spectacular, Janine!! #3294954

Karen Engelbreth September 11, 2006

Wonderful capture, Janine! #3295135

Kathy Reeves September 11, 2006

Gorgeous Janine!! The details are outstanding! #3295573

Janine Russell September 11, 2006

Evy, Donna, Dan, Susan, Julie, Richard, Nadya, Jill, Paul E, Barbara, Stan, Paul, Alan, Donald, Wally, Bill, Laurie, Karen B, Sherri, Marijana, Kitty, Revonda, Karen E and Kathy thanks very much for all of your kind comments and encouragement. #3295606

Sharon Day September 11, 2006

Wow, gorgeous image, Janine!! The detail and clarity are superb! #3295662

Sam Britt September 11, 2006

Fantastic capture. Excellent color, clarity and detail.

Sam #3295834

John Matthews September 11, 2006

wow, this is awesome, great focus here, one of your best shots in my opinion, well done! #3296064

Ronald F. Fischer September 11, 2006

Fabulous capture, Janine! #3296172

Husain Akhtar September 11, 2006

Great capture, Janine! Excellent composition and exposure! Fantastic picture! #3296275

eileen bedford September 11, 2006

Beautifully done Janine, such clarity and detail... #3296944

Janine Russell September 11, 2006

Sharon, Sam, John, Ronald, MH and Eileen, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3297003

Anne D. Eigen September 11, 2006

Superb detail, composition, and colors, Janine! Excellent!!! #3297118

Stan Lubach September 11, 2006

Great composition, Janine. Stunning detail and rich color. The lighting is perfect. #3297163

Claudia Kuhn September 11, 2006

Beautiful capture Janine! #3297173

Kay E. Mahoney September 11, 2006

Nice capture. Beautiful colors. Love the close up and the details. #3297424

Nancy L. Green September 11, 2006

Amazing sharpness in the detail Janine!! Superb comp and color!! Just and outstanding image!! <>< #3297756

Katherine Kuhn September 11, 2006

Fantastic clarity & detail in this macro, Janine! Wonderful capture & great colors w/ the red zinnia amidst all its green foliage. #3297878

Janine Russell September 11, 2006

Anne, Stan, Claudia, Kay, Nancy and Kathy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3297926

Ermanno Radice September 12, 2006

Gorgeous capture, wonderful colors and details, Janine!! #3298010

Janine Russell September 12, 2006

Ermanno, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3298108

Cindy Wong September 12, 2006

The colors and details are perfect! #3298260

Janine Russell September 12, 2006

Cindy, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3300027

Cliff & Patti Smith September 12, 2006

Beautiful colors and details Janine! #3300091

Kristi A. Howson September 12, 2006

Amazing detail and excellent composition Janine! #3300183

Janine Russell September 12, 2006

Patricia and Kristi, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3300666

ALLEN O. HOWARD September 12, 2006

It's AWESOME JANINE! And you got it from fourty miles away! Beautiful! #3301049

Janine Russell September 12, 2006

Allen, thanks very much for your encouragement - not 40 miles but about 10 feet:) #3301082

Datha Y. Thompson September 12, 2006

WOW!! OUTSTANDING detail and BEAUTIFUL colors.. Looks like a Winner to me!! Excellent Shot Janine!! :0) #3301879

Janine Russell September 12, 2006

Datha, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3301931

Terry L. Ellis September 13, 2006

Janine, gorgeous colors, details and light! #3304928

Janine Russell September 13, 2006

Terry, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3304986

Theresa Marie Jones September 13, 2006

EXCELLENT! #3306249

Janine Russell September 13, 2006

Theresa Marie, thanks very much for your encouragement. #3306529

Peggy J. Maguire September 17, 2006

Janine,This is so beautiful,the details are amazing.... #3319978

Janine Russell September 17, 2006

Peggy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3320683

Gene Spears October 26, 2006

excellent capture, Janine - congratulations!! #3501698

Laurie Daily October 26, 2006

Congrats Janine, on a beautiful image! #3501721

Sam Britt October 26, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist! #3501772

Sherri Gorman October 26, 2006

Congratulations!!!! #3501951

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 26, 2006

Congratulations on being a finalist on this wonderful macro, Janine!!!!!! :-) ^.^ Kitty #3501991

Tamera S. Phillips October 26, 2006

Congratulations again Janine! Just beautiful. #3502156

Renee Doyle October 26, 2006

Congratulations Janine on this wonderful finalist!!!
#3502395

Chris Budny October 26, 2006

The hits keep coming! This is spectacular; congratulations! #3502934

Crossroad Photography October 26, 2006

Congratulations on another stunning finalist, Janine! #3502988

Paul E. Earl October 26, 2006

Fantastic finalist. Good luck in the next round. Congratulations!!! #3503147

Cheryl E. Molennor October 26, 2006

Excellent clarity Janine Congratulations! #3503422

Kay Beausoleil October 26, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist, Janine, and good luck on the next round!! #3503546

Datha Y. Thompson October 26, 2006

Congratulations!!!! :0) #3504412

Sherry Stricklin Boles October 26, 2006

Congrats on this very beautiful finalist, Janine! #3504869

Paul Sikora October 26, 2006

Congratulations, Janine!

#3505107

Graeme yew Chow October 26, 2006

Congratulation on this awesome finalist, Janine. #3505548

Jim Kinnunen October 26, 2006

Beautiful image and an awesome macro, Janine...congratulations!!!:) #3505713

Kristi A. Howson October 26, 2006

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next round Janine. Perfect detail! #3505787

Barbara Waldoch October 26, 2006

Congratulations Janine, excellent work! #3505994

Su Sana E. P October 26, 2006

Congratulations #4, Janine!! #3506083

Janine Russell October 26, 2006

Gene, Laurie, Sam, Sherri, Kitty, Tamera, Renee, Christopher, Picture-It, Paul E, Cheryl, Kay, Datha, Sherry, Paul S, Graeme, Jim, Kristi, Barbara and Susan, thanks very much for all of your encouraging comments and congratulations.
#3506313

Revonda L. Gentry October 27, 2006

Congratulations! #3507289

Adilson F. Ferreira October 27, 2006

Congratulations Janine!!! #3507647

Lavone Vannoy October 27, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS again Janine!!!! :) #3508046

Janine Russell October 27, 2006

Revonda, Adilson and Lavone, thanks very much for your encouragement and congratulations. #3508343

Donna W. Neal October 27, 2006

Congratulations on a well deserved finalist Janine #3509078

Tarun Bose October 27, 2006

Big congrats my dear Janine for another finalist. This one is definitely heading for a prize. #3509513

Laurence Saliba October 27, 2006

Another fantastic finalist Janine!!!! Congrats!!! #3509568

Wayne T. Fisk October 27, 2006

fantastic!! Congrats,Janine!
Wayne #3510140

Rakesh Syal October 27, 2006

Once again, a stunning finalist!! I am so glad, Janine! #3510159

Emile Abbott October 27, 2006

Agree a stunning finalist and such beauty. Congrats yet again Janine. #3510200

Judyann Plante October 27, 2006

WOW!!! congratulations on this magnificent finalist, Janine!

Judyann ><> #3510771

Connie J. Bagot October 27, 2006

Congratulations Janine---beautiful! #3511538

Pat Abbott October 27, 2006

This is beautiful, congrats, Janine! #3511997

Lorraine A. Cook October 27, 2006

Congrats on this stunning finalist, Janine#3512349

Kathleen Brennan October 28, 2006

janine you are just a winning fool this month. Well deserved, congratulations. #3513985

Janine Russell October 28, 2006

Donna, Tarun, Laurence, Wayne, Rakesh, Emile, Judyann, Connie, Pat, Lorraine and Kathleen, thanks very much for your encouragement, support and congratulations. #3514270

Nancy L. Green October 28, 2006

Congratulations Janine on this superb finalist!! <>< #3515094

Noel Baebler October 28, 2006

Huzzah, Janine!!! #3515724

Sharon Day October 28, 2006

Beautiful image, Janine!!! Congratulations again! #3516118

Janine Russell October 28, 2006

Nancy, Noel and Sharon, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement and congratulations. #3516287

Douglas Currie October 31, 2006

Janine, this is such a beautiful shot, congratulations on being a finalist. #3530017

Janine Russell October 31, 2006

Douglas, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3530230

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 24, 2006

Congratulations Janine, it is awesome!
jo ann c. #3627181

Janine Russell November 24, 2006

Jo Ann, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #3628063

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