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Determination

© William C. Raco

Determination

Uploaded: May 12, 2007 03:54:26

Description


Grass struggles to grow anywhere it can.
The background is the bright gold of a new farm crop.



Comments

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic May 12, 2007

Cute! Very cute! I have one somewhere of some grass growing out of a rock. #653860

Allison Gaulin May 12, 2007

Fantastic image William! I LOVE the color!!! #4274601

Glenn E. Urquhart May 12, 2007

Amazing clarity and detail, Brilliant color, excellent contrast... Outstanding composition, Bill!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4274627

Su Sana E. P level-classic May 12, 2007

Great find and capture with beautiful colors and excellent perspective, Bill!! I love your title too! #4274709

Murry Grigsby May 12, 2007

Perfect title/image combo Bill! The gold background really sets off the small grass blades and rough old tree trunk!! #4274810

Patrick Rouzes level-classic May 12, 2007

Brilliant creativity and simplicity in this wonderful image, Bill. Patrick #4275026

Melissa G. Meiselman May 12, 2007

Great find an so well taken with striking detail, wonderful colors and terrific composition, Bill!! #4275053

Karen Engelbreth May 12, 2007

LOL - great find -cool shot and title, Bill! #4275203

Nadya Johnson May 12, 2007

I really like this, Bill! WELL SEEN! Beautifully presented, too! #4275218

Karma Wilson May 12, 2007

Your eye always astounds me Bill. Just great. Love the natural, bright backdrop!

K... #4275289

Carol Sawyer May 12, 2007

Wonderful image, very well seen, Bill! #4275476

Lorraine A. Cook May 12, 2007

Yup....grass will grow anywhere but under my sunroom! I think I need special grass seed, Bill<:))

Good eye for this great capture, my friend!<:))

#4275682

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 12, 2007

I have noticed that grass will grow everywhere except where you want it!!! :-) This is a beauituf shot!!!! Love the bright yellow/gold background!!!! The details & textures are wonderful!!!!! :3 #4275743

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic May 12, 2007

Wonderful details and contrast of colors Bill!,
Amalia #4275938

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe May 12, 2007

WOW! Talk about creative selective focus; you really bring us right to the point. Way cool, karen #4275963

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic May 12, 2007

Beautiful image..love the yellow BG! #4276640

Evy Johansen level-classic May 12, 2007

Great find and beautiful captured, Bill!! #4276848

William C. Raco level-classic May 13, 2007

Thanks so much, everyone!

Bill #4277220

Colleen Farrell May 13, 2007

I love this, Bill! Whenever I see grass growing from a stump, I want to photograph it but my photos never look this good, lol. Terrific golden background, too! #4278464

William C. Raco level-classic May 13, 2007

Thank you, Colleen ;)

Bill #4278477

Sue L. Cullumber May 13, 2007

Bill - The yellow in the background is just gorgeous! Love your perspective here! #4278498

William C. Raco level-classic May 13, 2007

Thank you, Sue!

Bill #4278529

Vicki Hunt May 14, 2007

WOW! What a background! Great image! #4281117

Bridgette B May 14, 2007

WOW....fantastic capture, Bill! #4281318

Dan Holm May 14, 2007

VRY cool image, Bill! Love the choice of yellow bg and your framing on this! #4282662

William C. Raco level-classic May 14, 2007

Thanks so much Vicki, Bridgette and Dan!

Bill #4283035

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 15, 2007

I'll bet you were excited to see that bg! Excellent colors, comp. and detail, Bill! #4286235

William C. Raco level-classic May 15, 2007

Thank you, Terry
The gold lasts only a very short time
It was nice to be able to catch it at its prime

Bill #4286667

Monica Mermoz level-classic May 20, 2007

Wonderful, William! A very simple image with beautiful colors, that passes on very well the message. #4305334

William C. Raco level-classic May 20, 2007

Thank you very much, Monica

Bill #4305386

Aimee S. McMaster June 26, 2007

...congratulations on another beautiful finalist Bill...Aimee #4440368

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 26, 2007

congrats on your finalist Bill!!!!! #4440641

RC Fritz June 26, 2007

Congratulations. Beautiful Finalist! #4440708

Deborah C. Lewinson level-addict June 26, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful and interesting finalist, Bill!
-Debby #4441146

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic June 26, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4441770

Sylvia Rossler June 26, 2007

Big congrats on your finalist Bill :o) #4442626

Su Sana E. P level-classic June 26, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Bill!! #4442919

Dan Holm June 26, 2007

Congratulations, Bill!! Best of luck with this in the next round! #4443579

Ken Smith level-classic June 26, 2007

Great eye, Bill. Congratulations! #4443886

Evy Johansen level-classic June 26, 2007

Most deserving finalist!! Congratulations again, Bill!! #4444355

Barbara Waldoch June 26, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Bill! #4444747

Kathy Reeves June 27, 2007

Fantastic finalist Bill! Congratulations! #4445649

Lynne Morris June 27, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Bill. #4446313

Anna Diederich June 27, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist Bill! #4446529

Terry L. Ellis level-classic June 27, 2007

Congratulations again, Bill! A gorgeous finalist! #4446700

Carla Metzler June 27, 2007

Congratulations Bill! #4447705

Anita Hogue June 27, 2007

Congratulations on a beautiful image! #4447831

Glenn E. Urquhart June 27, 2007

Congratulations on your award, Bill!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4447951

Lorraine A. Cook June 27, 2007

Congratulations on this striking finalist, Bill!<:)) #4448437

Susan Fox June 27, 2007

Congratulations Bill! Love the simplicity of this one! #4450376

William C. Raco level-classic June 28, 2007

Many thanks, everyone!

Bill #4452133

Colette M. Metcalf June 28, 2007

Congratulations, Bill:) #4455078

William C. Raco level-classic June 29, 2007

Thank you, Colette

Bill #4455769

Renee Doyle July 23, 2007

Just beautiful! Many congrats Bill!
#4542527

William C. Raco level-classic July 23, 2007

Thank you, Renee

Bill #4545177


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