Inspiring Photo: Golden Rod #3948952

Golden Rod

Uploaded: June 02, 2007 03:47:11

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Carolyn M. Fletcher June 02, 2007

Oh, I like this a LOT! Very cool!!! Great greens! #666661

Aimee S. McMaster June 02, 2007

...lovely light, color and dof Colette...Aimee #4357055

Paul E. Earl June 02, 2007

Beautiful detail and lovely image, Colette! #4357068

Glenn E. Urquhart June 02, 2007

Striking Image, Colette!!! Vibrant, rich color, Outstanding clarity, lighting, contrast and use of dof, Well Composed and quite beautiful!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4357083

Anita Hogue June 02, 2007

Beautiful presentation of thee wonderful greens, Colette! #4357113

Emily E. Bem June 02, 2007

The colour is FABULOUS! Lovely image! #4357158

Ray Clarke June 02, 2007

Great lighting, detail and colour Colette!!!!(R) #4357180

Colette M. Metcalf June 02, 2007

Thank you all so much!! #4357182

Carol Sawyer June 02, 2007

Wonderful detail and lighting, Colette! #4357227

Claudia Kuhn June 02, 2007

So beautiful Colette, love the textures, colors and detail. #4357349

Lorraine A. Cook June 02, 2007

Dainty Beauties...Lovely composition, Colette!<:)) #4357357

Allison Gaulin June 02, 2007

This is excellent- amazing clarity and beautiful rich color! #4357368

Joy Rector June 02, 2007

beautiful #4357403

Candice C. Calhoun June 02, 2007

Really lovely photo, Colette...I love the rich green tones!

ccc #4357412

Murry Grigsby June 02, 2007

Very pretty image Colette! I really like the saturated greens and the way the emerging yellow blooms poke to the front giving the photo a lot of depth!! #4357430

Cyn Valentine June 02, 2007

Beautiful image COlette..great color! #4357453

Dominick M. Dimacale June 02, 2007

This is beautiful Colette...Dominick #4357509

Gail Vitikacs June 02, 2007

Amazing colors on this beautiful image! #4357528

eileen bedford June 02, 2007

So beautifully composed, well done Coltte... #4357671

Dominique Declerck June 02, 2007

Beautiful image, Colette! #4357914

Su Sana E. P June 02, 2007

Colors and lighting absolutely beautiful, Colette!! #4358066

Alex T. Mizuno June 02, 2007

Beautiful close up! You have good eyes to catch it. #4358348

Sam Britt June 02, 2007

Great composition, color & lighting, Colette. Very pretty! #4358356

Mike D. Perez June 02, 2007

Great clarity, DOF and colors, Colette! Beautiful! #4358399

Marijana Fajgl June 02, 2007

Very beautiful image Colette! #4358434

Hendrik Storme June 02, 2007

Simply gorgeous, Colette!!! #4358503

David Phalen June 02, 2007

Excellent light, color and DOF here Colette. #4358506

Ken Smith June 02, 2007

Very simple and elegant, Colette. You did awesome on this one! #4358688

Manuel Barrera June 02, 2007

Very beautiful and excellent! #4358764

Tamara K. Walker June 02, 2007

Wonderful colors and details, very beautiful. #4358956

June 02, 2007

Wow, Colette, this is really pretty. Love the beautiful green and back/ground coloring is so mystic looking!! #4359010

Judy A. Lawhon June 02, 2007

Achooooo....looks so real, it made me sneeze...well done, Colette!! #4359026

Nina Shields June 02, 2007

Beautiful color and detailing; love the simplicity of it, makes it quite dramatic; well done! #4359039

Carla Metzler June 02, 2007

Beautiful color, Colette! #4359073

Colette M. Metcalf June 02, 2007

Thank you all so much!! LOL Judy:) #4359106

Melissa G. Meiselman June 02, 2007

Striking composition with sharp details, Colette!! #4359159

Patrick Rouzes June 02, 2007

A beautiful image here,Collette, with outstanding colors, lighitng & dof. Graet work. Patrick #4359199

Kathy Reeves June 02, 2007

Awesome colors, comp and DOF!! Excellent!!!! #4359299

Sherri Gorman June 02, 2007

Great capture!!! The colors, dof and details are amazing!!!! #4359318

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 02, 2007

Beautiful composition, details, DOF and colors Colette!,
Amalia #4359480

Denise M. Snyder June 02, 2007

What terrific comp and color! #4359628

Kathy L. Clark June 02, 2007

Colette I really like this simple lovely image. Well taken. #4359699

Inge S. Lasmana June 02, 2007

Very beautiful color, lighting and DOF, Colette! love it! #4359701

Nadya Johnson June 02, 2007

Very striking macro, Colette! #4359773

Karen Engelbreth June 02, 2007

Beautiful macro, Colette! #4359843

Barbara Waldoch June 02, 2007

Beautiful composition, colours and dof, Colette! #4359855

Lynne Morris June 02, 2007

What a gorgeous image, the colours, details and dof are wonderful! #4359866

MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 03, 2007

Judy You "stole" my Line. So blessed you ;-)
Colette, like everyone said this is a wonderful image!!!! Melodie #4360164

Laurie Daily June 03, 2007

Beautiful close up Colette!!! #4360277

Nikki McDonald June 03, 2007

Wonderful rich colors here Colette. I love! the greens. This is so eye-catching, even in the thumbnail. #4360681

Stephen Zacker June 03, 2007

Like the contrasting colors and detail #4361203

Bill Houghton June 03, 2007

This is such a great image Colette. Beautiful work. Thanks fo your comments on my 'Harris' Hawk' photo. Bill #4361224

Nancy L. Green June 03, 2007

Wonderful colors, lighting, and clarity Colette!! Now please excuse me while I sneeze!! LOL <>< #4361460

Ronald F. Fischer June 03, 2007

Awesome macro, Colette! #4361541

John Connolly June 03, 2007

A excellent study in green, Colette! Your DOF and detail are superb. #4361609

Ken Jarvis June 03, 2007

Excellant detail and lighting, Colette! #4361742

Emile Abbott June 03, 2007

Ka Chooooo. Love the selective focus and the detail is awesome, Colette. #4361955

Dr. Harmeet Singh June 03, 2007

GORGEOUS...So beautiful and lovely image.Loved it. #4362537

Colleen Farrell June 03, 2007

Wonderful capture, Colette! Spectacular clarity, color and detail against a lovely soft green background! #4362651

Colette M. Metcalf June 04, 2007

Thank you all very much:) #4363009

Colleen Braun June 04, 2007

beautiful... #4363201

Jenny Bosmans June 04, 2007

Gorgeous color tones and wonderful details, Colette! :) #4363309

Colette M. Metcalf June 04, 2007

Thanks so much Colleen and Jenny!! #4363699

Dan Holm June 04, 2007

Beautiful detail emerging from a gorgeous sea of green!! Outstanding shot, Colette! #4365165

Pamela Shane June 04, 2007

Fantastic greens, with super details,
& DoF Colette - beautiful image. These
little beauties make me sneeze!! :) #4365261

Vicki Hunt June 04, 2007

The colors are absolutely beautiful! #4366089

Holly Shao June 04, 2007

Excellent capture and very beautiful hues, Colette!!

Holly #4366175

Datha Y. Thompson June 04, 2007

Perfect color, lighting, details and DOF Colette!! Love it :0) #4366254

Colette M. Metcalf June 05, 2007

Thanks so much Dan, Pam, Vicki, Holly, and Datha!! #4367159

Darren K. Fisher June 05, 2007

This is so beautifully captured Colette. Great DOF, colors, and lighting. #4367409

Colette M. Metcalf June 05, 2007

Thanks so much Darren!! #4367871

Connie J. Bagot June 05, 2007

I love the way the buds glow and the way they seem to be floating. #4369050

Colette M. Metcalf June 06, 2007

Thanks so much Connie!! #4370394

Steve M. Harrington June 06, 2007

Great texture and lighting, Colette.
Steve #4373170

April Riggs June 11, 2007

Fantastic as always. #4386980

Colette M. Metcalf June 12, 2007

Thanks so much Steve and April!! #4390540

Terry L. Ellis June 13, 2007

Truly beautiful POV and capture, Colette! The colors are rich! #4393783

Colette M. Metcalf June 13, 2007

Thanks so much Terry!! #4394814

Chris Budny June 26, 2007

I'm quite allergic to this plant, but I'd allow your version of it in my house ;) Beautiful macro! #4438594

Colette M. Metcalf July 06, 2007

LOL! Thank you Christopher!! #4480488

DiAnna F. Paulk July 12, 2007

Beautiful macro, Colette. Nice colors and strong composition.

Thanks for commenting on "The Parlor." #4502341

Colette M. Metcalf July 12, 2007

Thank you DiAnna! #4502475

Terrill Province July 13, 2007

Really, such a beautifully captured image! Very well done Colette!!! #4506623

Colette M. Metcalf July 16, 2007

Thanks so much Terrill!! #4513063

Linda D. Lester July 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beauty!!!!!!!!!!! #4551248

Barbara Waldoch July 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Colette! #4552022

Esther Smith July 24, 2007

Love it! Congratulations Colette! #4552325

Colleen Farrell July 24, 2007

Congratulations on a very well-deserved finalist, Colette! #4552409

Marilyn K. Lincecum July 25, 2007

Congratulations again, Colette on a beautiful fianlist !! #4552496

Marijana Fajgl July 25, 2007

Big congratulations, Colette! #4553575

Chris Budny July 25, 2007

Congratulations on your Finalist! #4553935

Carol Teal July 25, 2007

Congrats again Colette! Beautiful image, great detail and lighting! #4553964

Mary Timman July 25, 2007

Lovely finalist. Congrats again! #4553971

Sam Britt July 25, 2007

Congratulations, Colette! #4554235

Holly Shao July 25, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Colette!!

Holly #4554637

Judyann Plante July 25, 2007

Congratulations again, Colette! This is just beautfiful!

Judyann <>< #4555195

Glenn E. Urquhart July 25, 2007

A Very Big Congratulations on your award, Colette!!! Well Deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #4555307

Terry L. Ellis July 25, 2007

A gorgeous finalist, Colette! Huge congratulations! #4556134

Connie J. Bagot July 25, 2007

Congratulations Colette---glad to see this luminous beauty among the finalists! #4556361

Sylvia Rossler July 25, 2007

Big congrats on this wonderful finalist Colette :O) #4557097

Deborah C. Lewinson July 25, 2007

Stunning finalist, Colette! #4557300

eileen bedford July 25, 2007

Congratulations Colette.... #4558484

Cheryl E. Molennor July 25, 2007

Congratulations! #4558792

Ken Smith July 25, 2007

Another finalist!! Congrats again, Colette on your multiple finalists. I had hopes for "Kiss off!" LOL #4558996

Cyn Valentine July 25, 2007

Congratulations Colette! #4559000

Christy Nichols July 26, 2007

Congratulations Colette! #4561815

Nancy L. Green July 26, 2007

And congratulations again!! <>< #4561899

Kristi A. Howson July 26, 2007

Wonderful framing and presentation... beautiful greens. Congratulations Colette on all of your wonderful Finalists! #4565298

Kathy L. Clark July 26, 2007

Congrats Colette on a gorgeous finalist. #4565574

Revonda L. Gentry July 27, 2007

Beautiful comp. and light!! Congrats!! #4567227

Emile Abbott July 27, 2007

Well presented and fantastic finalist, Colette. Congrats #4567671

Susan T. Evans July 27, 2007

It is awesome Colette, Congrats!! #4569773

Colette M. Metcalf July 27, 2007

Thank you all so much!! #4569931

July 31, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Colette ! #4582053

Colette M. Metcalf July 31, 2007

Thanks so much Reine!! #4585211

RC Fritz November 24, 2007

Beautiful composition and fantastic color. Congratulations Colette! #5116209

Amanda D. Austwick December 03, 2007

Great Composition and Color. Congratulations on the Finalist Award!!! #5162848

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