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Fallen petals

© Marsha S. Smith

Fallen petals

Uploaded: February 21, 2005 02:43:50

Description

Same tulip magnolia as a week ago. They are beautiful for a short time then shed all the petals and start to put on leaves. Just for fun the same radiant filter was applied to these petals as to the tree.

Comments

Donald K. Cherry February 21, 2005

Great shot, Marsha! #217461

Dan Holm February 21, 2005

Gorgeous, Marsha! Very elegant, soft feel to this! Love it! Excellent work! #1121547

Alan L. Borror February 21, 2005

Beautiful image, Marsha! Like the framing with the tree off to the side. Very nice. #1121555

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic February 21, 2005

Very nice!! #1121558

Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005

Thanks you guys (Don,Dan,Alan and Carolyn). Ya'll sure are up early - me too. Leaving for work now will comment tonight. #1121578

Mata Patan February 21, 2005

This is very beautiful Marsha, I love the delicate colour petals! #1121605

Donna J. Taff February 21, 2005

Beautiful, Marsha!!! #1121621

Wally Orlowsky February 21, 2005

Magnolias make such beautiful litter, Marsha ;) #1121722

Paul Michko February 21, 2005

Very beautiful, Marsha. #1122020

Charlene Bayerle February 21, 2005

Beautiful Marsha!!! #1122155

Kara L. Hendricks February 21, 2005

Just beautiful Marsha!! #1122189

Danilo Piccioni February 21, 2005

a pink delightful sea!

dado #1122260

Cindy Paquette February 21, 2005

Wow...so very pretty Marsha! A lovely pink sea of these beautiful petals. Your effects are terrific here! I love it Marsha! #1122276

Murry Grigsby February 21, 2005

Terrific image Marsha! These wonderful blooms are so fragile on the tree that you've prolonged their beautiful life on the ground :0) #1122407

Steve Mescha February 21, 2005

Beautiful, Marsha. #1122453

Darren K. Fisher February 21, 2005

Very well done, I really like how you composed. #1122454

Laurence Saliba level-classic February 21, 2005

So very nice Marsha!!! #1122741

Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005

Thanks everyone (Mata,Donna,Wally,Paul,Charlene,Kara,Dado,Cindy,Murry,Steve,Darren and Laurence)
It's nice when even the refuse is pretty. #1122858

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic February 21, 2005

Wonderful image Marsha!!!
Great composition!!! #1122916

Karen Engelbreth February 21, 2005

Just beautiful, Marsha! #1122917

Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005

Adilson and Karen - thank you both so much for the nice comments. #1123283

saeed shahin kia February 21, 2005

Very beautiful image,Masha!

#1123326

cj patterson February 21, 2005

beautiful marsha! #1123574

Carla Metzler February 21, 2005

Gorgeous, Marsha! #1123607

Susan T. Parady February 21, 2005

Very pretty, Marsha! #1123732

Marsha S. Smith February 21, 2005

Thank you very much, Saeed,CJ,Carla and Susan. I appreciate you all. #1123821

Dale Gast February 21, 2005

I love the softness of the petals & the beautiful colors! Great job, Marsha!!! #1124178

DiAnna F. Paulk February 21, 2005

Beautiful, Marsha. I love the radiant filter effect -- it makes it so dreamlike. The composition is very strong and balances the soft petals so well. #1124391

Terry R. Hatfield February 21, 2005

Awesome Colors Marsha:-) #1124520

Stan Kwasniowski February 21, 2005

Marsha, wonderful photograph, so soft and beautiful

Stan Kwasniowski #1124550

Marsha S. Smith February 22, 2005

Thanks a lot folks. Dale,DiAnna,Terry and Stan. I appreciate you guys. #1124908

Cathy Barrows February 22, 2005

i love shots like this #1125997

Marsha S. Smith February 22, 2005

Thanks a bunch, Cathy. I took this because just 2-3 days earlier this tree was glorious and then all the petals dropped. Now it is totally bare with just a few green leaves started to come in. #1126250

Noel Baebler February 22, 2005

Marsha, this is outright gorgeous! #1126411

Jonna Bergström February 22, 2005

Beautiful Marsha! Great eye! #1127347

Marsha S. Smith February 23, 2005

Noel and Jonna, Thank you so much. #1127736

Janet Detota March 15, 2005

Beautiful,Marsha! Congratulations!! #1175011

Nobu Nagase March 15, 2005

Way to go, Marsha!!!
Many congratulations!!! #1175015

Colleen Braun March 15, 2005

congratulations... #1175100

Steve Mescha March 15, 2005

No surprise to see this in the finals, Marsha! Congradulations! #1175205

Marsha S. Smith March 15, 2005

Thank you guys so much -
Janet, Nobi, Colleen and Steve (it was a surprise to me) #1175343

Kara L. Hendricks March 15, 2005

Congratulations Marsha!! #1175685

DiAnna F. Paulk March 15, 2005

Congratulations, Marsha! This has been one of my favorites since I saw it. I was even describing it to some of my friends this week! Way to go! #1175692

Tom Andersen March 15, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Marsha! #1176002

Carla Metzler March 15, 2005

Congratulations, Marsha! #1177135

Stan Kwasniowski March 15, 2005

Marsha, way to go, Congratulations

Stan Kwasniowski #1177247

Marsha S. Smith March 15, 2005

Kara, DiAnna, Tom, Carla and Stan - thank you so much for your kind words and all of your support. I really appreciate it. #1177256

Julie Abston March 15, 2005

Wow...I don't remember seeing this one before! Congratulations on this gorgeous shot, Marsha!! I love it!!! #1177485

Colette M. Metcalf March 15, 2005

Congratulations Marsha!! #1177747

Kelly Abernathy level-classic March 15, 2005

Congrats on a great finalist! -K #1178041

Anette Linnea Rasmussen March 15, 2005

Beautiful shot Marsha!
Congrats on this finalist!

Best wishes, Linnea #1178306

Jane Summa March 15, 2005

Fantastic, Marsha!! Congratulations & Good Luck! #1178368

Mata Patan March 16, 2005

Beautiful Marsha! Congratulations! #1178734

Judy S. Fung March 16, 2005

Congrats, Marsha!! #1178844

Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005

Julie, Colette, K, Linnea, Jane, Mata and Judy. Thank you all so much for you support and well wishes. #1178847

S J March 16, 2005

Many Congratulations on this beautiful Finalist, Marsha!! #1179547

Alan L. Borror March 16, 2005

Congratulations on a wonderful finalist,Marsha! #1179837

Jonna Bergström March 16, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful image, Marsha!! #1181058

Danilo Piccioni March 16, 2005

Congratulations on this finalist!

Dado #1181117

Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005

Sanjay, Alan and Jonna - thank you all so much. This is fun, yes? #1181118

Noel Baebler March 16, 2005

One BH'er described this time as "like Christmas." Yeah, it's like that. Congratulations on "Fallen Petals." #1182283

Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005

Thank you so much, Noel. I really appreciate you, friend. #1182515

Terry R. Hatfield March 16, 2005

Congratulations On Your Finalist Marsha!! #1182809

Marsha S. Smith March 16, 2005

Thank you very much, Terry! #1182970

Mary K. Robison March 16, 2005

Beautiful colors, comp, and effects, Marsha!
Congratulations! #1182996

Cindy Paquette March 16, 2005

Whoo Hoo Marsha!!!! Love it...and congratulations on your finalist win! #1183099

Laura Berman March 16, 2005

Congratulations Marsha! These magnolias are so beautiful. Mine don't bloom for another 2 months so this is a lovely treat. ;o) #1183401

Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005

Mary, Cindy, Laura - thank you all so much. #1183701

Deb Holmes-Hatfield March 17, 2005

Congrats, Marsha, beautiful photo! #1184023

Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005

Hi Deb, thank you very much. I really appreciate it. #1185319

Karen Engelbreth March 17, 2005

Congrats to you, Marsha! #1185381

Marsha S. Smith March 17, 2005

Thanks, Karen. It means a lot coming from someone with a gallery like yours. Congrats on all your finalists, too. #1185525

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 17, 2005

Hi Marsha, sorry I missed this one, it is so pretty. I love your work!! Congrats!! #1187090

Marsha S. Smith March 18, 2005

Thank you Donna .. a lot! I love playing with filters and such. #1187283

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